Curtin Maritime Corp. will soon begin maintenance dredging at the Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. The company recently won a $33.4 million contract to dredge Baltimore Harbor and the Channels in Chesapeake Bay. The project consists of maintenance dredging approximately 2,290,000 cubic yards from the dee
The City of Hercules (CA), at the council meeting on October 22, voted and approved the contract with LSA Associates to secure the Environmental Permits and complete the Final Design for the Lake Refugio Dredging Project. Lake Refugio was last dredged in 2005. During large storm events, sediment is
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Crestway recently navigated through the Panama Canal to carry out essential maintenance dredging work in Puerto Chiapas, a key Mexican port on the Pacific Ocean. “As a global dredging and offshore contractor and maritime services provider, we operate
The Port of Rijeka, Croatia, has completed $18.9 million infrastructure upgrade project that will allow the Adriatic Gate container (AGCT) terminal to process large container vessels. The program included dredging works of the seabed in the length of 100 meters along the coastal wall of the southern
Over the years, Boskalis has been involved in maintaining and reinforcing much of the Dutch coast with a significant number of trailing suction hopper dredgers. In one of the current projects, Boskalis is working to replenish the beaches in the Netherlands province of Zeeland. The four trailing suct
The Lake County Water Resources Department (CA) will next week begin work on the Lucerne Harbor dredging project. According to the Department, the contractor – Marz Engineering will start dredging works on November 4. During the works, the boat launching ramp and portions of the parking lot at Lucer
Waterking Amphibious and Dredging equipment has just unveiled the final result of their latest project: the fully assembled WK 20 NG-A with a customer requested JCB upper structure. This 2-ton amphibious excavator is now complete and on its way to Poland. “From the boom extension to the precise asse
Over the last decade and more, Baggerbedrijf De Boer – Dutch Dredging has been undertaking maintenance dredging works in the Port of Dunkirk, France. Usually the work involves dredging in the Eastern and Western areas of the port to ensure that the waterways are maintained at their design specificat
Southwind Construction from Evansville, Indiana, has won a $7.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging work in North Carolina. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Hubert, Holden Beach, Oc
Two excavators are loading soil into dump trucks at the bottom of the Conemaugh River, said USACE. One load at a time, the trucks are removing sediment and vegetation to restore the Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project, safeguarding lives and property. With each scoop, the work uncovers more of
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has released public notice of proposed discharges of dredged and fill material for the Lower Columbia River Channel Maintenance works. According to the notice, USACE proposes to discharge dredged and fill material during implementation of a Dredged
Crews from Envisan, the environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul, are currently very busy working in an old town in Belgium. Their latest task includes removing the old foundations and rocks to create a safer passage for river traffic. Jan De Nul said in its official statement that “our client SPW – S
Virginia Port Authority (VPA) has announced plans to perform maintenance dredging of its facilities on the Elizabeth River, the Norfolk International Terminal-North (NNIT) and Norfolk International Terminal-South (SNIT). The deepening and widening of the approach channel and berthing areas is aimed
Port of Klaipeda said that a new cruise ship terminal is set to be developed at the central part of Klaipėda where existing quays will be reconstructed, new quays will be built, and the depths will be adapted to the new needs. Also, the new terminal will include an administrative building. Algis Lat
