Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and USACE yesterday in announcing his proposal to allocate $150 million in surplus funding toward coastal restoration and protection projects. “At this moment, we are reaping the rewards of o
Van Oord’s new LNG trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Alexia hit the water last week in Singapore. The vessel is set to boost the mid-class section of Van Oord’s fleet of trailing suction hopper dredgers. “This state-of-the-art vessel is fitted with an LNG installation and is a fine example
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to conduct Grays Harbor maintenance dredging in the Outer Harbor beginning next week with the USACE hopper dredge vessels Yaquina and Essayons. According to USACE, the Yaquina is expected to start dredging in the outer harbor of Grays Harbor around April 12 and
Australasian Marine Associates has just started the Campaign B maintenance dredging works in the lower Yarra River for Parks Victoria. The dredging operations are being undertaken from the Bolte Bridge and through the CBD (suburb in the City of Melbourne). This followed a successful Campaign A dredg
More funding is on the way for several ship channel improvement projects in Texas, including the Brazos Island Harbor (Port of Brownsville), the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (Port of Corpus Christi Authority), the Galveston Harbor and Channel (Port of Galveston), and the Houston Ship Channel (Port of
Marine Specialists Ltd took delivery of a customised 28m x 12m pontoon barge and a 60t Hyundai excavator recently. “Responding to increasing demand, the acquisition of the barge and excavator significantly increases the company’s dredging and outfall installation capabilities and fits effectively wi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District recently awarded a $7.8 million contract for the excavation of bedrock within the Florence Bend reach of the Missouri River near Omaha. The work is being performed as a part of ongoing maintenance of the navigation channel, which begins at the mouth o
Boskalis and its partners made major advances recently on the large-scale upgrade of a dike bordering the Markermeer lake in the Netherlands. The project demonstrates how Boskalis, as partner in the public-private Markermeer Dikes Alliance, is responding to climate change and can deliver tailor-made
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) said that the physical works on the H.A. Baarah Channel maintenance dredging project are officially underway. The contract was handed over to MTCC by Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The Baarah dredging agreement was signed
The Port of Los Angeles has completed construction of the $65 million Everport Terminal Improvement Project located at Berths 226-236 along the Los Angeles Main Channel. The project allows Everport to improve the container-handling efficiency and capacity of its existing terminal to accommodate the
CAPE Environmental Management Inc., from Honolulu, Hawaii, has won a $18.6 million contract to implement supplemental dredging of soft sediment removal at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii. The work to be performed provides for dredging, enhanced natural recovery, monitored natural reco
The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023 includes more than $6.6 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program, with just over $117.2 million set aside for Detroit District projects. The $117.2 million Civil Works budget is for the district’s Operation
Thailand’s multi-award-winning Royal Phuket Marina, working closely with the Marine Department in Phuket, recently completed dredging of its marina basin and access channel, increasing the depth to two metres at the lowest tide and enabling boats up to 35 metres round-the-clock access. “The recent d
Mike Hooks’ new 27-inch cutter suction dredger (CSD) Lorraine Hooks was launched at Southwest Shipyard in Galveston on March 31. Once outfitted and complete, the 300-ft. x 50-ft. Lorraine Hooks, with a dredging depth of 75 feet, will be deployed on both coastal restoration and navigation dredging pr
