St. Johns County is announcing scheduled temporary closures at the Vilano Boat Ramp due to ongoing dredging operations aimed at improving navigation and safety. Due to narrow channel conditions during low tide and the presence of heavy equipment, the contractor has formally requested temporary closu
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, and its contractor Ryba Marine Construction Company will begin the largest dredging operation on the Great Lakes this fall. This year’s dredging of Toledo Harbor’s federal navigation channel – which requires the largest quantity of material to be d
Canal & River Trust is carrying out dredging on the Ashby Canal as part of vital works to help ensure boaters can continue to use the centuries-old waterway. The dredging, which is due to continue until 20 May, will see the charity remove around 7,000 tons of sediment at various locations on the can
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, hosted an Industry Day recently to brief the dredging industry of four upcoming dredging projects to be advertised and awarded in 2025. The projects are located in St. Lucie and Martin Counties and include Fort Pierce Harbor, Fort Pierce Shore
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) yesterday reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. According to Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Great Lakes had an great first quarter, with strong project performance and high utilization as all of th
Mavi Deniz has manufactured 1.500m of silt curtains to protect marine environment during a dredging project in Romania and a new port development program in Cyprus. According to the Turkish company, their silt curtains are designed to contain and control sediment dispersion during dredging, land rec
Dredging plays a major role in coastal infrastructure projects and guarantees port access and the navigability of waterways. It is crucial to understand how the process of dredging can be performed safely, efficiently and cost-effectively in combination with attention to the marine ecosystem and its
UK Docks Marine Services said that CEMEX UK Marine Ltd’s dredger Sand Falcon visited its Teesside facility this month. The Sand Falcon is a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) that was built in 1998. The TSHD arrived in the area last week and will undertake a three-week drydocking period before c
Damen Shipyards Group has just announced the successful sale and delivery of the second cutter suction dredger (CSD) 600 in its new series of standard dredgers. According to Damen, the customized dredger will be delivered to an Asian customer, complete with a crew training program on location. “The
The fairway to Port Esbjerg has now been fully deepened. The upgrade is set to enable access for increased cargo volumes, larger vessels and new strategic opportunities in both the energy and defense sectors, the Port said. “The deepening of the fairway marks a major milestone. It expands our overal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District recently kicked off maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channels and intracoastal waterways in Volusia County. Since mid-April, USACE crews are actively dredging the shoaling within the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) and Ponce de Leon I
Osama Rabie, the Chairperson of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), met with Argentine ambassador to Cairo, Holger Martinsen, yesterday to explore avenues for bilateral cooperation, particularly in dredging operations and advanced navigation systems. Highlighting the SCA’s openness to international coll
The next maintenance dredging of the Mattituck Harbor Federal Navigation Channel is scheduled to take place in late 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has proposed maintenance dredging of the Mattituck Harbor Federal Navigation Project with subsequent placement of the dredged
Located in Grasonville near Kent Island, the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center — known as CBEC – has been the site of living shoreline and marsh enhancement projects for more than 23 years. From work that turned concrete rubble from Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium into oyster habitat, to innovative t
