Trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) LESSE was recently photographed in Mexico while dredging the access channel in Tuxpan. According to owner of the vessel, Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging, last summer Tropical Storm Grace ran across the Gulf of Mexico accompanied with very strong winds an
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on the Maalhos Harbor Development Project. Breakwater profiling works are currently ongoing – at 61% completion at the moment. “We have already completed the dredging operations,” said MTCC. Overall project progres
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has awarded a $6.1 million contract to H. B. Construction Inc. of Platte City, Missouri, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-2 portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, also k
Manson Construction met the contract amount of 245,000 cubic yards of sand as of Friday night, May 13, according to the latest Oceanside Harbor Dredge Update. They continued to dredge until Saturday 2:30pm, the official statement said. The final dredged amount will be determined at a later date. The
Royal IHC yesterday hosted a delegation of the Port Authority of Douala, Cameroon, at their Krimpen aan den IJssel yard in the Netherlands. Cyrus Ngo’o, Managing Director of PAD, and other company officials were received by IHC CEO Jan-Pieter Klaver who gave them the tour of the yard. He commented o
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday announced the start of construction activities on the Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline project in St. Bernard Parish. The project will create living oyster reefs and shoreline protection southeast of the Biloxi Wildlife Managem
Cassowary Coast Regional Council, QLD, is about to begin work on a Sand Nourishment Program on Dunk Island to replenish sand and rehabilitate erosion surrounding the Jetty area. According to the officials, the Council will be undertaking sand nourishment works at Dunk Island this Saturday 14 May. Wo
Manson Construction is wrapping up another busy construction season in the City of Oceanside Harbor, California. As of May 11th approximately 205,000 cubic yards of sand has been dredged from the Harbor Inlet and deposited on City beaches, officials reported yesterday. “The high surf warnings that w
The Environment Protection Authority of Tasmania has concluded its assessment of a proposal by TasPorts for proposed dredging and land reclamation in Devonport. Dredging of approximately 45,900 cubic metres of material from the existing Berth 3 East pocket is proposed, with construction of an adjac
Boskalis’ business results for the first quarter of 2022 proceeded in line with expectations, the company said in its latest trading update. The Dredging & Inland Infra division’s revenue increased significantly compared to the first quarter of last year, mainly due to the activities in the bay of M
Van Oord and DEME accomplished the deepening of the Świnoujście-Szczecin Fairway recently, one of the most important dredging projects in Poland’s history. This mammoth project also included the construction of two artificial islands in the lagoon, which in line with the JV partners’ sustainable, ci
With the mobilisation of all machinery and dredging equipment at the site, dredging work in the basin of La Digue’s jetty has already started, Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) said. According to SPA, this work is in line with the La Digue’s Port Extension Project. All safety measures such as silt sc
Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions Ltd (GDG) and its specialist dredging subconsultants Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) have been appointed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to undertake the detailed design, tender and construction phases of the Rossaveel Deep Water Quay Deve
Earlier this week, the Army Corps Dredge Jadwin and 50 crewmembers departed the Vicksburg Harbor for the annual dredging season on the Mississippi River. District Commander Col. Robert Hilliard, Deputy District Engineer and Chief of Programs and Project Management Patricia Hemphill visited with the
