Construction works on two breakwaters for the exciting Ocean Reef Marina project are underway, reports the Government of Western Australia. The two-kilometre-long breakwaters, each rising up to 18.5 metres from the ocean floor, will protect boats and users within the marina. The breakwaters will hav
New England’s busiest port moves closer to welcoming larger containerships and growing the regional economy thanks to Cashman Dredging and JV Partner The Dutra Group completing Phase II of III of the U.S. Army Corps’ Boston Harbor Navigation Improvement Project last month, nearly one year ahead of s
The USACE Jacksonville District yesterday awarded a $14 million contract to Eastman Aggregate Enterprises for the Sunny Isles Beach shoreline renourishment project. Under the official plan – part of the Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project – Eastman Aggregate will
The four-month ban on dredging within the Smith Mountain Project lake boundaries begins next month, the Smith Mountain Project informs. The ban – which runs from February 15 to June 15 – helps protect the fish habitat during spawning season. Property owners and contractors attempting to dredge withi
Royal IHC will update the original dredging control system (DCS) and dynamic positioning and dynamic tracking (DP/DT) system of the twin vessels Willem van Oranje and Gateway, owned by Boskalis. The present DCS and DP/DT concepts – dating from newbuilding in 2009/10 – have proven to be reliable syst
Despite global economic uncertainties and health pandemic, the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) registered a strong terminal growth in 2020. The Malaysia’s largest container terminal said in their latest release that they accomplished record-breaking 9.8 million TEUs (Twenty Equivalent Units) total thr
Last week, a working meeting was held in the seaport of Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, under the chairmanship of the Deputy Head of Rosmorrechflot Vladislav Stavitsky regarding the implementation of the project “Complex of coastal and marine infrastructure in the seaport of Gelendzhik”. The mee
After a pause due to bad weather, Weeks Marine’s pipeline dredge J.S. Chatry got back to work in Morehead City Harbor late Monday (1/18/2021) to continue dredging and beach nourishment works. The beachfill operations are currently taking place around the Ft. Macon/Atlantic Beach boundary area and wi
Pilbara Ports Authority has released an important update for the tender for dredging and reclamation works for the Spoilbank Marina project. According to the authority, the Spoilbank Marina – Stage 2 Package 2b – ‘Dredging and Reclamation works’ tender will now close at 4:00pm WST on Wednesday, 17 F
Curtin Maritime Corp. of Long Beach, California, has just released this beautiful photo of the dredge ‘DB Ironbound’ from the Port of Hueneme deepening project. The dredge is currently working in the approach channel while one of the company’s survey boats collects some fresh hydrographic data. The
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will receive a $500,000 congressional allocation under the Fiscal Year 2021 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works to begin a Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Study of North Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County, Fla. North Ponte Vedra Beach, hom
Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) contractors have completed the latest phase in a total of $104 million in berth enhancements at the existing SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at Blount Island. This work added an additional 700 linear feet of newly rebuilt deepwater berthing space. The final
Large-scale coastal dredging projects have the potential to add significant stress to coral reef, communities in surrounding areas, especially if impacts are undetected or fail to be detected in time. Therefore, extensive monitoring is needed at a timely scale, relevant to allow adaptive management
Maryland Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen yesterday announced the inclusion of key priorities for Maryland within the Army Corps FY2021 Work Plan that will direct significant federal funding to dredging, beach re-nourishment, oyster restoration and critical environmental remediation througho
