BCP Council and New Forest District Council in UK are inviting local people and coastal businesses to find out more about the development of a new coastal strategy. It will guide how the risks of coastal flooding and erosion may be sustainably managed for the next 100 years in Christchurch Bay, from
The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, today commissioned two ultra-modern IHC Beaver 50 dredgers and marine equipment of Dredge Masters Limited (DML). Unveiling the dredging equipment at the DML yard at Adjei Kojo in Ashaiman, Accra, the President said that this new fleet of DML will
The $30 million Airport Perimeter Dike Improvement Project Phase 1 is now complete at Oakland International Airport. The project will provide protection against flooding and sea level rise at the airport for the next 30-35 years. The Airport Perimeter Dike (APD) provides flood and shoreline protecti
Dredge Yard and Lagersmit have signed a deal for the supply of the Liquidyne pump shaft seals for the dredge pumps. Also, they inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for further integration of Lagersmit’s sealing solutions into the cutter suction dredgers series of Dredge Yard. “Dredge Yard deliv
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) is preparing to start the dredging operations for the construction of Alifushi Airport. The government awarded the dredging works for the airport development project to MTCC in September last year. The value of the contract is MVR 452 million ($29.3
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week introduced a new bill which includes funding for three major water infrastructure projects in Georgia. According to the Corps, the bill H.R. 7776, the Water Resources Development Act, introduced by the Committee will address funding for three
The twenty third World Dredging Congress and Exhibition, WODCON XXIII, was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 16-20 May 2022. From the initial feedback received, WODCON XXIII was a huge success. With 400 participants, 35 exhibitors and 15 sponsors from 22 countries, it was a wonderful post COVID reun
The Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) yesterday presented the latest update on the Lake Redwood dredging project. The latest figures show that so far, JF Brennan Company, Inc. has dredged around 120,000 cubic yards of sediment from Lake Redwood. This amount is 18% toward the 650,000 cub
Last week, an inquiry was initiated against G.Y.V. Victor, the CEO and Managing Director of Dredging Corporation of India (DCI). According to The Hindu, the inquiry was initiated after a few allegations have surfaced questioning the appointment of Dr. Victor to the position. Regarding this, Dredging
Today, the Dutch State, represented by Atradius Dutch State Business (DSB), decided to support the largest project in Boskalis’ history by means of an export credit insurance (ECI). At the end of 2020, Boskalis was awarded a contract for the land development of the new Manila International Airport w
Bakker Sliedrecht has upgraded Boskalis’ cutter suction dredger (CSD) Taurus II by increasing the vessel’s booster capacity. According to Bakker, by increasing capacity of the dredge pumps from 6000 to 7400 kilowatts, the Taurus II now can pump dredge material over greater distances from the station
After a lengthy delay, the Schuylkill River dredging project in Philadelphia will finally be completed this year. The news was announced yesterday by U.S. Senator Bob Casey who joined local leaders at Boathouse Row to celebrate the $13 million investment from President Biden’s infrastructure law to
The federal, state, and local leaders joined JAXPORT and the USACE Jacksonville District yesterday to celebrate the completion of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project through JAXPORT’s Blount Island terminal. The project deepened the federal shipping channel from 40 to 47 feet, providing the ch
In the Nieuwpoort shipping channel and marinas, Jan De Nul Group recently carried out maintenance dredging works with cutter suction dredger Hendrik Geeraert and split barges Magellano and Verrazzano. What makes this project so unique, are the CO2-reducing measures taken by Jan De Nul Group. An exam
