The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has released a video named “Presque Isle Beach Nourishment Completed for 33rd Year”. “Maintaining the Presque Isle shoreline is essential for safe navigation in Erie Harbor, the health of the local economy, and the continued success of tourism in t
The Port Authority for Sines and the Algarve (APS) has announced a set of major upgrades that will expand the capacity of Portimão Port. According to their latest statement, APS is preparing to initiate three major interventions aimed at improving and increasing the competitiveness of Portimão Port,
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Gateway has been very busy these days adding over a million tons of beach material onto the Southsea beaches. “The Gateway has powered through pumping shingle to the west side of South Parade Pier and has now started on the eastern side,” Southsea Coa
An unexploded World War II bomb was discovered in Budapest’s Csepel district earlier this week during the dredging operations in the Petrol Bay area of the Free Port. After the dredge workers noticed a suspected explosive lying partly embedded in the mud on a barge, the discovery was reported to the
Mammoet said that they have successfully completed the complex recovery and relocation of 12 giant barges for a capital land reclamation project on an offshore island in Singapore. This massive project, known as Pulau Tekong Polder, is being led by Singapore’s Housing Development Board and executed
The second Hall Contracting dredger Warraber is now in the water, getting ready to take part in the Bribie Island Emergency Work. According to local media, it will start the dredging operations in the narrow area on the northern side. The work is set to restore Bribie Island’s northern tip and prote
The Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) has unveiled a plan to invest about $500 million US to equip and expand of its infrastructures at the Port of Maputo in the next three years. During his working visit to the Port of Maputo yesterday, Mozambican President Daniel Chapo said that this investme
Yucatan Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena inspected the dredging operations at the Progreso Deep-Water Port two days ago. The project, now over 60% complete, is a key part of the Maya Renaissance initiative to boost the region’s economy. During the visit, Mena also toured Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredge
The Bacolod City Government said that they target to remove about 2 million cubic meters of waste from rivers and creeks in the ongoing major dredging operations, following the massive floods brought about by Tropical Depression Verbena. In its official statement, Mayor Greg Gasataya said that the c
AD Ports Group has sold its 9.77% stake in National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) to Alpha Dhabi Holding in a $436 million transaction. According to their official statement, this transaction is part of AD Ports Group’s strategy of actively managing its asset portfolio across all business clusters
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG), in partnership with the Calhoun Port Authority, will host a public meeting on December 3, 2025, in Port Lavaca, Texas. USACE made the draft Validation Report and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (V/SEIS) to the Matagorda S
The Tong Jun, China’s first independently designed and built 35,000 cubic meter class trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), has completed sea trials in the Yellow Sea. During the five-day trials, the vessel’s key systems – including propulsion, dredging equipment, and navigation and communication
Port of Sète-Frontignan christened their new 70 meter Hydromer dredger yesterday. Also, they opened a 6 hectares rail terminal – part of a long-term regional strategy for sustainable logistics and port decarbonization. With a focus on their ecological transition approach, the Port said that the new
Howth Yacht Club said that the next edition of the Wave Regatta will not take place in 2026, as the club awaits essential dredging works in Howth Harbor. The event is now scheduled to return in 2028. “Wave Regatta was built with ambition. It was designed to welcome the largest and most competitive k
