Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump, urging him to direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to execute spot dredging of the Vermilion River, a statutorily authorized project since 1956. Congressman Higgins said: “In October 2025, my office delivered a
Royal Boskalis concluded the first half of 2026 with a solid performance in a market environment characterized by geopolitical uncertainty and a lackluster investment appetite on the part of clients in several regions to award projects. Revenue amounted to EUR 1.90 billion, a decrease compared to th
The Georgetown Harbor maintenance dredging project is officially complete. “After a 2-month, $3.5 million operation, we’ve restored safe and reliable channel depths in Georgetown’s vital federal navigation channels. Our contractor, Southern Dredging, removed over 561,000 cubic yards of sand and silt
DE Klop BV is currently working on a major upgrade of the Rotterdam 26 (CYGNUS 500), a project they are carrying out together with Dekker Groep. This substantial extension will enable the fully electric cutter suction dredger to operate at increasingly greater dredging depths. The first phase will i
Dredging of the federal navigation channel near the Port of Garibaldi is scheduled to begin tomorrow, August 20, and continue into early November. According to the Port of Garibaldi’s dredging notice, the dredging operations will generally take place during the larger ebb tide each day. “Boaters are
TasPorts has completed its seabed levelling maintenance program at the Port of Burnie. The main goal of the work was supporting safe navigation, efficient operations and continued operational continuity for customers and port users, TasPorts said. The 13-day program was undertaken by seabed levellin
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) said that work is getting underway on the East Delacroix Marsh Creation and Terracing Project. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused significant wetland loss in the area, leaving Delacroix more exposed to flooding from the east. This project
Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Tristão da Cunha kicked off the dredging operations at Georgia’s Anaklia Deep Sea Port Project last week. Another Jan De Nul’s giant TSHD Al-Idrisi will arrive in the area by the end of August. Operating together, the two vessels will perform the d
The USACE Charleston District has officially completed its $72 million Grand Strand renourishment project, and all beaches are fully reopened. “As of this weekend, we have completed this vital coastal storm risk management project, placing over 1.5 million cubic yards of sand across our coastline to
Dravo S.A. is currently carrying out the maintenance dredging works at the Port of Lisbon, an essential operation to ensure the port’s navigability and operational efficiency. For this project, their crews are working together through a collaboration with Van Oord:
Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) will invest $821 million in Te Awaparahi Bay Expansion and Resilience Project. LPC chair Barry Bragg announced the investment plan today, saying that it marks a significant step for the port, Christchurch and the economy. “We’ve spent the last decade rebuilding and stren
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
