Alewijnse and DEME Group have signed their seventh contract in just two years for the supply and installation of an Alewijnse virtualisation and visualisation (AlViVi) platform, on board another DEME trailing suction hopper dredger. According to the announcment, this latest contract reaffirms the su
Gidrostroy, a Kaliningrad based full service marine construction and dredging company, will participate in a new project on building a storage terminal in Djibouti Damerjog Industrial Park (DDIP). The dredging contract was awarded to Gidrostroy last week. The facility will be the first of five termi
The City of Portland has received state and federal approvals to build Maine’s first Confined Aquatic Disposal (CAD) Cell in Portland Harbor to address long-term dredging needs. The City and its partners, the City of South Portland, the State of Maine, and the Portland Harbor Commission, have been w
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met virtually in a regular session two weeks ago. Port Chairman, Ric Campo, opened the meeting with an update on the progress of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion program Project 11: “It’s moving from planning and design into execution and moving
Three new low profile Neo-Panamax cranes have begun their journey to Boston on a ship from Shanghai, Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) said in their latest release. The cranes will arrive at Conley Terminal this summer and will be operational this fall. These cranes, along with a new berth and
Following the successful completion of strengthening and dredging works to Berth 7 on Trinity Terminal, Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has further enhanced its deep-water berth capacity. Under the latest development project, Berth 7 has been dredged from 15m to 16.5m below Chart Datum and the be
Herbosch-Kiere’s multipurpose vessel Atlantis is currently dredging in shallow water close to Courance Beach in Saint-Nazaire (draft 2.3m) – part of the construction of France’s first offshore wind farm. Saint-Nazaire, also known as Parc du Banc de Guérande, will comprise 80 GE Haliade 150-6MW turbi
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, along with U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott, Rob Wittman, Gerry Connolly, Morgan Griffith, Don Beyer, A. Donald McEachin, Abigail Spanberger, Elaine Luria, Ben Cline, Jennifer Wexton and Bob Good have requested that the Biden administration prioritize the Norfolk Harbo
Next week, IADC will begin a series of interactive free webinars that will focus on a high-profile dredging projects. The first webinar named “The importance of survey and site investigation of project sites and sand borrow areas” is set for Wednesday, 21 April, 11:00 CET, and will be moderated by M
Callan Marine, a Texas-based, family-owned dredging business founded in 2009, has announced the nomination of Micah Morris to Operations Manager of the Brown Water Division. Previously, Callan Marine’s Vice President of Operations Kevin Pearse was responsible for both the Blue and Brown Water Divisi
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has successfully completed rehabilitation construction on Wharf 3 within Barbours Cut Container Terminal at Port Houston, located in LaPorte, Texas. The project, part of the Port’s continued effort to grow and modernize, is set to increase the facilities efficiency
In the upcoming months, IADC will organise several interactive live webinars with experts from the dredging sector. All topics such as the importance of survey and site investigations or managing financial risks, are based of high-profile dredging projects. For each webinar that is free of charge, I
Lutra Marine has received investment from the British Design Fund to bring its patented environmentally friendly dredging technology to market. Lutra’s technology solves a huge problem within the dredging sector around how to maintain harbours and ports without causing damage to the local habitats,
The Board of WEDA’s (Western Dredging Association) Eastern Chapter recently announced that their Fall 2021 conference will be held in-person at the Historic Francis Marion Hotel in downtown Charleston, SC from Wednesday, October 13, 2021, through Friday, October 15, 2021. According to the Board, the
