The Municipality of Meaford said that the Meaford Harbor dredging program is expected to begin on Monday, August 17, 2026, and continue until mid-October. The dredging work is set to remove built-up sand, silt, and natural material from the harbor bottom to help improve boating access and keep the h
The USACE Buffalo District and its contractor Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company will begin the largest dredging operation on the Great Lakes this fall. This year’s dredging of Toledo Harbor’s federal navigation channel – which requires the largest quantity of material to be dredged fro
Palm Jebel Ali is one of the most ambitious development projects in Dubai. The artificial island is designed in the shape of a gigantic palm tree, with a central trunk and sixteen leaves. The project is part of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, which focuses on large‑scale and well‑connected communi
The City of Ocean City, NJ, said that the sand pumping operations are underway between 9th Street and 10th Street. The beach entrances north of Plymouth Place (including 7th Street) are open with access to newly rebuilt beaches, including guarded swimming areas and a guarded surfing beach. The beach
Following an extensive dry-docking, repair, and maintenance program, the KSR-IX, KSR Marine Services’ Royal IHC Beaver 5014 cutter suction dredger (CSD), has been successfully undocked. During her time in dry dock, KSR-IX underwent a comprehensive scope of works, including: With only a few minor wor
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has won a $44,5 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channel and deposition basin in Fire Island Inlet, with placement of dredged material as beach nourishment along the feeder beach west of the Fire Island Inlet. “The
Every year, Jan De Nul dredges millions of cubic meters of material to keep ports and rivers accessible. In the Bankbusters project, the company worked together with their partners to explore how this dredged sediment can be used to protect riverbanks against erosion in a natural way. Pilot project
Construction work on the Marina de Lagos expansion continues to make progress, with one of the most eagerly anticipated milestones now on the horizon: the opening of the new marina basin is scheduled for mid-September. Work on the basin has included the installation of pontoons and related marine fa
Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said that the Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants the dredging of all creeks, including the smaller ones, in Naga City to be finished in time for the rainy season. According to Dizon, the deployment of two more smaller dredging machines will help fast
In 1955, Ackermans & van Haaren (AvH) began work on one of the world’s most important waterways – the Suez Canal. Over a period of six years, the company contributed to major widening, deepening, and bypass projects that improved navigation along this critical trade route between the Mediterranean S
The Maldives’ President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu said that work to reclaim an additional two hectares of land in Alifu Alifu Ukulhas and protect the island’s shoreline will begin this month. During the People’s National Congress (PNC) in Ukulhas last night, President Muizzu said that he had met and delibe
The City of Aurora, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Illinois State Representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, and Semper Fi Land Services Incorporated, will host a groundbreaking ceremony on August 12 to commemorate the start of the historic Mastodo
The City of Moreton Bay has just completed its biggest dredging project within the Pacific Harbor Canal Estate at Banksia Beach. It has been a mammoth task with about 80,000 cubic meters of sediment removed from Skippers Canal and pumped via a 7km temporary pipeline, across the Passage, to City of M
