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
Excavation work continues on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) following Hurricane Ida, USACE said. Equipment including long arm excavators and a crane with a dragline and large capacity bucket are working in marshy conditions to remove sediment and obstructions caused by the storm. This is part
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc (MTCC) has just released the latest update on their Hdh. Hanimaadhoo Harbour development program. According to MTCC, the rock boulders required for the construction of a groyne were successfully delivered to the project site earlier this week. The Hdh.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has just announced a contract award of $24 million for the Miami-Dade ecosystem restoration project. According to USACE, this construction project located in the south Florida comes as a part of the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) Phase 1,
Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) has opened a modern ‘Soil Lab’ to help assess the quality of dredged material at project sites. The ‘Soil Lab’ is a step in the direction of Maritime India Vision 2030 and aims to turn waste into wealth by recycling dredged material for reuse, which was hither
The WODCON Technical Papers and Programme Committee announced today that it will be extending the deadline for submission of abstracts to 1st October 2021. The organising committee is inviting abstract submissions for the papers, presentations and panel sessions, that will make up the main body of t
The works on the Buffalo Harbor north breakwater are moving forward according to schedule. Under the project, USACE Buffalo District’s contractor Ryba Marine Construction Co. is repairing 750 feet of the north end of the breakwater, located in Buffalo, NY. The approximately 2,200 foot Buffalo North
Royal Phuket Marina recently kicked off another dredging project that will deliver round-the-clock access for boats up to 35 metres. According to the marina’s website, the dredging of the 750 metres Koh Kaew Canal inner channel will allow 24-hour access even at low tide. The dredging will ensure an
The Ocean City Council gave final approval to a bond ordinance last week that will fund capital improvements throughout town. The measure includes $5.5 million for reconstructing streets and alleys and another $5.5 million for neighborhood drainage projects. It includes $2 million for bayside dredgi
Work is progressing well at a breakwater project at Cullivoe in the Shetlands, where the North Yell Development Council (NYDC) is enlarging the marina and business park. “We are installing two grades of rock including armour blocks of up to 2-3 meters,” said Peter Madsen Marine Contractors A/S in th
Orion Marine Group has just posted a before and after photo from a recent dredging project in Port Mansfield, Texas. This dredging program began last October with the main aim to restore the channel to Port Mansfield to full channel depth and width. The $15 million maintenance dredging project inclu
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District extended the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the “Mississippi River and Tributaries, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Humble Canal Gate Site Preparation and Initial Levee Preload” through Sept. 25, 2021.
Work on Stage 1 of upgrades at the Onslow Community Boating Precinct will start in October, the Government of Western Australia said. A $9.2 million contract for stage one works has been awarded to WA based company Ertech. A new two-lane boat launching ramp will be constructed with a central floatin
Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has just announced the successful completion of maintenance dredging operations in the Port of Olvia. As reported by the company’s officials, the dredging was carried out in order to restore the authorized depths in the harbour area to the passport mark of 10.8m.
