J.E. McAmis has won another Superfund cleanup contract, this one in Portland Harbor. The project will entail dredging and upland disposal of contaminated sediments and the use of McAmis’ own in-water sand mining sites to provide clean sand capping material for the project after the completion of dre
Pacific Dredge & Construction recently returned to Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad, CA, to perform another round of maintenance dredging — supporting tidal circulation, marine life, and local beach nourishment. The project occurs every one to four years to remove sand that naturally drifts into the
Season 3 of Manson Construction’s North Extension Stabilization Step 1 (NES-1) project is underway at the Don Young Port of Alaska in Anchorage, the company said in the latest project update. This season’s work includes dredging approximately 420,000 cubic yards of material and placing approximately
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has initiated Construction Management At-Risk (CMAR) pre-construction services on the Chandeleur Islands Restoration Project. CPRA has selected Weeks Marine to provide the CMAR services for the State’s largest barrier island restoration
This morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) retrieved the cadaver of a second crew member of the dredging vessel Hong Hai 16 that capsized off Rizal, Occidental Mindoro. According to PCG, the dredger capsized at approximately 100 meters from the shoreline of Barangay Malawaan around 5:20 p.m. on
A Filipino-flagged dredging vessel Hong Hai 16, carrying 23 crew members, capsized off the coast of Barangay Malawaan, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, yesterday. According to the initial reports: The vessel was preparing to depart with a cargo of sand when it suddenly tilted and overturned. Local media s
Straatman completed a factory acceptance test (FAT) of two female parts for bow couplings for Jan De Nul Group last week. The project includes: “We built the entire bow discharge installation for the Filippo Brunelleschi back in 2002. It’s great to be part of her journey again,” Straatman said. The
The City of Blair, Wisconsin, and Brennan Marine have officially started work on the Lake Henry dredging project. The restoration of Lake Henry will include removal of approximately 200,000 cubic yards of sedimentation via hydraulic dredging. The aim of the project is to dredge Lake Henry to a maxim
After months of ongoing communication with USACE, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), and the Governor’s office, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten called on the Governor and EGLE’s director to prevent costly delays in the dredging of Grand Haven’s Inner Harbor – a projec
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is beginning preparation of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document to address maintenance dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in Manatee County, Florida. The GIWW Project from the Caloosahatchee River to the Anclote R
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Shoalway has once again proved its unique dredging capabilities with brilliant backfill operation at Borssele. Once installed, cables and pipelines on the seabed need to be protected from the forces of the sea with rocks or sand. This also applied to the exp
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said that the moored Belize-registered dredger KSE Hitachi has sunk off Tuas. The MPA was alerted about the accident yesterday at 1:30 PM. According to MPA, there were no personnel reported to be on board the dredger at the time of the incident, and
Royal IHC is expanding its presence in the US dredging market by embarking on a new project and partnership with Eastern Shipbuilding Group. The company will support The Dutra Group with the design, engineering and supply of key components, including all mission equipment and automation, for their l
GearTec AG recently won a large-scale order for the supply of various gearboxes for a new self-propelled CSD for a client in middle-east. The scope of delivery is very similar to the equipment the company has already delivered in 2018 to a client in China, including the 250-ton gearbox one of the la
