The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has announced an upcoming temporary work area closure in the vicinity of Agassiz Road and Park Drive as work activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massa
The Montgomery Canal and Llangollen Canal have secured over £20 million in funding from the Government’s UK Levelling Up Fund. The funding, which will restore a stretch of the Montgomery Canal in Wales, and deliver visitor improvements along the Llangollen Canal, which is part of the UNESCO World He
Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) will on Tuesday, November 9th, hold the 15th Annual Dredging Conference in an online format. This EBC Dredging Conference will focus on how important the geotechnical evaluation of the existing infrastructure, shorelines and sediment is in the dred
Meridian Port Services (MPS) has wrapped up works on the fourth new berth of the Tema Port expansion project. The 400m long fourth berth of phase two, originally scheduled for completion in the middle of 2022, adds up to the 1,000m of phase one currently being operated. Mohamed Samara, CEO of MPS, n
The first phase of a mass replenishment, aimed to ensure that large volumes of sand are delivered to West Beach before the end of 2021, is underway. Adelaide’s coastline is one connected system, but some of the beaches are experiencing significant erosion. The sand along Adelaide’s coast naturally m
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update about the N. Landhoo Harbour project. Work on on this very important development program is well underway, with overall 72% project progress so far, said MTCC. The second shipment of rock boulders required for brea
The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) honored U.S. Senator Richard Shelby with its Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his leadership in support of critical maritime infrastructure investments. “I am honored to receive the Dredging Contractors of America’s distinguished Lifetime Achieve
Recently delivered Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C) new cutter suction dredger is about to begin its first project, dredging of the Paraguay River. At the moment, this Damen-built CSD500 is being assembled on location near the capital of Asunción, after transport by road & by sea. There
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control yesterday released new update on the Augustine Beach Boat Ramp maintenance dredging project. Periodic closures of the Augustine Beach Boat Ramp near Port Penn and adjacent intertidal beach located on the south side of the existing ro
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) announced today the date of their five-day Dredging Seminar which will take place from 8 – 12 November 2021 at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands. According to IADC, to optimise the chances of the successful completion
Mid West Ports Authority, Western Australia, has just announced that the trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Modi R is back in Geraldton to complete the 2021 maintenance dredging project. The 2021 program involves removing naturally accumulated sediments from within the inner harbour of Geraldton
AGM Marine Contractors of New Bedford, MA, have started works on the phase two of the Wellfleet Harbor maintenance dredging project. For this stage of works, the contractors will remove over 115,000 cubic yards of material from areas surrounding the Town Pier in Wellfleet Harbor. Last year, the Army
Brazilian company Constructora Vale Verde has placed a repeat order for a cutter suction dredger type CSD350 with Damen Shipyards. This dredger is a sister vessel to the dredger Amsterdam, delivered in 2019. The new CSD350 for Vale Verde will be named Holanda and is identical to the Amsterdam; a ful
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has just announced that more dredging work at the Jurong Port’s berth J9 will occur in the following months. The working period has been extended from November 20, 2021, to May 19, 2022, for the dredging operations in the vicinity of Damar Laut Basi
