Dredging continues for the Navy’s largest construction project awarded to date, the Dry Dock 5 project at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Dry Dock 5 is designed for a 150-year service life and will replace Dry Dock 3, which is incapable of docking current Virginia-cl
Brazil’s National Waterway Transport Agency (ANTAQ) decided on Thursday, January 30, that port authorities must submit detailed documents on their dredging plans every six months. According to ANTAQ officials, the aim of this rule is to ensure greater predictability for maintenance operations and th
The town of Brooksville is proposing to dredge around the town pier in Betsy Cove in order to provide all-tide public access, reliable emergency access, and improved navigation for commercial industry, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) said. The proposed dredging will remove approximate
Foyle & Marine Dredging has begun work on an exciting redevelopment project in Campbeltown, Scotland. The company announced today the mobilization of their dredger Dinopotes, along with tug Katie Lou to Campbeltown, for an exciting new dredging contract with Dawson Wam, the main contractor on this m
With their trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) Causeway, Freeway, Shoalway and Strandway, Boskalis carries out year-round replenishment work along the Dutch coastline. In recent years, these vessels have been active along numerous beaches of the coastal provinces as well as the Dutch Wadden Isl
Dragflow DRSP Amphibious Dredge is a multi-purpose machines of the latest generation, offering high performance even in the most complex and demanding dredging operations. The modular design simplifies transport operations, making it easy to move to hard-to-reach dredging locations such as swampy pr
A maintenance dredging project at the Clutesi Haven Marina is almost complete. This project is targeting the removal of sediment between D float and the mouth of Kitsuksis Creek, Port Alberni Port Authority said. The officials hired the barge and excavation team from B. Berry Enterprises and Timberr
Based on the Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure (DfSI) book, IADC has published a paper on ‘Integrating dredging in sustainable development‘. The paper outlines the philosophy and concepts of sustainability and its application to water infrastructure projects focusing on practical issues for dr
Work on the second phase of the Tema Port Expansion Project in Ghana is in full swing. According to the latest update, the new revetment and dredging works are progressing nicely, and the yard expansion is approaching the next milestone on time. In a historic moment for Ghana’s maritime landscape, t
The Town of Palm Beach (FL), partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will this month begin work on a sand placement project on the island’s north end. This stage of the Town’s overall Coastal Management Plan includes dredging operations in Palm Beach Harbor. The project will dredge around
Jan De Nul and Maritime Robotics have launched an advanced Otter Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Vaquita 04 in Dubai. The companies said that the USV is now in Jebel Ali, conducting hydrographic surveys for dredging and coastal development projects. “Dubai is renowned for its ambitious infrastructure
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will soon award a contract for the U.S. Naval Station Mayport Maintenance Dredging project. According to the Corps, the work consists of maintenance dredging of portions of the U.S. Naval Station Mayport including Bar Cut-3. Mayport Entrance Ch
In a step toward restoring Dhaka’s waterways, three advisers of the interim government inaugurated dredging work on six canals yesterday. The six canals scheduled for renovation are: Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser for Environment, Forest, Climate Change, and Water Resources; Adilur Rahman Khan, advise
Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) said that the private sector Jones Act dredging, marine construction and tug/barge operators are all hands-on deck for recovery, evidence collection and debris removal from the crash site on the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington Nati
