The Port of Grangemouth dredging project will start this week, Forth Ports said. According to their latest announcement, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) UKD Orca will be carrying out dredging operations in the Port area and its approaches for approximately 6 days. This will be followed by
The USACE Jacksonville District has announced the completion of the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project. This project will improve the health of Biscayne Bay and aid in wetland rehydration – building coastal resiliency and improving water quality in this area of Miami-Dade County, USACE said. Duri
Maintenance dredging is moving forward at Perdido Pass to ensure the busy waterway remains clear and safe for navigation, City of Orange Beach said. The project, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, began in late November and is expected to be completed before Christmas, weather permitting.
Dubuque Barge and Fleeting Service from Dubuque, Iowa, has won a firm-fixed-price contract for mechanical dredging services in the Mississippi River Basin under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The amount of this action is $25 million, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. B
The Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s first trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) equipped with an LNG fuel system, delivered new sand onto the Krautsand Strand beach recently. “The beach in Krautsand was in need of additional sand, and we provided it,” said Senne Hekkert, Superintendent Elbe Maintenance. “Th
The City of North Myrtle Beach has just released the latest video update on their beach renourishment program. The street end of Sea Mountain Highway is the staging and mobilization point for materials, piping, and heavy machinery for beach renourishment. The United States Army Corps of Engineers wi
USACE Portland District’s hopper dredge Essayons arrived in Honolulu this week for its annual maintenance, repairs and upgrades. “Our two hopper dredges – the Essayons and the Yaquina – typically spend March through November maintaining our region’s waterways for safe and reliable marine transit. Th
Tsimlyansk Shipbuilding Plant has launched a new cutter suction dredger (CSD) for Rosmorrechflot – the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transportation. The CSD Leonid Svinarev belongs to the Project Ts490DM1 series of non-self-propelled cutter suction dredgers designed for extracting ha
The Barnstable County Dredge Department completed the Popponesset Bay “Big Dig” dredging project last Friday in Mashpee, marking the largest project undertaken by the department since its formation thirty years ago. The project began in mid-September and utilized both of the County’s dredgers, Cod F
Ducks Unlimited has been awarded $4.4 million through the National Coastal Resilience Fund to launch a critical land protection project in the Terrebonne Basin. Ducks said that the work is aimed at safeguarding Louisiana’s coast, wildlife, and communities from increasing climate threats. Partners on
The USACE Jacksonville District joined Palm Beach County and the City of Delray Beach earlier this week to announce the kickoff of the Delray Beach Segment of the Palm Beach County Shore Protection Project – with major renourishment work beginning January 2026. Following the severe impacts of the 20
A maintenance dredging project is in full swing at Newark Bay, N.J. According to USACE, the dredging program is expected to remove approximately 620,000 cubic yards of dredge material from the federal navigation channel. This effort will help maintain the channel’s authorize depth allowing cargo ves
Scheurhaven said that they are ready for the future – the harbor area has been renovated and deepened to support maritime service providers. Under the latest project, ten new pontoons, upgraded berths and modern shore power systems were installed. Also, dredging work was carried out to optimize acce
The Canal and River Trust said that they have started a three and a half-month dredging program along the North Stratford Canal. This specialist project is part of the Trust’s ongoing work to keep the 200-year-old canal navigable for boaters. Silt will be removed from over ten miles of the canal fro
