To relieve the Port of Dakar and its surroundings, a new port is being built in Ndayane, 50 kilometers further down the coast. For this capital program, Jan De Nul will dredge a five-kilometer access channel and create an 89-hectare platform through land reclamation. According to Jan De Nul, the dre
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has successfully launched China’s first all-electric cutter suction dredger named Junlan. The Junlan, a non-self-propelled electric cutter suction dredger, has an overall length of 67 meters, a width of 11.95 meters and a maximum dredging depth of 25 meters.
The USACE Baltimore District has just released this very interesting video about the annual Baltimore Harbor & channels maintenance dredging, with USACE project manager Kevin Fenyak and Rob Collaro, a project manager with contractor Curtin Maritime. In coordination with their partners at the Port of
In their warehouse in Italy, Dragflow is currently testing the HY400, a powerful dredging pump outfitted with advanced excavators. According to the company, this pump is undergoing its initial tests, demonstrating its capability for high intensity dredging operations. Engineered with cutting edge te
Auckland Council Healthy Waters said that the emergency works at Brian Byrnes Reserve are scheduled to start this Monday, February 24. According to the council, these works will include fish management and dredging operations. Sediment and erosion controls will be put in place downstream to minimize
Registration is still open for the USACE-ERDC/WEDA “Innovations Towards Achieving More Sustainable Management of Dredged Material” Short Course. The course is part of the 2025 Midwest Chapter Meeting which will be held at the Westin Milwaukee hotel Tuesday, March 11th to Thursday, March 13th, 2025.
VOSTA LMG has recently delivered four electric-driven boosters (11kV) to its customer’s mine site. According to VOSTA, these boosters – radio-controlled from the cutter suction dredger – maintain continuous pressure on the pipeline to transport the dredged soil miles away. Also, the boosters can ope
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is about to begin maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channels of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) and Ponce de Leon Inlet in Volusia County. The works are scheduled to start sometime in early April, and the mobilization of constructi
The transformation of Europa Terminal in Antwerp has been underway for nearly two years. With this large-scale modernisation, Port of Antwerp-Bruges is joining forces with PSA Belgium to increase the container capacity and upgrade the infrastructure to meet future demands. The project will be undert
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is working to improve the health of the Small Craft Harbour in Whitby, Ontario, by dredging to remove old sediment that picked up historical contaminants over time. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) recently developed a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) to guide the cleanup (rem
In the winter issue of the Terra et Aqua journal, IADC (International Association of Dredging Companies) presented an article titled “Unsuitable to suitable: a change in the reclamation design paradigm” that investigates the shift in the design and construction of reclamation projects. The availabil
Using trailing suction hopper dredgers Causeway and Strandway and backhoe dredger Manu Pekka, Boskalis Westminster recently completed another dredging project in Southampton, UK. The project consisted of two phases: And after ruling out the presence of UXO or objects of archaeological value, the sec
Maldon District Council (UK) has announced that agreement has been reached to dredge Hythe Quay and the Visitor Pontoon. The decision to dredge Hythe Quay and Visitor Pontoon in Maldon was approved at the Full Council meeting held on Thursday, 13th February. This project will ensure that the Quay an
Congressman Nick LaLota yesterday hosted officials from all levels of government and leaders of the community to witness the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conduct emergency dredging of the vital Lake Montauk Inlet. According to USACE, the work is being conducted with the shallow draft dredger Murden.
