The USACE Savannah District completed final inspections of three new hydrographic survey vessels at the Fowl River Marina in Theodore, Alabama, last week. Each vessel bears the name of a fallen U.S. Army Soldier from Georgia, serving as a lasting tribute to their sacrifice and service. The 30-foot W
Port of Tauranga has lodged an application under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 for its proposed development of Stella Passage. The project involves extending the Sulphur Point container berth by 385 metres (in two stages) and the Mount Maunganui wharves by 315 metres, by converting existing carg
After more than a century, the last unidentified German WWI submarine in Belgian waters has been revealed as the UB-57, DEME Group said. Buried in sand, the wreck lay off the Westhinderbank – known for decades, yet its identity remained a puzzle. That was the case until today. “Thanks to the delicat
Weeks Marine from Covington, Louisiana, has won a $20 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project in Alabama. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Mobile, Alabama, with an estimated com
Premier Sovereign Harbor said that the dredging work in the outer harbor has been completed. The project, conducted with the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sospan Dau, started on April 2. The amount of dredging required each year is dependent on the weather experienced the previous winter, w
Mid West Ports is developing a project that will involve dredging the Geraldton’s FBH entrance and surrounds, to maintain safe, navigable waters. Natural sediment build-up at Geraldton’s Port occurs as a result of wind and wave energy moving sediment predominantly in a northerly direction, causing m
Last Friday, Royal IHC held a naming ceremony for Kenmare’s two new high-capacity dredges at its shipyard in Kinderdijk, in the Netherlands. The event was attended by members of the Kenmare and Royal IHC management teams, as well as by the two women who the dredges are being named after: Sandra Clif
Oiltech Dredging Equipment, in collaboration with Impianti Draganti, has successfully delivered an overhauled IHC Cutter Suction Dredger (550) to a client in Africa. Together with Impianti Draganti, the company carried out a comprehensive overhauling of the dredger. The new Caterpillar 3512 engine w
VOC Port Authority, Tuticorin, said that the dredging operations at the North Cargo Berth-III are moving ahead, reaching 35% completion so far. According to the latest project update, the dredging work is likely to be completed by March 30, 2025. Also under the project, the Port will reclaim around
Gagan Pal Singh Diwan, the Vice President (Head Dredging operations & Maintenance) Adani Ports, has unveiled the company’s latest achievement from their dredging department – a new Water Injection Dredger (WID). “We have successfully developed an in-house Water Injection Dredger (WID) by converting
A cutter suction dredging vessel (Damen CSD650) named Engineer Soltan Kazimov, commissioned by the Baku International Sea Trade Port, was successfully launched into the water via a floating dock at the Baku Shipyard today. The vessel’s design was developed by the experienced naval architects and eng
In the Port of Barra do Riacho (Aracruz) and Port of Vitória, Brazil, a maintenance dredging work for Vports Autoridade Portuária is making progress. The project is being executed by Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Alexia. This is the first dredging project in Brazil for the Vo
Trailing suction hopper dredge Albatros has almost completed the biennial maintenance dredging campaign in Port Taranaki, New Zealand. According to the port, the Albatros is near the end of her campaign to keep the shipping channel and berth pockets clear and safe for trade. The dredging campaign, w
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Caribbean District (SAA) has officially released the solicitation for Contract 3 Phase 1 of the Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project (CMP-ERP). This is the first major construction phase to restore water flow between San José Lagoon and San Juan Bay—bring
