With immediate effect and for a period of approximately one month, dredging operations will be carried out within Urmston Road, a broad body of water between Lantau Island and Tuen Mun in Hong Kong. The works will be carried out by one grab dredger. Two split hopper barges and three tugboats will pr
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District completed construction of the Poplar Island Ecosystem Restoration Project lateral expansion Jan. 20, 2021, providing 575 additional acres, including four new wetland cells and one large upland cell. The project is now able to accept dredged materi
Royal IHC is actively contributing to the development of autonomy within the maritime industry. This is explained in the latest blog about the development of autonomous trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) by Jeroen van Stappen. In his blog he explains Royal IHC’s aims to create a system that in
HR Wallingford announced recently that their four-day dredging management online course will take place this February. According to the company, this online course will provide an overview of the environmental aspects of dredging, the latest technology and equipment that apply to dredging and the ma
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, will hold a virtual public meeting Feb. 10 to present the results of the draft final feasibility report for the Papillion Creek general reevaluation study. The purpose of the study is to develo
Van Oord’s brand new trailing suction hopper dredger – the Vox Ariane – was successfully launched at Keppel Offshore & Marine’s shipyard in Singapore today. The vessel is the first of three new hoppers and will boost the mid-class section of Van Oord’s fleet of trailing suction hopper dredgers. This
Ohio Congressman Dave Joyce announced last week that several projects critical to Northeast Ohio and the Great Lakes have been incorporated in the fiscal year 2021 (FY21) USACE Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program. The projects include the preconstruction of the Asian carp barrier at Brandon R
This past Sunday, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock took advantage of the calm seas and set the 2nd submerged pipeline that will be used for Phase III of the Post-Florence renourishment project. According to the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, the 2nd pipeline was set just west of Bogue Inlet Pier
Royal IHC has just released this amazing video of the CSD Mohab Mameesh undergoing her sea trials near the Dutch coast in the North Sea. During the sea trials, multiple installations have successfully been tested. “Now we are going into the final phase of the building process, finalizing the vessel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District’s Commander LTC David Park recently joined the Safety and Operations teams on a visit to the ongoing Philly to Trenton maintenance dredging project. USACE contractor, Resilient Seas, is working to dredge portions of the federal channel. The prog
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District conducted online presentations regarding its proposed Port Everglades Harbor project Jan. 21 and continues to solicit public comment on its related Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. The Port Everglades deepening project is desi
Dredging is the removal of sediments that build up in shipping channels – a critical process for providing safe passage for ships that travel the channels. Approximately 150 nautical miles of channels run through the Chesapeake Bay, Patapsco River and Baltimore Harbor. On average, 4.7 million cubic
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced its 2021 civil works, work plan, which provides funding for the Corps to address water resource issues across the nation. These work plans include approximately $54 million for the repair of several navigation structures along the Missouri River that we
The U.S. EPA and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency have signed a $16 million project agreement to remediate contaminated sediment in the “ponds behind Erie Pier,” two backwater ponds surrounded by shallow marsh wetlands in Duluth, Minnesota. “EPA’s partnership with Minnesota continues to produce re
