Cormac recently won an important award for the design and build of the Long Rock Coastal Protection Project. The company received the CEEQUAL’s “Excellent” Whole Team Award for this task. The project involves three elements to improve resilience to flooding and coastal erosion along the coastal fron
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and Royal IHC successfully launched cutter suction dredger (CSD) HUSSEIN TANTAWY today. The launch took place at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen a/d IJssel, the Netherlands. The CSD is one of two vessels currently under construction at IHC for SCA. Also, her sister vessel, M
Dutch-owned trailer suction hopper dredge Albatros has begun annual maintenance dredging campaign in Lyttelton, New Zealand. According to the Lyttelton Port Company, these works are part of an 11-week maintenance dredging project. The Albatros, operated by Dutch Dredging, will carry out work in the
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (GLDD) has just announced that the company is moving its corporate headquarters to Houston. The company operates on every domestic coastline and throughout many inland U.S. waterways, with an expansive fleet of specialized dredging vessels. According to GLDD, the move t
Upgrades to the popular Canal Rocks boat ramp and jetty are now one step closer with the tender awarded for construction, informs the Government of Western Australia. Advanteering Civil Engineers won the tender to upgrade the jetty and boat ramp. The work site is located along the pristine Leeuwin-N
The Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District will next week hold a ceremony celebrating the completion of the Unity Island Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project. As reported, a ceremonial ribbon cutting event, and media site tour will take place at 1 pm, October 26, 2020. The ceremony celebrates th
The Central Coast Council, NSW, has started the next round of dredging operations at the Tuggerah Lake. According to the NSW Government latest report, dredging works are taking place in the vicinity of The Entrance Bridge. The dredging scheme started on Friday, 11 September 2020 and the completion i
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) will tomorrow, October 23, hold a CEDA-UK Online Seminar: Future Considerations for the Ports and the Dredging Industry. Ports are constantly expanding in order to accept larger vessels and the ever-increasing growth of the global shipping market. As a respond
Rohde Nielsen A/S has successfully completed the dredging and reclamation works for the Swedish Ystad Harbor expansion project. The main goal of this development program was to accommodate the construction of two new ferry terminals. The Copenhagen based company started the Ystad dredging and reclam
Mud Cat Dredges today announced that their brand new Mud Cat 115D was successfully commissioned in Western Australia at a wastewater treatment plant. “The dredge was provided from inventory by Apex Envirocare in Australia, Mud Cat’s authorized dealer,” the company said. The MC 115D was designed arou
The USACE Jacksonville District hosted at a groundbreaking ceremony in western Miami-Dade County yesterday to celebrate the first contract for the Central Everglades Planning Project. The project is designed to improve flows south to Everglades National Park. The Corps awarded the Central Everglades
The Environment Agency has started work on a £1.1 million scheme that will improve the resilience of the sea defences at Seawick, Essex. According to the EA, the scheme will reduce the risk of erosion to the existing sea defences. The plan is to place rock armour around the sea wall at Hutley’s Gap
Manson Construction has just released this amazing photo of their trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Glenn Edwards, going up on drydock at Bollinger shipyard in Port Fourchon, LA. Asst. SE Equipment Manager, Jon Tucker, and Port Engineer, Brook Cheramie, are overseeing the operation. The Glenn E
WEDA’s webinar on Restoring the Coastal Marsh Habitat in West Bay, Louisiana with Beneficial use of Riverine Dredged Sediment, to be presented by Dr. Andrew McQueen, will begin at 2 PM EST today. The webinar will provide an overview of the restoration efforts accomplished in West Bay, Louisiana to o
