Waterway Navigation is the U. S Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) earliest Civil Works mission. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, had an innovative mission for USACE Dredge MURDEN to help clear critical shoaling that will maintain safe and efficient navigation conditions for military and commercial
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has released the latest update on its Land Reclamation and Shore Protection Project at R. Ungoofaaru. Revetment profiling work is currently ongoing at the site with 26% progress, MTCC said. Dredging and land reclamation operations were completed in A
After a week of pumping operations, the hopper dredger Strandway has successfully restored beach levels near the Hovertravel terminal in Portsmouth, England. According to the Southsea Coastal Scheme, the beach recharge between the new rock at the Naval War Memorial and the Hovertravel terminal has n
DEECA – Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria) has published their latest update about the Cape to Cape Resilience Project. The Cape to Cape Resilience Plan has identified dune reconstruction and beach nourishment as the first action in the adaptation pathway to maintain the
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has announced the “Texas A&M Opening Plenary – CEO Panel” will take place Tuesday, June 24, 2025 as part of the first-day of programming of the 24th World Dredging Congress & Exposition (WODCON XXIV). The panel will feature distinguished leaders from four of t
ASTICAN has completed another major project – the repair of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) River Thames, together with the team of Dredging International NV. The vessel, designed and build by Royal IHC, is based on the 2,300m³ TSHD LESSE, delivered to Baggerbedrijf de Boer in 2019. Accor
The Ettalong Channel will be dredged in the coming weeks, with the arrival of the dredge vessel anticipated for 24 May (subject to weather) and scheduled to take about four weeks to complete. As a result of recent sand build-up in the channel following recent swell events, Palm Beach to Ettalong and
Filia Dredging acquired the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Moustakbal recently. After a thorough refurbishment, the trailing suction hopper dredger will start working again as TSHD Biesbosch. “This name refers both to our own roots and to the roots of the Dutch dredging industry,” Filia said
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District has awarded a $23.5 million contract to Norfolk Dredging for dredging and beach nourishment works in North Carolina. Overall, the Carolina Beach and Kure Beach work will include dredging, transporting, placing, planting and shaping beach fill and
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has begun annual maintenance dredging program at the Port of Weipa. According to NQBP, trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) Brisbane is conducting the operations at the Port of Weipa and Rio Tinto Weipa Amrun until June. “Maintenance dredging is essent
Mulzer Family of Companies, one of the largest aggregates producers in the United States, has launched a dredge barge at their Yager Marine facility, KY. This impressive 150’x45’x8’ Crane-Spud barge, designed for dredging operations with an excavator/material handler, will be utilized in the Upper M
China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) said that their giant trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Xin Hai Feng is on its way to the designated area, ready to begin another day of operations for the Westport of the Port Klang expansion project in Malaysia. This massive trailing suction ho
Transport for NSW is seeking input on the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for the Batemans Bay dredging plans. The information sessions will take place at Bay Pavilions at 12 Vesper St, Batemans Bay: The proposed dredging project is set to: The Clyde River Bar is a vital waterway that needs re
In a series of board and membership meetings last week, the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) unanimously voted to accept Harry Stewart as the President of the DCA Board of Directors and Travis Boone as its Senior Vice President. Harry Stewart is the President and CEO of San Rafael, California b
