Eastern Shipbuilding Group is currently very busy with the construction of the new training suction hopper dredger (TSHD) R.B. Weeks. The 8,550 cubic yards (6,540m³) TSHD, currently under construction at the Eastern’s Allanton premises in Panama City, Florida, is expected to be delivered to Weeks Ma
Scheepswerf Bijlsma, a Wartena based company specialized in building multipurpose vessels, pulled out of its shipyard new water injection dredger (WID) Aquadelta last week. The new WID is about to hit the water in the following days, the company said. Scheepswerf Bijlsma is a family-owned shipbuildi
Yesterday was a busy day in the Chesapeake Bay for Donjon Marine and Cashman Dredging who are leading the efforts to free Evergreen’s boxship the Ever Forward. “This was another productive day in the Chesapeake Bay for dredging operations. The dredging tick-tock will continue 24-7,” said Maryland Po
A new coastal defence project worth over £1.7M has recently been completed adjacent to A82 in Fort William, BEAR Scotland said. The works, which commenced in February 2021, involved the demolition and replacement of 750 metres of the coastal defence system, which is situated along the shoreline of L
Pilbara Ports Authority has released an Expression of Interest for the design and construction of a new wharf at the Port of Dampier. The new wharf will be constructed south of the existing Dampier Cargo Wharf and includes a new berth pocket, which will be 13.2 metres deep, and a manoeuvring area 11
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has just announced that new dredged material management plan and Environmental Assessment for the Mississippi River’s Lower Pool 4 is now open for public comments. The draft plan, which was released yesterday, describes what USACE proposes to do w
Two major infrastructure projects in San Rafael will move forward with an influx of federal dollars, County of Marin said. Last week, President Joe Biden signed H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,” which included $6.75 million for canal dredging of San Rafael Channel and $700,000
Damen Shipyards Group, a Dutch-owned shipbuilding company with operations in 120 countries and 175 vessels delivered annually, has adopted Matterport digital twins to facilitate remote collaboration for internal and external stakeholders. With access to Matterport’s rich, dimensionally accurate data
Worldwide, sand reserves are dwindling, while more and more sand is needed to protect coasts against rising sea levels. As part of the National Science Agenda, a study will be launched focusing on the ecological optimisation of sand extraction in the North Sea. In this project, government authoritie
Dredging operations are underway to free the Evergreen Marine containership Ever Forward, stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for more than a week now. State and federal agencies have issued all permits for the work, said the Maryland Port Administration Executive Director, William P. Doyle. Donjon Marin
Maintenance dredging of the main shipping channel and approaches at the Port of Bunbury started last Friday, according to the Department of Transport (Western Australia). These works are usually undertaken twice a year, and can take up to two weeks. This year’s campaign is being conducted by the spl
The USACE Buffalo District awarded a $737,000 contract to Geo. Gradel Company earlier this month to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Ashtabula Harbor. Material dredged from the harbor will be placed in USACE’s beneficial use project in Ashtabula’s outer harbor, leading to the cr
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Steel Corporation have partnered to clean up contaminated sediment and soil in the Spirit Lake area of the St. Louis River in Duluth, Minnesota. This work is being conducted as part of the Great Lakes Legacy Act project agreement between E
The Wiggins Pass and Doctors Pass Dredge Project is moving ahead, the City of Naples, Florida, said. Dredging equipment has been moved to Doctors Pass and the dredging work is already underway – set to last approximately 2 weeks dependent on equipment and weather conditions. The dredged sand from Do
