After four years of dredging at Fountain Lake, J.F. Brennan Company’s work is nearing completion. According to the Shell Rock River Watershed District’s (SRRWD) latest project update, J.F. Brennan has removed over 1,260,000 cubic yards of sediment from Fountain Lake so far. The dredger Vic Buhr, pic
One month after the release of New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host two virtual public meetings on this ‘Tentatively Selected Plan’. In August, USACE released a draft report for the study. The report includes plans for three storm surge
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the latest issue of Terra et Aqua magazine featuring articles covering dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environment. The autumn issue includes stories on appl
The USACE Buffalo District is building a beneficial use of dredged material placement area to handle about 400,000 cubic yards of dredged material off the Ashtabula Harbor East Breakwater. “We’re placing 1,500 linear feet of stone to create a long-term solution to dredged material management, which
Foyle and Marine Dredging has taken delivery of a Hitachi ZX890 that will join the company’s fleet of large Hitachi excavators. The ZX890 will join the EX1200-6 Grizzly 2.0 and the ZX490-6 ME in Castletownbere, to support Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd, as they redevelop the Fishery Harbour at Dinis
Coastal engineering firm Olsen Associates, Inc. reported yesterday that Weeks Marine dredge C.R. McCaskill is making finishing touches on the Longboat Key beach renourishment project. According to the report, the dredge is pumping the final load of beach sand. Site clean-up, surveys, beach tilling,
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has supplied the concept, detailed design services and hardware of the dredging installation for the conversion of the M/V Capt John A. Graham to a side cast dredge. Brice Civil Constructors is the operator of the dredge, which is currently in operation and doing extensive a
Dredging operations in Tavira, Portugal, are set to begin next week, representing an investment of half a million euros, The Portugal News informs. According to the General Directorate of Natural Resources, Security and Maritime Services (DGRM), they consigned the contract for the maintenance dredgi
After six years of construction, the new Port of Calais was officially inaugurated on September 9, 2021. Considered as one of the largest European port infrastructure projects of the decade, the new port was inaugurated in the presence of Louis Le Franc, prefect of Pas-de-Calais; Xavier Bertrand, pr
The International Association of Dredging Companies yesterday presented the safety award to Keppel FELS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, for their Safety Plus Programme and National WSH Vision 2028. The award was virtually handed over during the IADC Annual General Meeting by
Work is now well underway on the £80 million Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area (ASEA) Ecology Mitigation and Flood Defence Project – the biggest flood defence project and ecology project in the West of England’s history. Richard Bonner, Chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership, e
The efforts of Jan De Nul Group to always work in a safe and sustainable way have once again been recognised by VOKA and IADC. Last night, Voka East Flanders honoured Jan De Nul with the Voka Charter for Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Today, JDN received the Safety Award 2021 from the sector federati
Norfolk Dredging has won a $23.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project at Naval Weapons Station Earle. The work to be performed provides for maintenance dredging the areas surrounding piers including all berths, turning basin, terminal channel, and a portion of Sandy H
Five Damen CSD500s have been successfully shipped to the province of Tabasco, in southern Mexico, the Dutch shipbuilding company said. According to Damen, the dredgers have already started the dredging operations, contributing to an enormous river maintenance job. The Mexican government recently ann
