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
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on the land reclamation and shore protection works for the Guraidhoo Airport development program. According to MTCC, land reclamation operations have now been completed and geobag filling and installation works are
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, said that they continue to make progress with constructing Reach A for the Morganza to the Gulf (MTG) Project. According to USACE, this is a very important hurricane and storm-risk reduction system, built approximately 60 miles southwest of New
Work continues on the Lock and Dam 22 Fish Passage project near New London, Missouri, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Rock Island District said. This project will restore a migration pathway for fish known as a fishway on the spillway of the dam. When complete, it will increase access to upstream
The second Hall Contracting dredger Warraber has arrived to help with the work on the Bribie Island Emergency Work. According to local media, it will be assembled at the car park at the Caloundra Power Boat Club over the next couple of days. Also, the northern ramp will be closed to public access un
Maldives President, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, said that an additional dredging vessel – Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Prins Der Nederlanden – has arrived in the Maldives to accelerate the land reclamation for Hulhumalé 3 and Giraavaru Lagoon. He also added that with the new equipment, t
The Port of Alexandroupolis, Greece, is entering a new era. DEME is currently carrying out maintenance dredging works in the port basin and access channels, preparing the port to welcome larger vessels. The wider port infrastructure upgrade is led by Greek civil engineering company TEKAL, while DEME
Dredging operations are underway in Ocean City, Maryland, where USACE is engaging Wilmington District’s dredge Murden to remove approximately 5,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet. According to USACE, the vessel can carry the equivalent of up to 50 dump truck loads of mater
Port Macquarie Hastings Council (PMHC) said that they will soon undertake beach nourishment works at Lake Cathie Foreshore Reserve to improve foreshore stability and provide enhanced sandy areas for families and visitors. Earlier this year, rock bags were installed in the reserve to address ongoing
The USACE Sacramento District has just released a video about the Sacramento Weir, an engineering marvel that has safeguarded California’s Central Valley for over a century. From Native tribal stewardship to Gold Rush levees, to modern flood control innovations, this video explores how history, inge
