Houston-based marine construction company Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has won a $20.2 million USACE contract for beach renourishment work in Palm Beach, Florida. This project will place approximately 500-600K cubic yards of material to renourish the shoreline in Palm Beach County, between Florida Depa
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to deploy modern dredging equipment in Bataan to support continuous desilting operations and improve the flow of major river systems across the province. The initiative aims to strengthen flood mitigation efforts amid recurring heavy rainfall
The Town of Nags Head (NC) is preparing for its next beach nourishment project, which may begin as early as the summer of 2026. According to the Town, the project area extends from Bonnett Street at 2919 South Virginia Dare Trail south to the town limits adjacent to Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Port Otago’s Marine & Infrastructure team is about to complete the sand renourishment works at Te Rauone Beach in the next few days. “Sand pumping began a couple of weeks ago and the process has run pretty much to plan. About 5000 cubic meters of sand has been moved and the beach looks summer ready,
Work on a new harbor servicing the eastern Bay of Plenty is complete, unlocking opportunities for aquaculture and marine industry growth, new local jobs and regional prosperity, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones said. The extensive work on Ōpōtiki Harbor over a number of years includes the c
An amphibious excavator dredger capsized two days ago in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, causing the death of its operator Harvey Nepomuceno (49). According to local media, the dredger was clearing Typhoon Tino debris from a local river when the accident occurred. The police reported that Nepomuceno,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division has just released this amazing photo of their hopper dredger Murden working in Maryland. Beginning November 20, through November 25, she’ll remove approximately 5,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet in Maryland in sup
Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, Alaska USACE district commander, and Randy Bowker, director of the Programs and Project Management Division, joined leaders from the City of Kenai last month to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project. “The combined power of state and local off
Dredging works at Shepards Marina are progressing well, with the project on track for completion and the marina scheduled to re-open early December. “As part of these improvements, we’re also taking the opportunity to upgrade the site’s infrastructure – replacing the entire water system and enhancin
Consumers across America rely on the nation’s maritime shipping industry. To maintain this essential logistics system and keep consumer prices low, Reps. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) and Mike Ezell (MS-04) introduced the bipartisan Dredging Coordination Improvement Act. According to the officials, more than
Callan Marine Ltd., from Galveston, Texas, has won a $21.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging work in Port Mansfield. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work, with beneficial use placement, will be performed in
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is repairing the Buffalo South Breakwater after damage was caused from severe weather, especially during the winter of 2022–2023. According to USACE, the breakwater is essential to maintaining safe harbor access for commercial ships bringing more than $43 million in
WattHub, a partnership between Van Oord and Betuwewind, has officially opened the new fast charging plaza on the Maasvlakte. This charging plaza of no less than 4,500 m2 is the first fast charging location in the area for trucks, heavy construction equipment and other electric vehicles. The strategi
The Port of Thessaloniki is about to undertake its most significant upgrade to date with the expansion of Pier 6. ThPA S.A. – Port of Thessaloniki and METKA S.A. – TEKAL S.A. (PIER 6) J/V have co-signed the Construction Works Contract for the expansion of the port infrastructure of Pier 6 of the Por
