Port of Tauranga Limited received conditional approval of its fast-track application for the Stella Passage development today. The fast-track expert panel issued a draft decision proposing to grant all approvals sought by Port of Tauranga, subject to conditions. Port of Tauranga has two days to comm
The Government of South Australia said that the MV Andrew Wilson, a 40-meter grab hopper dredger built in 1962, will be turned into an artificial reef in shallow waters of Gulf St Vincent. Donated by Maritime Constructions, the dredger will be scuttled 6km off the coast of Brighton later this year.
Last week, the USACE Baltimore District joined Senator Van Hollen and Ocean City, Md., leadership along the Boardwalk to mark the upcoming beach renourishment cycle set to begin after the Labor Day holiday and conclude by next Memorial Day. According to USACE, this cyclical work creates more than ju
The USACE Buffalo District’s crews and contractors are removing accumulated sediment from the Buffalo Harbor and Buffalo River federal navigation channels as part of a $2.3 million maintenance dredging project. The mission is simple but essential: maintain safe, reliable navigation for the commercia
Maintenance dredging is underway to ensure safe navigation at Port Geographe in the City of Busselton – Local Government this summer. Under the project, more than 40,000 cubic meters of sand and seagrass will be taken from the western beach and marina entrance and channels. Suitable sand will be use
Boskalis’ new 31,000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Seaway started its first project recently. Off the coast of Den Helder in the Netherlands, the hopper dredger is being deployed to nourish the channel embankment, protecting the coastline against natural erosion and rising sea levels. Th
Port of Townsville said that annual maintenance dredging will begin on August 17 in Cleveland Bay with the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Brisbane removing natural sediment from the shipping channel to ensure vessels can safely access the Port to provide essential goods to the region. The dr
After years of campaigning for a permanent solution for dredging Swansea Channel, a new purpose-built dredger – a Beaver 30, from Royal IHC – has arrived on Lake Macquarie and is preparing to get to work. The Turkulliko is undergoing its final water trials ahead of its first major mission: removing
Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Tamar Ioseliani, met with Tim Devolder, Director of the Georgia branch of Jan De Nul, earlier this week. The parties discussed the ongoing construction works of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port. The meeting was held on site at the Anaklia po
Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou has gifted the name, Kapuka, to the new $36 million trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) owned by Napier Port and Port Otago and due to arrive in New Zealand in December. The name Kapuka means “to scoop out with both hands together”. According to Napier Port, the sheer scale of
Rohde Nielsen has completed capital dredging works at the Port of Aalborg, Denmark, supporting the construction of the new Quay 8017 and the continued development of the port’s infrastructure. During the project, approximately 160,000 m³ of soft seabed material was excavated to achieve the required
Marinex Construction from Charleston, South Carolina, has won a firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging contract in in Savannah, Georgia. According to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the project also includes related construction services, involving furnishing personnel, transport
Joanne Thompson, Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, has announced the launch of Phase 2 of a major reconstruction project at Red Head Harbor in Prince Edward Island (PEI). This phase will see the complete reconstruction of the western wharf, improving safety, reliability and climate resilience for harv
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is correcting recent misleading claims about Mobile Harbor dredging and the District’s decision not to hold a formal public hearing. The Mobile Harbor deepening and widening project is complete. The Corps is now in the yearly operations and maintena
