The Lake County Nutrient Reduction Facility (NuRF) located on the Apopka-Beauclair Canal south of the Lake Beauclair, Florida, has taken delivery of two brand-new custom-built Mud Cat MC 50E dredges from Ellicott Dredge Technologies, LLC. The dredges were purchased through open tender to replace the
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) recently invited all authors and presenters to submit abstracts for the annual Dredging Summit & Expo ’22. The conference will take place at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in downtown Houston from July 25-28, 2022. The deadline to submit abstracts was February 11,
Building further on its global partnerships to drive aggressive growth, National Marine Dredging Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Daewoo Engineering & Construction to mutually explore and grow business opportunities across the Middle East and Africa. The MoU was signed by Eng. Y
Among the many projects in the multi-billion-dollar Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), one in particular will play key role in securing efficient and safe navigation and marine commerce in New Haven Harbor, Connecticut. The Corps plan under IIJA includes $63 million for the New Haven Har
One of Victoria’s most iconic coastal locations will soon offer a better recreational boating experience with funding secured for an $800,000 upgrade of boating facilities at Apollo Bay. The project is part of the Andrews Labor Government’s unprecedented $47.2 million investment into Victorian boati
Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced yesterday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded $19 million through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to help with operational and maintenance repairs for waterway infrastructure surrounding the Port of Duluth-Superior. “
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has wrapped up the Feevah Harbour Development Project. According to the company, the project was completed on January 29, 2022. Under the scope of the project, MTCC carried out dredging operations in amount of 40,420 cubic meters and channel dredging
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has successfully designed, fabricated and shipped a cutter ladder for a large cutter suction dredger. The ladder has been custom designed inhouse by MOTAS engineers in the Netherlands and will be installed on the dredger, currently under construction. Fabrication and partial
Vedam Design, a company offering engineering and technical consulting services to the marine and offshore industry, recently completed a stunning conversion of a FiFi Tug into a Water Injection Dredger. Overall the project involved conversion plan dealing with technical solutions and coordinating wi
The Susanna II, a cutter suction dredger CSD250 of Verboon Maasland is currently at work maintaining a small river called Linie of Passageule, near Oostburg, the south west of the Netherlands. The dredger was built by Damen in 2012, as a sister vessel of the “Susanna I” – now stored on shore. The sw
Dredging operations on Cravath and Trippe Lakes started on February 2, as part of the Lakes Drawdown Project in the City of Whitewater, Wisconsin. After many weeks of preparation with a controlled burn, skinning snow and vegetation from the top and laying wood matting, Stout Construction was able to
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District has announced a $6.1 million funding that will go towards dredging of the Murrells Inlet federal channel. The funding comes from the federal government’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) through which the government is supporting pro
IADC (International Association of Dredging Companies) recently presented an article on the multiple benefits of the Hondsbossche and Pettemer sea dunes, valued by IISD through the SAVi methodology. An assessment with the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology by the International Institute
Desilting works on the Vitogo River will further boost efforts to safeguard nine communities and an estimated 1,000 Fijians, the Fijian Government said. The dredging works are expected to mitigate flooding and benefit seven settlements, three villages, and sugarcane and crop farms adjacent to the Vi
