On April 9, 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump issued a sweeping executive order (EO) to revitalize U.S. maritime power. The purpose of the EO is to set forth a policy to revitalize and rebuild domestic maritime industries and workforce to promote national security and economic prosperity. Many pr
2024 was a busy year for Van Oord, with 229 projects completed in 39 countries, a solid operational performance and a high level of investment in sustainable vessels. According to the company, the investments included a dual fuel foundation and turbine installation vessel, a dual fuel cable-laying v
MOTAS has been awarded a contract to design and deliver dredge equipment and components, including a dredge automation package, for a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). YÜTEK Makina Gemi İnşa Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti will build the TSHD, which will be equipped with a dredge pump, bow coupling, g
IMS Dredges has just announced the shipment of a 2025 IMS Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® to Dredge America – making it their 5th Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge in their dredging fleet. The dredge comes standard with the patented Starwheel Drive self-propulsion system along with the ability to cable drive a
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will this week start cleaning up soil and sediment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls – or PCBs – along the Kalamazoo River near the Trowbridge Dam in Allegan, Michigan. Under EPA oversight, responsible party NCR Voyix is working with Michigan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has announced the start of a 30-day public comment period for the 2025 Dredged Material Management Plan Update. The New York District (NYD) is responsible for maintaining the Federal navigation channels within the Port of New York and New Jersey.
A new Royal IHC course, designed for those who seek to expand expertise in the field of dredging, will take place from September 15-26, 2025. This two-week course – held at the IHC Training Institute in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands – will offer technical lectures, workshops and group discussions abou
A five-day dredging program is scheduled to take place in Douglas Outer Harbor from Friday, April 18, the Isle of Man Department of Infrastructure said. The work will be undertaken by specialist contractors Boskalis, who visited the Island for three days’ dredging last month following the completion
The Port of Luanda, Angola, is about to begin dredging of the Multipurpose Terminal to 16 meters, enabling it to receive Super Post Panamax vessels of up to 14,000 TEUs. This information was provided by the Director of Infrastructure, Works and Supply at the Port of Luanda, Dória Quichaúla, during a
Stantec Inc. of Denver, Colorado, has won a $1.6 million contract from the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) to design the dredging of approximately 6.3 miles of the Arroyo Colorado, a critical component of the Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project (LRGFCP). T
After spending the winter in the Netherlands, dredging several ports and fairways, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Willem Sr has arrived in Fenit, Ireland. “On behalf of our client Baggerbedrijf De Boer B.V. – Dutch Dredging, the TSHD Willem Sr – in cooperation with the Bed Leveler Rayado
Cohesive, part of Bentley Systems, Incorporated, has been appointed by DEME Group to support a key technology project designed to enhance management of its 100-strong fleet of specialist vessels. The team of enterprise asset management specialists at Cohesive will work with DEME to implement IBM Max
The 2025 Jupiter Inlet Sand Trap Dredging and Beach Nourishment Project is officially underway. Earlier in January, Jupiter Inlet District (JID) advertised a contract for the 2025 Jupiter Inlet sand trap dredging project. On February 19th, the District awarded the 2025 contract to Gator Dredging, wh
Shades Beach boat launch in Harborcreek will be closed for the next two weeks as dredging takes place in the boat access area, Harborcreek Township said. The harbor was built in 2007 and is dredged once per year. Usually, sand is reallocated to the nearby beach, and any material is dried out in a pa
