The Barnstable County dredge team has started dredging and beach nourishment operations south of the Bass River Bridge. According to the Yarmouth Division of Natural Resources, dredging and beach nourishment of the Bass River / West Dennis Beach commenced yesterday, January 16, 2025. Routine mainten
ENKA İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. (ENKA) has completed its first towing operation in the new year – Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) Vesalius, from Port Kuryk to Port Bautino. ENKA is a global engineering and construction firm headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Also, the Turkish giant provides ful
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has released a draft version of the agency’s annual spending plan for Fiscal Year 2026. The plan is the largest single-year investment in Louisiana’s coast to date, with $1.8 billion allotted to the design, engineering, and constructi
Royal IHC has just announced the successful delivery of another Beaver 50 cutter suction dredger (CSD) to its African customer. According to the Dutch giant, the dredger is currently being commissioned. After commissioning, the Royal IHC crews will “enter the start up and guarantee phase where an IH
Last year, Jan De Nul Group finalized a new deep-water port in Nador, Morocco. Strategically located and equipped with modern infrastructure, the port is set to drive economic growth in the region. Located on the western side of the ‘Cap des Trois Fourches’ peninsula, near the Nador city, the new po
Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) said that more than $10 million in grants will be given and distributed to five harbor maintenance and construction projects around the state. The grants, through the Harbor Assistance Program, will support projects in La Cr
ML (UK) Dredging Ltd recently kicked off a dredging campaign in Newhaven Marina. The dredging, which commenced in late November, is being carried out by the backhoe dredger WITTON II. Self-propelled split hopper barge SPLIT THREE is transporting the spoil material from the Marina to the disposal gro
After successfully completing dredging works in Poole Harbor, Jenkins Marine’s dredger ‘C H Horn’ has arrived in Ipswich to start work on the Woolverstone Marina dredging project. C H Horn is an extremely efficient and manoeuvrable self contained dredger, able to load her 125m3 capacity hopper well
Baku Shipyard is currently working on the construction of a Damen Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650. The dredger, which will be ready later this year, will be operated by the Port of Baku, a thriving transport hub on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. While Baku Shipyard has built a wide array of
The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works of the Republic of Cyprus, Alexis Vafeades, said that EUR1.5 million has been approved for dredging and renovation works at Larnaca Marina. According to Vafeades, the dredging operations are essential for the marina’s safe operation and vessel navi
Navigating the Channel Islands Harbor will continue to be safe and downcoast beaches will receive an influx of 1.6 million cubic yards of sand thanks to a dredging project that is now underway. Originally, the dredging was scheduled for late December, but weather did not allow all dredging equipment
The City of Hampton (VA) is seeking bids from qualified bidders to provide maintenance dredging services to the salt ponds inlet. According to the City, the work shall be performed by a hydraulic cutterhead dredge or with a mechanical dredge with all dredged material from the inlet transported and p
The Arundel Yacht Club, the Kennebunkport Marina, and the Kennebunk River Club are proposing maintenance dredging of their waterfront infrastructure, including in and around boat slips, to provide adequate depth for navigation and berthing. In addition, Sprague Operating Resources LLC is proposing d
As the principal contractor for the Pelican Waters community in Caloundra, the Sunshine Coast Region of Queensland, Hall Contracting marked a landmark occasion on the project recently. According to the latest update, their crews completed construction of the final navigable waterway for the developm
