This summer, the Tiel-Waardenburg dyke reinforcement project achieved an impressive milestone: more than 100,000 operating hours with electric equipment. From trucks and cranes to shovels and sheet piles, an average of 45 electric machines are operating on the construction site daily. This has alrea
Huon Valley Council has completed important repair works on Cygnet Coast Road, using an innovative method to protect against coastal erosion and keep the road safe for the community. To stabilize the embankment where erosion was threatening the road, their team installed Kyowa rock bags – large, spe
Boskalis has just released a very interesting photo from Taiwan – the dredging operations for the development of the Hai Long Offshore Wind Project are in full swing. For this project, their water injection dredger (WID) Terra Plana is preparing the seabed by injecting water into the sand dunes off
A team from Apex Envirocare was engaged in dredging and desludging works on an Industrial Process Water pond in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region recently. “Utilizing the remote-controlled Mud Cat 40E electric dredge, we efficiently removed accumulated sediment, enhancing the pond’s capacity and
Ellicott Dredges recently delivered a new Ellicott® Series 1870 G2 Dragon® dredge, the Sandpiper, to the City of Virginia Beach. According to Ellicott, the Sandpiper combines the robust, trusted design of the original 1870 series with advanced modern features, including upgraded hydraulics, operator
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has issued a proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the maintenance dredging of the federally authorized Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) within waters of the Nassau Reach 1 channel in Nassa
UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji said that a landmark coastal adaptation project has delivered 8 hectares of newly reclaimed and elevated land on Fogafale – the largest and most populated islet of Funafuti. Funded by the Australian High Commission Tuvalu, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Bird Construction Inc. said today that the previously announced transaction to acquire Fraser River Pile & Dredge (FRPD) has been successfully completed. “We are pleased to welcome the FRPD team to Bird, marking an important milestone for both companies,” said Teri McKibbon, President and CEO of Bir
Dredging crews will return to the Grand Traverse Harbor in Houghton County this summer as efforts continue to save Buffalo Reef from being covered by stamp sand mining waste, Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said. Over the past roughly 100 years, historic copper mine tailings from th
The Myall River dredging program is on track for completion by the end of this month. Under the project, around 100,000m³ of sand will be removed from key waterways in the Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens area, including the Lower Myall River, Corrie Channel, and Eastern Channel. The sand will be stockpil
Toyota Tsusho Corporation and TOA CORPORATION said that the rehabilitation of the Sacomar Port iron ore export terminal and the expansion of the Namibe Port container terminal, which were being advanced as a comprehensive development project in Namibe Bay, Republic of Angola, have been completed as
Channel Islands Harbor said that the dredging operations in the harbor have resumed. Manson Construction will dredge sand from the harbor entrance to downcoast beaches to support shoreline protection. “Operations may continue through February 2026. Heavy equipment on Silver Strand Beach will operate
A first-of-its-kind dredging project at Tuttle Creek Reservoir is now completed. In partnership with the Kansas Water Office, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have worked together to test a new way to manage sediment buildup in Tuttle Creek Lake. This pioneering project is set to evaluate Water Inje
Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) will launch India’s first high-capacity, Make in India dredger, “DCI Dredge Godavari” on October 18. The dredger, ordered by the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), is a 12,000cm trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The keel of the giant vessel – built in collaboration
