The dredging works are due to start on the Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project. On or around September 30, the trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sospan Dau will start dredging the main channel, disposing material to the beneficial disposal schemes at Horsey Island and Mersea Harbour. The dre
Southwind Construction Corporation of Evansville, Indiana, recently won a $3.8 million contract for the maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. According to the Army Corps’ Wilmington District, the contract covers several North Carolina counties including Brunswick, Carteret, Ons
Technip Energies and National Petroleum Construction Company, a subsidiary of National Marine Dredging company (NMDC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance energy transition in UAE and other countries in the MENA region. The MoU was signed at the GASTECH conference on September 21, b
USACE will begin a dredging project along the Bogue Inlet “connecting channel” on Sunday, September 26, the Carteret County Shore Protection Office said. The dredging program is anticipated to take 7 to 10 days to complete and USACE will be utilizing their sidecast dredge, the Merritt, to conduct th
A new, state-of-the-art marine aggregate dredger Hanson Thames has successfully completed its sea trials, reports Hanson UK. Built by the Damen Shipyards Galaţi in Romania, the Hanson Thames is the latest vessel in Damen’s series of newly designed and recently launched specific marine aggregate dred
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released a very interesting video named ‘LaSalle/Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Park shoreline protection project update – September 2021’. In the video, Gabriel Schmidbauer, USACE Buffalo District project manager, provides an update on the repair wo
The flagship event of the Central Dredging Association, CEDA Dredging Days 2021 will be held online next week on 28 -29 September. “Central Dredging Association organising committee is pleased with the programme curated for this year’s event. It is presented, for the first time, as a virtual confere
USACE Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, signed the Chief’s Report for the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study (The Coastal Texas Study) last week. This is a six-year, $20.63 million comprehensive study led by USACE in partnership with their
In their latest issue of the Terra et Aqua magazine, the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented an article which dealt with the new port terminal project in Amatique Bay, Guatemala. The development of a new marine project demands a system approach in which all aspects, incl
Louisiana’s CPRA has been awarded a $28.68 million grant amendment to apply funds to the Calcasieu-Sabine Large-Scale Marsh and Hydrologic Restoration project in Cameron Parish. These funds will advance the project to benefit the 65,000-acre Cameron Creole Watershed through targeted large-scale mars
In order to receive the world’s largest oceangoing vessels, the fairway leading into the Port of Gothenburg needs to be deepened by around four metres and six kilometres of fairway need to be dredged. Around 13.5 million cubic metres of spoils will need to be excavated and transported to a designate
Norfolk Dredging Co., of Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $23 million contract for a maintenance dredging project in Delaware. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received, according to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) latest announcement. Work will be performed in Bellafonte, Delawar
Dredging of the North Channel is on track to finish this week and all the dredged sand has been used to replenish the sand lost by winter storms at Narrowneck. According to the Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) latest project update, dredging of the Seaway Entrance will commence in early October
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has awarded a contract for the maintenance dredging of the Tampa Harbor Upper Channels to Orion Marine Construction, Inc., of Tampa, Florida, in the amount of $3.45 million. The project, undertaken in partnership with the Port Tampa Bay, will b
