The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has officially started their search to find the best qualified team to progress planning towards building of the landmass and wharf component of Roberts Bank Terminal 2—a significant step towards delivering the project. Last week, the Port Authority invited experi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District recently released solicitation for the Hutchinson Island Shore Protection Project in Florida. According to the Corps, project work includes construction of a dune and beach berm in two segments within the approximately 4 miles of the Martin Cou
Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) is currently seeking to engage a suitably qualified organization to undertake maintenance dredging of the Tweed River Entrance. Despite the jetty that collects most of the coastal sand drift, some sand still moves past the jetty and into the Tweed River entrance
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is dredging the federal navigation channel at Great Sodus Bay, New York. A total of 20,000 cubic yards of material will be dredged by Dean Marine & Excavating from Great Sodus and placed in designated open lake sites. Great Sodus is home to more th
Callan Marine has finished dredging in the San Jacinto West Fork, a significant step forward in flood mitigation efforts. The project, backed by funding from FEMA, included removal of approx. 800,000 cubic yards of sediment from the San Jacinto West Fork. The latest dredging campaign focused on the
Next-Generation dredging vessel, built by Yutek Gemi Shipyard for the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, has been successfully completed and commissioned in Turkey. Classed in accordance with Türk Loydu rules and equipped with advanced technology, the 79-meter-long and 15-meter-wide vessel na
Holland Dredge Design has successfully delivered a custom-built cutter suction dredger CSD-250 to Cemex UK. The new dredger was fully engineered and built in-house in record time, according to Cemex’s specific operational and safety requirements. Key features: With the cutter power of 40kW and a dre
Maintenance dredging and other improvement works are kicking off this week at the Maunalua Bay Boat Ramp in Hawai‘i Kai. Sand from dredging the boat ramp entrance channel will be reused and placed on adjacent eroded shorelines on both sides of the ramp. Sheet pile walls, commonly used in harbor cons
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has presented the second issue of Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Magazine. The latest edition of DFSI Magazine takes chapter 3 of the Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure book as its foundation and provides guidance on how to des
Earlier this month, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Crestway jumped in to help a port in need in Mexico. While the vessel crew was dredging in the Port of Tuxpan, an urgent request came in from the Port of Tampico, only 90 nautical miles away. The Port of Tampico was shut down due to sever
Royal IHC recently won a contract to supply another Beaver cutter suction dredger and a Booster Station to a customer in the APAC region. The Beaver and Booster Station will be deployed to maintain the access channel to a harbor – ensuring safe navigation for recreational boaters and commercial fish
Dockyard and Engineering Works (DEW) has successfully launched its newly built Cutter Suction Dredger 400, developed with the engineering expertise and component support of Dredge Yard B.V., based in the Netherlands. The new dredger is equipped with a Mitsubishi engine, a hydraulic cutter head drive
The City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, has started essential maintenance dredging in the Pacific Harbour Canal Estate at Banksia Beach to remove built-up sediment and improve navigational safety for all canal users. The project involves removal of approximately 80,000 cubic meters of sediment from wit
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have signed a Noncompetitive Negotiated Agreement (NNA) authorizing the use of up to four million cubic yards of sand to repair West Belle Headland following damage caused by Hurricane Zeta. Originally p
