The Dutch shipbuilding company Damen and JSC Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant Balkan from Turkmenistan discussed a cooperation in the production of dredging vessels earlier this week. According to News Central Asia, the meeting took place on November 19 during the visit of the delegation headed by
In order to restore passenger transportation to Isla de la Juventud – a vital route for the residents of the island region – the Cuban authorities have intensified dredging operations at the Surgidero de Batabanó. The Minister of Transportation, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, said that the accumulation o
In the heart of the Rouge River Area of Concern (AOC), two ambitious habitat restoration projects – at Wilcox Lake and Phoenix Lake – are bringing new life to these vital bodies of water. Spearheaded by ENTACT and funded through partnerships with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lake
The regional government of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy is to spend €5.8 million for dredging project in Porto Nogaro. According to Fabio Scoccimarro, the Regional Councilor for Environmental Protection, the government has allocated the sum of 5.8 million euros to restore both the access canal
Senatro Raffy T. Tulfo said that the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents should be part of an inspection team that examines huge vessels arriving in the country to do dredging operations, the Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau reports. During yesterday’s deliberation on the
The Port of Portland recently marked the launch of the 2024 dredging season on the Columbia River. According to the port, the crew of the Dredge Oregon are performing work that is critically important to thousands of local businesses and jobs in the region. During the dredging season, the crew remov
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has announced the start of essential 2024-2025 maintenance dredging operations for the Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet. This critical work (New York Beach Erosion Control and Navigation Project) was awarded to Norfolk Dredging
The first full-scale beach nourishment of the Mexico Beach (FL) shoreline will be under construction in January 2025, with an anticipated completion by May 1st, 2025. This is a very important storm protection project for Mexico Beach that has taken years of hard work and planning to make happen. In
Corbet’s Group has just unveiled its new autonomous dredge. According to the company, this piece of equipment is designed to revolutionize efficiency and sustainability in dredging operations, offering: Corbet’s Group is a family owned company which has been operating for over 40 years.
In what is a first for Irish ports, Port of Waterford and Boskalis are partnering with Certa Ireland to undertake a maintenance dredging campaign using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).The campaign is expected to take approximately two weeks and utilising HVO, instead of Marine Gas Oil will prevent
After successful geophysical campaigns in France, Scotland, and the Netherlands, G-TEC offshore survey vessel Karina has embarked on a new mission in Danish waters. G-TEC has been contracted by FLC (Femern Link Contractors) to ensure safe removal of sand from the offshore borrow for the construction
Parks Victoria is about to begin another round of maintenance dredging in and around Mordialloc Creek entrance. Dredging works will be carried out by a cutter suction dredge along the navigation channel at the creek entrance (approximate location 38˚00.690’S, 145˚05.057’E). The works will remove sed
Pennsylvania American Water has completed the dredging of Roaring Brook in Lackawanna County after sediment was released into the Lackawanna River earlier this year. This effort is part of a corrective action plan required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Officials s
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is wrapping up work on the beach nourishment project at Andy Bowie Park in Texas. According to the Cameron County Parks and Recreation, the beach profile at Andy Bowie Park has been successfully widened, enhancing the overall beach experience. The project is being e
