Boskalis Nederland, a unit of Royal Boskalis Westminster active on the Dutch market, will conduct the dredging works in Rijnhaven, Rotterdam, during the following months. With this dredging program, the Rijnhaven development is becoming visible. The areas between the Wilhelminapier and Katendrecht w
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) officially completed land reclamation works of R. Dhuvaafaru on June 14, 2021. At the moment, the shore protection works are moving forward according to schedule. The R. Dhuvaafaru Land Reclamation and Shore Protection project includes: dredging and
More awards have been presented at the 2021 Virtual Dredging Summit, to recognize individuals, organizations, and project teams for outstanding engineering and operational achievements while meeting the goals and objectives of WEDA. One of the primary goals and objectives is to recognize individuals
USACE and the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) have signed a strengthened partnership on safety and discussed ways, through shared understanding and commitment, to create and sustain an injury-free workplace and safety-first culture for the men and women of the dredging an
Corpus Christi Mayor, Paulette M. Guajardo, and the City Council yesterday awarded a construction contract to Cayo LLC, of Fort Worth, Texas for the Boat Basin Dredging and McGee Beach Breakwater Repairs. Funding for this Council District 1 project comes from the FY 2021 Seawall CIP in the amount of
Dredging has officially started in the South Channel of the Broadwater – part of Gold Coast Waterways Authority’s (GCWA) wider Seaway dredging project. “We’re improving navigational access to Gold Coast waterways by dredging the Gold Coast Seaway entrance and the adjacent North and South Channels,”
Using natural elements to protect a vulnerable coastline against heavy storms: Jan De Nul calls it nature-based solutions. In the Belgian coastal municipality of Knokke, their trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Pedro Álvares Cabral brought about 980,000 m³ of dredged sand to the beaches to raise
Van Oord has officially started with the construction of some 2.4 kilometres of quays and earth-retaining walls in the Princess Amalia Harbour, commissioned by Port of Rotterdam. “Together with our partners HOCHTIEF Netherlands and Ballast Nedam, we will work on the connection to the existing quay w
This year for the first time the Western Dredging Association will recognize a Young Professional, who has made contributions of significant value to WEDA and the dredging community in recent years. The Young WEDA Award will be presented at the 2021 WEDA Dredging Summit, which starts today June 15.
The Payra Port Authority (PPA) and Jan De Nul signed a contract for capital and maintenance dredging of the Rabnabad channel yesterday. Under the agreement, Jan De Nul will dredge a 75km stretch of the channel, ensuring a draft of 10.5 metres. According to the Port, this will allow entry and anchori
Sevenson Environmental Services is mobilizing a DSC Dredge’s LLC Wolverine Class Dredge at the NJDOT Absecon Creek Maintenance Dredging & Channel Improvements Project in Atlantic City, NJ. Under the project, 71.000 cubic yards of sediment will be removed from the channel via hydraulic dredging. The
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) has just announced that the Maryland Port Administration (MPA), Port of Baltimore, officially joined the organization. “We’re thrilled to join the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety,” said William P. Doyle, Executive Di
Sustainability means acting in a way that is not harmful to the planet, preserving natural resources, and thus supporting long-term ecological balance. By adhering to principles of sustainability for dredging and dredged material management by using natural systems to integrate these actions, the dr
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just announced details for an upcoming project that will involve dredging the Barnegat Inlet navigation channel and placing the sand in the nearshore area off Harvey Cedars, N.J. The dredger Murden is expected to arrive around July 6th and will conduct dredging a
