Last week, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger KRIOS, under construction for Royal Boskalis Westminster, returned from successful sea trials on the North-Sea and the second Maasvlakte. All planned tests were successfully completed under the supervision of Boskalis and Bureau Veritas, informs R
The Murghab River, a transboundary river that flows from Afghanistan to Turkmenistan, hasn’t been dredged in a long time. According to the USAID Central Asia, over the past three decades, the riverbed has risen by nearly three meters. Additionally, the risk of flooding increased with changes in rive
The largest self-propelled U.S. Hopper Dredge ever ordered is to be built to American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Class. Manson Construction Co. has commissioned Keppel AmFELS to build the hopper dredge, Frederick Paup, in Brownsville, Texas. The 420-foot-long U.S. flagged dredge will be fully operatio
BESIX and Jan De Nul Group are assisting with the expansion of the port of Fujairah in Dibba, along the Gulf of Oman, UAE. In fact, the works for the Dibba Bulk Handling Terminal Project were awarded to the consortium of Six Construct (BESIX’s entity in the Middle East) and Jan De Nul Group by [&hel
Dragflow recently put to the test its new DRSP amphibious dredge in a shallow basin in Switzerland. In this basin, regular maintenance must be done through a machine that is flexible and can move easily in the different areas, even with very low depths. For the project, Dragflow supplied new amphibi
Royal IHC is putting the final touches on Arab Potash’ newly built CSD – the Alkaramah. This CSD is a customized mining cutter suction dredger and almost ready for shipment to their client in Jordan. After delivery, the CSD will start dredging works at the Dead Sea in Jordan – to be used for develop
Damen recently released a new tutorial online: how to replace the pump casing of a DOP submersible dredge pump. Dredging equipment is always subject to wear – as is this submersible slurry pump. By pumping sand and gravel continuously wear parts – pump casing, impeller, wear plates – are in contact
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin maintenance dredging in the Federal navigation channel at Keystone Harbor in Seattle this week. The contractor, American Construction, is set to start dredging works today and continue for approximately nine weeks. The project’s goal is to dredge roughly 5
The Hunze en Aa’s water authority and Ecoshape recently built a 40-metre-long test dike in front of the sea dike on the Dollard. For the construction of the test dike the contractors used clay taken from the clay ripening plants that processed sediment from the seaport channel of Delfzijl and the Br
USACE has released this very interesting video about the Buffalo confined disposal facility 4 repair project. In the video, Katie Lewis, civil engineer and contracting officers representative, gives a tour of the repair program. The Buffalo confined disposal facility 4 is located at the south end of
Herons Construction Company has just released the latest update on the HMB’s North Pier Marina extension. North Pier Marina is a new 95-berth development of Half Moon Bay Marina, Auckland, New Zealand. Dredging work is now complete, with the backhoe dredge Combi placing armor rock in the area. Also,
Boskalis has secured three contracts for coastal protection and port maintenance activities in Germany. The contracts, worth EUR 45 million, will all begin in the coming months. The first contract was awarded by the German Waterways and Shipping Office WSA Weser-Jade-Nordsee. The work includes upgra
A study to determine ways to address marine navigation at the Seagirt Loop channel in Baltimore Harbor was initiated earlier this week. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) stand behind the
The Town of Bedford, MA, has just released the latest update about their Fawn Lake Dredging Program. The Dredgit crew had a very productive month of September, and is winding down the dredge operations, said the town. To date, they have removed 7,020 cubic yards of material, approximately 88% of the
