The Finnish subsidiary of Harju Elekter Group, Telesilta Oy is joining the list of companies that will take part in a major shipbuilding project – the construction of a new trailing suction hopper dredger for the Polish Maritime Office. According to Harju Elekter, Telesilta signed the contract on Ap
Michels Construction, a wholly owned subsidiary of Michels Corporation, acquired two companies recently – PCi Dredging and Great Lakes Diving and Salvage. PCi Dredging uses dredging and related services to enhance, expand and restore waterways and shorelands. In addition to improving navigability, P
George Leslie Ltd has started works at Lochmaddy Harbour where the ferry terminal will be upgraded with new infrastructure. This £15.3 million project forms a key part of the Skye Triangle upgrade where Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have been working closely with Transport Scotland, Caledonian Maritime
CentrePort is undertaking the Wellington Harbour maintenance dredging works to ensure sufficient depths for shipping at some of its wharves, and improvements to shipping channel safety. The Dutch Dredging company vessel Albatros returns to clear build-ups of sand in front of the Aotea Quay, and the
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on the S. Hulhudhoo Harbor Development Project. According to MTCC, work on the Hulhudhoo scheme is well underway, with overall 83% project progress. “We have completed construction of quay wall and the harbour brid
When feasible, dredged material can be used as a resource rather than treated as a waste product. Beneficial uses can include habitat creation and restoration, beach nourishment, landfill cover, and land site remediation. “Beneficial use of dredge material provides a sustainable solution to managing
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District together with the contractor – Manson Construction will begin “mobilizing” today, April 11, 2022, for the annual dredge of City of Oceanside Harbor inlet. “Lot 12 will be fenced off, fire rings will be removed, portion of the river bed will be f
Van Oord’s Goliath, one of the world’s largest backhoe dredgers, is currently busy working in Felixstowe. The dredger is equipped with a bucket that can hold between 20 and 40 cubic metres of material, and can work at a dredging depth of up to 26 metres. In Van Oord’s fleet, backhoes Simson and Goli
The Maldives Government has contracted Van Oord to carry out a land reclamation project in Addu City. The agreement for the reclamation of 194 hectares of land in Addu city – with the financial assistance of India – was signed in Addu on March 27. The project, funded via $800 million line of credit
The Port of Townsville’s $232 million Channel Upgrade project has reached a significant milestone with the largest Australian owned backhoe dredge, Woomera, now dredging in Cleveland Bay. “If you’re on the bay, you’re sure to spot Woomera loading the material dredged from the channel on to support b
Tar LLC, from Houma, Louisiana, has won an $8.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for inspection, maintenance, and repairs to electrical and electronic dredging equipment, propulsion system and auxiliary systems aboard the hopper dredger Wheeler. Bids for this project were solicited via the internet
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in Victoria is wrapping up another coastal erosion project on the Bellarine Peninsula – the beach renourishment at Lower Bluff. According to DELWP, this is the latest in a series of beach renourishments on the northern Bellarine Peninsula, with
Ohio Representatives Susan Manchester and Craig Riedel have announced the release of funds for new dredge equipment for Grand Lake St. Marys. The Department of Natural Resources will receive $83,395 to replace dredge equipment that has been in operation on the lake for the past 21 years. “This is a
Weeks Marine, Inc. was busy recently working on a beachfill project at Holden Beach in North Carolina. The company has just released an aerial photo from February showing the beach crew pumping sand west. During the works, hopper dredgers R.N. Weeks B.E. Lindholm placed approximately 1,500,000 cubic
