The Downers Grove Park District is currently working with the village of Downers Grove, Illionis, to pursue improvements to Prince Pond. The Prince Pond Dredging & Park Improvements project will begin on or after November 30. The sediment will be pushed into a pile near the existing concrete boat la
USACE Pittsburgh District has awarded a more than $1.4 million contract to remove sediment and repair a concrete structure within Mahoning Creek in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County. The district awarded the contract to Green World Contracting Corporation of Natrona Heights. The work involves removing
The Elbe River dredging program is in full swing now. DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Breughel’ is just one of the vessels in their fleet that could be spotted on the Elbe over the past few months. This beautiful picture shows TSHD Breughel, together with her colleague ‘Bonny River’ working
Royal Smals recently started maintenance dredging in Wainfleet all Saints, an ancient port on the east coast of England. The main goal of this project is to protect the area and community of Wainfleet all Saints from flooding. In addition, through dredging, the dredged silt will be used to fertilize
Van Oord recently released a video about the land reclamation project for Mexico’s new oil refinery in Dos Bocas, Tabasco. In just ten months time, Van Oord successfully completed this mega project, creating 600 hectares of new land. This was possible thanks to the company’s cutter suction dredger A
The Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District recently signed a Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA). The new PCA removes both the Northwest Tennessee Harbor Project federal limit on financial obligations for dredging and the 50-year limitation.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District has announced the closure of Albeni Cove Recreation Area for the 2021 season in order to stage materials for Strong’s Island bank stabilization work. Strong’s Island encompasses a mid-channel island of the Pend Oreille River in Bonner County, Idaho.
In the latest edition of the Terra et Aqua magazine, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented an interesting story on the ‘Monitoring of Settling and Consolidation of Mud after Water Injection Dredging in the Calandkanaal’. As regular maintenance and relocation of sediment de
Etermar, one of the largest Portuguese companies specialised in marine construction, has won another tender for a port-development project. A year ago, hurricane Lorenzo destroyed the most western port in Europe. Now, the consortium led by Etermar – Engenharia e Construção, S.A., together with SACYR
As part of San Antonio Port’s expansion plans, a cross-organisational team has presented its final report assessing the structural stability and port operability of the proposed new outer breakwater in Chile. The report was the result of more than a year’s partnership between HR Wallingford and Inst
HID Dredging, a Qingzhou City based manufacturer of dredging equipment, has launched their new amphibious dredger – HID-CE-200. Named ”Clay Emperor”, this machine is able to work in various ponds, river channels, desilting operations, etc. The dredger is fully inspected in an HID testing pool, ensur
A maintenance dredging program on Kananook Creek is set to begin this week, Victorian Regional Channels Authority reports. According to their official announcement, “Maintenance dredging works to be undertaken by Frankston City Council in the vicinity of Kananook Creek entrance.” Further, dredging o
The Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that there has been ‘no adverse impact to the seagrass’ as a result of Flinders Ports’ dredging of Outer Harbor to widen the channel in 2019. According to the Flinders Ports, environmental stewardship is fundamental to their operating approach. “Wide
Tonnes of sand will be placed onto Holloways Beach this week to help mitigate foreshore erosion, reports the Cairns Regional Council. This coastal erosion has been exacerbated by recent high winds and associated tidal conditions. As part of an urgent response, 600 tonnes of sand will be brought in s
