Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Lelystad feels right at home in Central and South America. For years the vessel has been criss-crossing this part of the world to work on port and waterway development and maintenance projects. In September, Lelystad was deployed on a maintenance pro
Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company, LLC patented a new carouseling articulated tug and barge system in 2019 to reduce downtime and increase productivity in hopper dredging and made the design available for all U.S. dredging contractors to adopt. In contrast to traditional hopper dredgin
Land & Water has completed works on the River of Life II scheme – on behalf of Earth Trust. The largest wetland habitat creation project of its kind on the River Thames and River Thame, River of Life II is a partnership project between Earth Trust, Church Farm Partnership and The Hurst Water Meadow
After completing construction of the first locally made dredger in Argentina, local shipbuilder SPI Astilleros last weekend held a naming ceremony for the newbuild at its Campana yard in the province of Buenos Aires. According to Damen, the DOP Dredger DD250 has been named “Gloria P” under the prese
Boskalis has just won the prestigious prof. Dr. Ir. J.F. Agema award for their role in an innovative Building with Nature project – construction of the Marker Wadden in the Markermeer Lake, the Netherlands. This award is given every five years for the best and most innovative hydraulic engineering p
In its autumn issue of the Terra et Aqua magazine, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented a unique study on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during ripening of dredged marine sediment. As increasing GHG emissions contribute to global warming, it is becoming more important
The Balgal Beach shoreline will receive a renewed lease on life with beach reprofiling of the coastal area beginning this week, Townsville City Council said. The beach reprofiling works are part of Council’s ongoing Shoreline Erosion Management Plan. Community Health, Safety and Environmental Sustai
South Australia’s Department for Environment and Water is undertaking sand movement works to replenish the beach at Glenelg North. According to the officials, the sand is being collected from the area just south of the West Beach harbour and moved along the beach to the foreshore south of Burns Stre
One of the world’s largest floating excavators, backhoe dredger Magnor of Boskalis, has arrived in Aabenraa Fjord, Southern Denmark, to take part in the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel project. According to Femern A/S, the Magnor was delivered earlier today by the semi-submersible cargo ship Triumph. In addition
New York Governor Kathy Hochul yesterday announced the completion of a $14 million resiliency project awarded to the town of Newfane, Niagara County. Olcott Harbor is an important recreational harbor located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The harbor area includes the Town of Newfane Marina,
Bakker Sliedrecht has provided one of Europe’s largest floating sand plants of Dekker Group with a sustainable shore power connection. The system integrator has carried out the delivery and installation of the high-voltage facilities at the sand plant in cooperation with Dekker Grondstoffen and Verh
St. Johns County hosted a town hall meeting earlier this month to discuss the upcoming FEMA Dune Enhancement Project and the temporary partial closure of Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park. St. Johns County Coastal Manager, Damon Douglas, was the guest speaker at the meeting. He talked about the dune
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) has won a $25,751,600 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging of Morehead City Harbor, NC; Wilmington Harbor, NC; Savannah Harbor, GA; Brunswick Harbor, GA; and Charleston Harbor, SC. Bids for this project were solicited via the internet with two received, the
The University of California, San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is seeking a permit from USACE for a dredging project in San Diego Bay. The proposed work is set to take place within the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Nimitz Marine Facility (MarFac) within the approach channel
