Dredge Yard’s Auger Suction Dredger 250 is currently at work cleaning the Port Médoc marina in France. Designed for precision and minimal disruption, this compact dredger is capable of operating under boats and walkways – without the need to remove most of them, the company said in its latest projec
Port Houston is about to receive $131 million in federal funding to advance the Houston Ship Channel construction and maintenance. On Tuesday, May 20, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met for its regular monthly meeting. Chairman Ric Campo opened the meeting with an update that t
Damen Shipyards Group in Vietnam hosted recently the steel cutting ceremony for a new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) 1000 for New Zealand’s Port Otago and Napier Port. The 60-metre long dredger from Damen Port & Maintenance series has a maximum hopper volume of 1,000 m3. It features a bow th
VolkerStevin recently won a £7.3 million contract from the Environment Agency (EA) to carry out important coastal defence work between Pevensey and Eastbourne. The project, Pevensey to Eastbourne interim beach management program, is part of the Environment Agency’s Collaborative Delivery Framework.
The upcoming beach renourishment project along the Grand Strand is scheduled to begin late fall 2025, with completion anticipated by mid-summer 2026. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, beach renourishment will begin in North Myrtle Beach in December 2025, followed by the City of Myrtle Beach
Oiltech Dredging Equipment has just announced the successful delivery of a state-of-the-art Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) to support the development of a new marina harbor in the Caribbean. This new build dredger, designed to efficiently handle silt removal operations, marks a significant milestone i
China’s first eco-friendly high-power cutter suction dredger (CSD) Junchuan is now fully operational in Yan’an, Shaanxi. In just one year, it aims to remove 6 million cubic meters of silt, an amount equivalent to filling six 80,000-seat stadiums.
Curtin Maritime Corp., from Long Beach, California, has won an $8.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging at the Thimble Shoal Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia
HID Shipyard has successfully launched its latest cutter suction dredger, model CSD4016, marking a significant step into the commissioning and trial phase of this state-of-the-art dredging vessel. The newly launched CSD4016 features a modular design and delivers powerful excavation and slurry transp
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District is seeking contractors for the Muskegon Harbor Maintenance Dredging project in Michigan. The project involves mobilizing a dredge to Muskegon Harbor, conducting dredging operations between specified upstream and downstream limits, and placing dredge
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) announced – on the sidelines of the IsDB Group Annual Meeting 2025 in Algiers – the signing of a Specific Transaction Policy (STP) for Boskalis, valued at $40 million. According to ICIEC, this agreement – signed by Dr.
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) has presented the annual awards of the nation’s Best Restored Beaches. The award-winning projects this year are the Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass Project, Cape Canaveral, FL; Encinitas and Solana Beach Storm Damage Reduction Project, Encin
NMDC Group has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jiangsu Juxin Petroleum Steel Pipe, to explore areas of collaboration, with the long-term aim to establish fabrication facilities in the UAE for metallic pipes to be primarily used in the dredging sector. “Collaboration is not optional
Van Oord has signed a new, 3-year contract with the UK Environment Agency to continue beach nourishment works along the Lincolnshire coastline. During the course of the contract, 3 annual campaigns of beach nourishment will be undertaken between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. “As a result of this aw
