Pilbara Ports announced today the start of Dampier Bulk Handling Facility (DBHF) dredging operations. This dredging campaign is part of stage one of the Dampier Cargo Wharf Projects, creating a multi-user facility that expands the capability of the Port of Dampier. DBHF dredging campaign will take p
The PD Ports dredger Heortnesse departed from UK Docks Marine Services Teesside facility this weekend after successfully completed repairs and improvements. Her place in the dry dock was almost immediately taken by the Tarmac-owned City of Chichester which smoothly entered dry dock yesterday. “The a
Weeks Marine subsidiary, Healy Tibbitts Builders is hard at work on the USACE’s maintenance dredging project at Honolulu Harbor, located on the southern coast of Oahu. Honolulu Harbor is the principal seaport of the state of Hawaii, and this project will ensure that commercial and recreational vesse
The Town of Oak Island (NC) is gearing up for some crucial beach nourishment efforts that will take place during the 2024-25 Winter Season. According to the town, the lease for available sand from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is required to proceed with the project, is expecte
NMDC Group has secured a 5.05 billion UAE dirhams ($1.37 billion) contract from Modon Holding. According to NMDC’s filing to the Abu Dhabi Exchange (ADX), the contract includes marine dredging, reclamation and ground improvement works in Abu Dhabi. No project details were given. The Emirati group, f
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock has begun landing pipes for the Town Neck (MA) beach area nourishment project. In partnership with the Town of Sandwich and the Army Corps, GLDD will work to mitigate shore damage attributed to the east jetties of the Cape Cod Canal with a one-time placement of 320,300 cu
The fourth generation amphibious dredger developed by SCO HID Marine Equipment Technology is about to enter the dredging market in mid-October 2024. This versatile dredger integrates the functions of stranding, digging, grabbing, piling, weeding, etc. It is suitable for shallow water operations such
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and King Philippe of Belgium have officially inaugurated the Nieuwe Sluis Terneuzen (New Lock Terneuzen) in the Netherlands. Two days ago, the Kings signaled the first ship – a bulk carrier – to sail through the lock, marking the completion of this ambitious
The construction activities on a new Damen CSD650 are moving ahead in Vietnam. According to Damen’s latest project update, “the dredger is shaping up nicely and it is almost ready for trials and some real action.” The Damen CSD650 is a self-propelled or stationary vessel that uses a rotating cutter
FSUE Rosmorport has taken delivery of a new non-self-propelled cutter suction dredger (CSD) Nikolay Rusanov. Nikolay Rusanov is the lead vessel of a series of three dredgers, which are being built by Stroyliderplys, LLC by the order of FSUE Rosmorport. The vessel measures 55 meters in length (LOA) b
DE Klop BV has provided design services to Mineros for the conversion of their recently acquired dredger Apoena. As part of this project, DE Klop implemented several modifications to enhance the operational capabilities of the Apoena. One of the key changes involved increasing the dredging depth, wh
Jenkins Marine team has arrived on site in Plymouth at Corporation Wharf to start work on a project for Cattewater Harbour Commissioners. Corporation Wharf on the River Plym is a dedicated bulk cement storage and distribution terminal with additional capacity for alternative cargoes. In co-operation
Seacoast Marine Construction of Long Island, New York, recently won a $39.9 million USACE contract for restoration work at Barren Island, part of the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration project in Dorchester County, Maryland. The contract award ushers in the second phase of Mid-Bay resto
Sevenson Environmental Services Inc. completed work at one of its Michigan Dredging Projects recently. This complex dredging project involved the removal of 78,000 cy of PCB contaminated river sediments. Dredged sediments were transported to three separate staging areas for stabilization. Following
