A £14 million project to restore the Montgomery Canal has been granted an 11-month extension by the UK Government, Powys County Council said. It was due to be finished by the end of March this year, but the Council and Glandŵr Cymru (the Canal and River Trust in Wales), who are delivering the scheme
VPorts, the concessionaire responsible for the port complex of Vitória, Capuaba and Barra do Riacho, will invest approximately $5.2 million in the coming months for dredging works in Aracruz. The dredging works began on Monday, March 17, in Barra do Riacho and will be followed by the Port of Vitória
The Lake Worth Inlet will be temporarily closed today. According to the Port of Palm Beach, the Lake Worth Inlet will be closed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. due to the dredging contractor experiencing issues with the pipe that’s used to transport material from the water to the beach. “For safety reasons a
The City of Virginia Beach and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently kicked off the Oceanfront beach replenishment project. The 2025 replenishment project began in late January along the Resort Area Beach between 15th and 45th Street. The contractor, Manson Construction is dredging sand from the Atl
The cutter suction dredge King Fisher has been busy lately providing maintenance dredging for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Texas. According to Orion, this contract involves multiple dredges and will remove over 3 million cubic yards of material to keep the channel safe and navigable for commer
A project to strengthen the rock groyne at Mallacoota’s Bastion Point boat ramp is on the go again, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. Crews are installing large armor rocks to strengthen the structure, which provides protection for boaters launching and retrieving at the two-lane facility. The ram
Sediment that has been left undisturbed for decades in Georgetown Harbor could be hiding potential threats, South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) said. “On behalf of the Coastal Conservation League (CCL), we are raising concerns about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) dredging pro
Gold Coast Waterways Authority is working to improve navigational access around its waterways by dredging the South Wave Break Island Channel. As a popular route for vessels, the channel must be returned to its desired depth to minimise risks to navigational safety and improve access for recreationa
For sand and gravel companies, opening new extraction sites is becoming increasingly difficult due to regulations and environmental challenges. As a result, the industry is looking deeper—literally. At Dutch Dredgers — the company specialized in high-quality dredgers, dredging equipment, and pontoon
Boskalis’ mega hopper dredger Fairway and the smaller one, the Shoreway, are very busy in Malaysia at the moment. With an annual throughput of over 14 million containers, Port Klang in Malaysia ranks among the 11 busiest container ports in the world. Smooth access to the port and its many berths is
The City of Port Colborne is seeking community input on the future of the empty grain terminal and the potential dredging of sediment buildup at Sugarloaf Marina and the public boat launch. As one of the largest municipally owned and operated marinas in Ontario, the marina provides 700 dock slips fo
When Indonesia’s significant open pit mine needed an efficient dredging system, they turned to Dragflow. The challenge was complex: removing highly concentrated sediment from the bottom of a basin and transporting it to a higher area of the mine, all while dealing with acidic water with a pH of 3. M
The Town of Oak Island, North Carolina, has presented the latest update on the upcoming Beach Nourishment Project. The Town solicited bids for the project from October 15, 2024, to November 12, 2024. Due to Contractor requests, local officials provided the options to bid the project for construction
Double B Marine Services said that the dredging operations at the Wilmington Harbor maintenance dredging and Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point are now complete. The work, undertaken by Norfolk Dredging Company, included maintenance dredging of: The maintenance dredging required removal and disposa
