Port of Melbourne has just announced its partnership with The Nature Conservancy Australia (TNC) to lead the world’s first trial to remediate dredge material grounds by restoring shellfish reefs in Port Phillip Bay. Dredge material grounds are areas of seafloor set aside for placement of sand and mu
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to perform advance maintenance dredging project in Barcelona Harbor, NY. In recent years, the harbor has experienced extreme shoaling. Wave action is pushing littoral sediment over the west breakwater and into the navigation channel. It is now common for
Damen Shipyards Group has recently delivered a Damen CSD 350 cutter suction dredger to Guyana Port Inc. (GPI). The stationary dredger is second hand, and the purchase was brokered by Damen and delivered to the site with a comprehensive start-up package including floating pipelines, spare parts, comm
Over the past 115 years, Boskalis has made its mark in many corners of the world. Some locations were visited more frequently than others, and the Port of Melbourne in the state of Victoria was home to Boskalis vessels numerous times. Since 2000, Boskalis has consistently been carrying out maintenan
The Southern Centre for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair division of Russia’s state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation kicked off mooring trials of a new inland sand dredger earlier this week. The vessel belongs to the Project 93.159 series of self-propelled, bucket wheel dredgers – the first example
Mississippi Valley Division (the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Commanding General Maj. Gen. Kimberly Peeples visited Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Illinois, yesterday. During the tour, the USACE officials learned more about the Brandon Road Interbasin Project (BRIP) and get an up close view o
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is about to begin work on the long-awaited Ocean County (NJ) beach nourishment project. According to the local officials, GLDD’ hopper dredges have arrived off the coast of Ocean County and are now waiting for weather to clear before they can start dredging and beac
HID Dredger has just launched its new cutter suction dredger (CSD) for a customer in Colombia. “With its advanced design and cutting-edge technology, this dredger will play a crucial role in local infrastructure projects, ensuring smooth and efficient dredging operations,” the Chinese company said.
Ippel Dredging has been busy lately dredging the Lauwersmeer, a man-made lake in the north of the Netherlands. Over the last few weeks, the company is working hard to dredge the Lauwersmeer and bring the depth in the lake back to at least 2.0 meters. This way the docking facilities remain well acces
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on the Hdh. Neykurendhoo Harbor dredging program. According to MTCC, this very important development project is well underway. “We have completed new harbor basin dredging operations. Construction of quay wall stru
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has proposed to perform maintenance dredging of the Lake Montauk Harbor Federal Navigation Channel. The channel was last dredged in 2018, where approximately 40,000 cubic yards of material was removed. The dredged sand was used as beach nourishment
Nexus Energy has recently supplied its PowerPack to a pilot project taking place in the seaport of Dordrecht. During the project, Van Oord, in cooperation with ZEDHub, Smart Delta Drechtsteden, the Municipality of Dordrecht and Port of Rotterdam, assessed the potential of a fully electric dredging o
Orion Group Holdings, Inc. has won new Marine and Concrete contracts with a total value of approximately $211.7 million. These projects are expected to begin in 2025 with varying completion dates extending through 2026. Orion Marine $143.5 million contracts include:
After several months of hard work, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is about to successfully complete the first phase of Indian River Inlet emergency dredging and beach nourishment project. The dredging and beachfill of the north side of the Indian River
