Dredging operations are currently underway on the south end of Italian Lake, the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, said. This area of the lake will be cordoned off for safety purposes. The dredging project, started on February 17, is expected to take about two weeks. According to the city, the dredg
Kooiman Marine crews have been busy lately working on the extension of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. According to Kooiman, the work on the Swalinge is in full swing at the company’s Hoebee Shipyard in Dordrecht. “This is how it will be extended. In the meantime, we’re a few weeks ahe
In case you missed it, Dredging Today would like to remind you that Jan De Nul Group’s new water injection dredger Pancho was launched last week at the Neptune Marine shipyard, near Dordrecht, the Netherlands. The godmother of the vessel, Mrs. Sabrina Fontana Unzueta, partner of Mr. Pieter Jan De Nu
Annual maintenance dredging of the Port Solent Approaches will commence next week on the 1 March 2022, according to the Premier Marinas Ltd. This routine dredging of the lock entrance and approach channel of Port Solent Marina will be conducted by ML (UK) Dredging Ltd. “External contractors, ML Dred
The 5th shipment of rock boulders required for Ha. Hoarafushi Airport Shore Protection was delivered to the project site on February 19, 2022. According to the contractor, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), scope of works for the project will include: construction of a 2,861m quay wa
The U.S. EPA announced last week that Clark County Department of Public Works has completed implementing wetlands conservation measures at Laughlin Lagoon in full compliance with a 2020 agreement. That agreement resulted from unpermitted discharges of dredged material into the lagoon by Clark County
Jenkins Marine grab dredger ‘C H Horn’ has taken a trip to Ipswich to complete maintenance dredging for MDL at the picturesque Woolverstone Marina. Woolverstone is a large marina with 235 pontoon berths and 45 swinging moorings situated near the sea on the River Orwell. According to Jenkins, there i
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, recently signed the recommended plan to implement flood risk management measures in the Papillion Creek Basin. The signing of the Papillion Creek and Tributaries Lakes, Nebraska Chief’
Khulna Shipyard Limited will build four cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) for Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA). The shipyard is a ship construction and repair yard owned by the Bangladesh Government and managed by the Bangladesh Navy. The signing ceremony took place yesterday in Dhak
The official USACE YouTube channel, Corps Connection, has just released a very interesting video named ‘Charleston District – Channel Deepening and Peninsula Study Overview’. In the video, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, talks with John Tecklenburg, may
Pennsylvania Representative Mike Kelly is requesting sand replenishment funding to be included as a top priority in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal year 2022 Work Plan and FY2023 budget. In 2021, Kelly secured $1.5 million for Presque Isle sand replenishment. “Presque Isle is an essential e
Weeks Marine, the dredging contractor for the Town of Duck beach nourishment project, has provided a tentative schedule for the 2022 beachfill campaign. At this time, the company anticipates working in Duck beginning in early to mid August with a projected completion of late August or early Septembe
Right now, Cashman’s hopper dredge Atchafalaya is dredging the sand that has caused shoaling in the Lake Worth Inlet. Dredging of the inlet was scheduled to commence in late January, but due to inclement weather, officials made a decision to delay the project for one week. According to the Port of P
Between the heavy storms, a newcomer arrived at Damen Dredging yard – a MultiCat1004 dredge helper. “This dedicated work boat is the ideal combination with a cutter suction dredger during dredging projects,” Damen said. The single propelled MultiCat1004 is designed to operate in restricted waters an
