Neptune Americas & Marine, a specialized provider of marine solutions, is launching its own portable cutter suction dredge (CSD) design line. This type of CSD will be available in standard or custom-built design and also with an option to be modified to the demands of a dredging project. “The easy-t
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately seven months, dredging operations will be carried out within the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals 6 and 8 East. The works will be carried out by one grab dredger. Three tugboats, three hopper barges and one survey boat will provide assistance, th
The £350 million Aberdeen South Harbour expansion project has reached another milestone with the arrival and placement of the final concrete caisson. All 22 caissons are in place at the expansion site, forming the basis of the closed quay section of the North Quay, the East Quay and South East Pier.
The Spanish Pass Marsh Creation project recently achieved its first major milestone, according to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). After extensive coordination and 6 hours of Mississippi River closure, the contractor successfully crossed the Navigation Channel and c
Alewijnse has developed a unique, future-proof digital platform that can replace most of the computer equipment on the bridge, thus saving space and money. The company introduced this unique platform initially for use on trailing suction hopper dredgers. However, the solution can also be implemented
Yanchep Lagoon and Quinns Beach have been closed after sand contaminated with glass shards was placed on the shore. The beaches are now closed while the City of Wanneroo works with their contractor to remove the contaminated sand and replace it with clean sand. “Earlier this morning I was alerted by
Kempsey Shire Council has secured $130,000 in NSW Government funding to further develop its coastal management actions. Kempsey Shire Council Coordinator Strategic & Environmental Planning, Steve Schwartz, said that the funding will help Council develop its Coastal Management Program “Our Coastal Ma
Boskalis Westminster is about to begin the dredging and land reclamation operations for a key project of Bahrain Steel Company, TradeArabia News Service said. The material dredged from the project site, located on the southeast of Bahrain Steel’s plant, will be taken by trailing suction hopper dredg
Van Oord’s VO:X Snellius, their second unmanned survey vessel, was officially launched in September. “This vessel will help us work more efficiently and sustainably,” said Van Oord. “Previous learning experiences have allowed us to further improve the design of VO:X Snellius.” The vessel is slightly
Over the course of the summer, Rohde Nielsen A/S performed a beach nourishment contract in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Winter storms had caused severe erosion along the coast, but 160.000m3 delivered by the hopper dredger Idun R, has made the beach look brand new again. The shallow draught and the po
Rotterdam Maritime Capital of Europe has just released this very interesting video named ‘Zero Emission Dredging Hub Rotterdam’. Rotterdam region’s maritime ecosystem is home to one of the most complete and competitive maritime clusters in the world. In the coming decades, Rotterdam’s industry compl
Dredging of the Sea Isle City’s Municipal Marina is set to resume after a lengthy delay, reports the Sea Isle News. This nearly $1 million dredging project was awarded to SumCo Eco-Contracting, of Peabody, Massachusetts, in September 2020. The contract called for the maintenance dredging of the Lago
Approximately one decade ago Boskalis carried out the expansion of the Nassau cruise terminal in the Bahamas and the extension and widening of the access channel. In order to accommodate the very largest cruise ships, the government of the Bahamas wanted to make the cruise terminal suitable in recor
Desilting Solutions has been commissioned to undertake desilting works in two vital areas of the Townsville Port – a major 360m long stormwater drainage culvert and targeted dredging within the port berthing pockets. Works started with the culvert desilting, which was affected by tidal inundation as
