Cottrell Contracting of Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $9.6 million USACE contract for maintenance dredging work in Lewes, Delaware. The project includes maintenance dredging of approximately 90,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Lewes to Rehoboth Canal. Connecting Delaware and Rehoboth, the 10
Bakker Sliedrecht, together with Jan De Nul and RINA classification society, have successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of the DC-grid switchboard for JDN’s first plug-in hybrid trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). Just a year ago, Bakker Sliedrecht secured a deal to deliver th
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is gathering information to define issues and concerns that will be addressed in an analysis to be prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document for the nourishment of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) shoreline
Over the coming years, container ships will navigate the Yangtzekanaal in greater numbers and dimensions towards the Maasvlakte 2 terminals. To give the current ships more room to move, and to allow ships that are only growing in size to pass, the navigable channel (the bed) of the Yangtzekanaal wil
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving the start date of the Tuttle Creek Reservoir Water Injection Dredging pilot project to fall 2025. This first-of-its-kind pilot project requires custom-built equipment. The schedule change is due to manufacturing delays for specialty pump parts, a critical c
Dredging of the Saco River that will protect the Main/North corner of Camp Ellis beach remains likely for this winter dredge season (November 2025 to April 2026). According to the City of Saco, Maine, this winter is due to be the last storm season before the jetty is placed offshore by the Army Corp
The dredge Ocean Traverse Nord has officially arrived and is ready to kick off Kingsville Harbor (Ontario) dredging campaign. The contractor expects work to last approximately two weeks, removing anywhere from 20,000-60,000m³ of sand from the bottom of Lake Erie. The dredger is beginning its work on
SeaLink Northern Territory has confirmed the full resumption of ferry services from Cullen Bay, following the early completion of urgent dredging works by the Northern Territory Government. Regular maintenance dredging ensures all-tide access for passengers travelling to Mandorah, the Tiwi Islands,
A brand new edition of Boskalis online magazine Creating New Horizons has just been published and is available on the company website. The new issue highlights land reclamation of the island of Gulhifalhu in the Maldives, where Boskalis not only dredged 18 million cubic meters of sand but also contr
Damen is about to launch another cutter suction dredger from the CSD650 series in Azerbaijan. The latest CSD, built at the Damen Dredging yard in the Netherlands, has been transported to Baku Shipyard LLC for reassembly and delivery to a local client. Baku Shipyard is the perfect location for this t
The Department of Transport, Western Australia, has announced that maintenance dredging works at Hillary’s Boat Harbor will commence in late July. The dredge will mobilize Wednesday, July 23, and begin dredging on the July 31. The campaign will proceed until approximately beginning of September 2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge MERRITT, deployed from the Wilmington District, is currently operating in the Ocean City Inlet. Using a side-casting method, the dredge drags along the bottom, picking up sand and ejecting it about 90 feet outside the navigation channel. The emergency operatio
Conrad Shipyard has been awarded the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Safety Excellence Award in the Dredging Trade Partner category. This prestigious recognition highlights Conrad’s unwavering commitment to safety, operational excellence, and its longstanding partnership with the U.S. dredging i
Last Friday, Jan De Nul Group released the latest video about the development of the Palm Jebel Ali project in Dubai. In August 2024, Nakheel awarded an contract worth over $220 million for the marine works on Palm Jebel Ali to Jan De Nul Dredging LTD. Since then, the company has been sculpting the
