Maritime education programs in the Netherlands have taken a significant step in modernizing hydraulic engineering education. Last week, September 4, five advanced dredging simulators were officially inaugurated at the Shipping and Transport College (STC) in Rotterdam. Thanks to an investment from th
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District recently visited the Ashtabula 204 dredging site to learn more and view the dredging process including sediment placement as it occurred in Ashtabula, Ohio. Material dredged will be placed in USACE’s beneficial use project in Ashtabula’s outer harbo
Square Port Shipyard, located 250 km south of Mumbai, and Damen Technical Cooperation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the first step of a significant new relationship. It will see the two organizations working together to develop the shipyard with the aim of building a range of high
Royal IHC and Inner City Diesel Ltd have worked successfully to deliver two mighty Beaver 50 cutter suction dredgers. These EPA TIER IV vessels are a testament of IHC and ICD commitment to provide solutions for the customers all over the world. The construction of two monster dredges began last Fall
Damen has just released a video about the first Damen Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650 which is currently being built at Baku Shipyard, Azerbaijan. The design of the dredger and its materials package have been delivered by Damen Shipyards Group. The dredger, which will be ready later this year, will
The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of Dredging Today and organizer of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC). More than 400 exhibitors and co-exhibitors booked their spots at OEEC 2024 Businesses and organizations from across the offshore energy sector and
The Netherlands is working on the largest dyke reinforcement operation ever since the Delta Works: the Flood Protection Programme (HWBP). More than 1,500 kilometres of dykes will be reinforced over the next 30 years with high ambitions for sustainability and innovation. To meet this challenge, marke
Technosub Group and DRAGFLOW have joined forces to launch Dragflow USA, elevating pumping and dredging solutions across the United States. The President and CEO of the Technosub Group, Mr. Eric Beaupre, is delighted with this strategic alliance: “The launch of Dragflow USA underscores our commitment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District recently celebrated completion of another successful dredging campaign. The $10.2 million harbor dredging project was performed by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company. The contract consisted of the maintenance dredging the following locations: Elvis S
Construction on the Boskalis’ new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger has begun at Royal IHC Krimpen aan den IJssel yard in the Netherlands, with first steel cut on 9 January. Boskalis Executive Board member Theo Baartmans officially cut the first steel plate of their new 31,000m3 TSHD designed by Royal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will next week hold a public meeting regarding a proposed Christiansted Harbor Navigation Improvement Feasibility Study. The meeting will take place Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in the Cruise Lounge of the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Terminal on St. Cro
In cooperation with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Solana Beach (CA) is about to begin work on the Solana Beach Shoreline Project. In the next couple of days, the contractor – Manson Construction will begin the process of adding 700,000 cubic yards of sand to the beach beginning just so
Jenkins Marine has been busy lately in Great Yarmouth assisting BAM Nuttall/Farrans JV in dredging of the high spots in the river channel at Herring Bridge around the new third river crossing. The ambitious new bridge will ease traffic congestion on the town’s roads and shorten journey times, as wel
NSW Government has just delivered phase one of the Stockton Beach nourishment project with approximately 130,000 cubic meters of sand placed onto the beach. “Stockton Beach just got a fresh delivery of sand – enough to fill 52 Olympic-size swimming pools,” the government said in the update. “This is
