Manson Construction from Seattle, Washington, has won a $23.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for the fiscal 2025 maintenance dredging of the Oakland Inner and Outer Harbor. The main goal of this dredging program is to ensure navigational safety and operational efficiency in these areas, the U.S.
Neumann Contractors’ second dredger – DRG006, the Nu Endeavour – has now been assembled and launched on a mining site in Northern QLD, joining Dredge 16 – Nu Pheonix. According to Neumann, the Nu Endeavour is “a highly capable, high-technology cutting and recovery machine with a strong reputation fo
Dean Construction completed this year’s work for the water intake structure at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Plant recently. The 2025 works included the dredging operations of the intake footprint, the drilling of the shaft for the intake riser, as well as the supply and placemen
United Heavy Lift (UHL), in close collaboration with Multi Marine Chartering & Agencies and Royal IHC, has completed the transport and delivery of two B65 dredgers from Rotterdam to Balikpapan, Indonesia. According to UHL, this project involved moving substantial heavy-lift cargo, with each dredger
The Dredge Goetz fleet and crew have wrapped up their season and are mobilized back in the St. Paul District, Fountain City Service Base, Wisconsin. “From Melvin Price Lock and Dam Auxiliary Approach (St. Louis District) to Dog Island to the Brownsville Placement site, their hard work has made an im
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, and its contractor Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company have completed the largest annual dredging operation on the Great Lakes. “We’ve dredged approximately 600,000 cubic yards of material in the Toledo Harbor that will allow larger ves
Damen Dredging hosted a DOP dredge pump QH graph course earlier this week. “Customers participated to enhance their skills using our state-of-the-art software which calculates dredge pump out put,” Damen said. “The program included a yard tour and discussions on practical applications of the DOP dre
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) kicked off the 79th annual revetment season on the Mississippi River last month. Under the project, MSU places hundreds of thousands of articulated concrete mats, also known as revetment, along the Mississippi River
The City of Delray Beach, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the State of Florida, and Palm Beach County, will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on December 8, to officially launch a major beach nourishment project aimed at restoring and reinforcing the city’s shoreline.
The Environment Agency said that the third year of construction on the Stallingborough flood defense scheme has been completed, resulting in 2300 properties being better protected. The project, which began construction in 2023, is set to safeguard homes, nationally important infrastructure, and vita
Coast Guard – Central Qld said that the dredging operations in Rosslyn Bay Boat Harbor will continue until Friday, December 12. Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) kicked off dredging work at Rosslyn Bay Boat Harbor last month to improve safety and navigation for all harbor users. The works will involv
The USACE Omaha District has released a video named “Missouri River Bank Revetment Stabilization and Repair”. The video shows how a crew from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Missouri River Project Office, place riprap along the banks of the Missouri River as part of a bank revetme
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Oranje has recently resumed the Hulhumale project in the Maldives. In the coming months, the Oranje will dredge millions of cubic meters of sand for the completion of the reclamation of both Hulhumale and nearby Giraavaru. “The vessel is being assiste
East Devon District Council said that the updated Exmouth Beach Management Plan has now been adopted, setting a long-term strategy to manage coastal flood and erosion risks along the seafront over the next 100 years. The plan identifies three flexible long-term options, with public consultation show
