Great Lakes Dredge & Dock newest trailing suction hopper dredge being built at Conrad Shipyards is progressing as planned with the vessel being on track for an on-time delivery on Q1 of 2023. This 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity hopper dredge will feature two 800mm suction pipes and will be able to dredge
On April 13, SOS Saco Bay moved one step closer in its quest for a dredger when the York County Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of sending a Request for Proposal (RFP) to three dredge manufacturers. According to SOS: “Save Our Shores” Saco Bay, the proposal still hinges on two contingencies: There
For the first time in decades, the Port of Galveston will be able to reach its full economic and commercial potential as a deep-water port. The recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) includes substantial funding for dredging to extend and maintain the federal Galveston Ship Ch
Within the next few days, a special transport will leave Kallo, in Port of Antwerp, Jan De Nul said. A pontoon carrying an enormous concrete threshold. Final destination: Nieuwpoort harbour channel. According to Jan De Nul, this is a major component of the storm surge barrier currently under constru
The Lake Redwood dredging operations are about to begin. The main contracting firm, J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. of La Crosse, Wis., lowered the hydraulic dredge Michael B onto the lake at on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Area planners have spent over 25 years struggling to coordinate many different leve
Vienna’s Danube Island is known as a popular recreational area – at the same time, it also represents a habitat for animals and plants. In order to protect and preserve this natural ecosystem, Felbermayr Hydraulic Engineering recently used Liebherr HS 895 HD crawler crane to dredge the bays of the D
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has begun dredging operations in sections of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) in St. Johns County, Florida, within the Palm Valley North Reach. An Operation and Maintenance (O&M) dredging contract is under way which will address problematic shoa
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will be the organisers of the 1st onsite course Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure on 27 & 28 September 2022 in Oxfordshire, UK. The aim of the course is to show participants how to achieve dredgi
Eastland Port has signed a contract with McConnell Dowell to rebuild Wharf 7 into a vital and resilient lifeline asset that will support Tairāwhiti’s growing exports. After following significant value engineering process, the design of wharf 7 was refined so only 50 percent of piles were needed and
DSC Dredge crews are very busy working on a new Barracuda class dredger. The Reserve based dredge manufacturer has just released this beautiful photo, showing a little look behind the scenes of the works on the new piece of dredge equipment at its Poplarville production yard. “Lots of different proj
The Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) has just announced the latest update on the Blairgowrie to Tootgarook beach renourishment works. According to DELWP, work has begun on a series of beach renourishments between Blairgowrie and Tootgarook at the souther
The hull of Mike Hooks’ new cutter suction dredger Lorraine Hooks began its tow from Galveston to Houston yesterday. There, at Southwest Shipyard’s Brady Island, it will get dry-docked, sandblasted, and painted. “We look forward to seeing her outfitted with the “Mike Hooks Red” and then moving into
In the UK, dredging and desilting have historically been carried out for a broad range of reasons including: to prevent flooding, to drain land, to maintain flows to mills, to abstract sand or gravel for construction or to improve navigation. When used with other flood risk management measures as pa
Work on the next phase of the Ōrewa seawall project is underway after the resource consent was granted via the Environment Court, Auckland Council said. The project is now in the developed design phase, with site surveying and investigation due to begin in May 2022. Once this phase is complete, the
