A new visitor for Swansea Drydocks, in for bow thruster repairs, is the hopper dredger City of Cardiff, built in 1997. Owned by Tarmac Marine Dredging Ltd., the dredger is sailing under the flag of United Kingdom. Tarmac fleet of four vessels (the City of London, the City of Westminster, the City of
The Barnstable County Dredge Cod Fish II completed the dredging of the South Channel in Bourne last week. This project was intended to remove shoaling that has narrowed the channel restricting navigation from boats entering and departing Red Brook Harbor. The channel was last dredged in 2001 by the
in2Dredging Pty Ltd has just announced the successful completion of Water Injection Dredging (WID) trials at the Port of Melbourne. The trials were conducted under the expert supervision of in2Dredging and were executed by the contractor, Polaris Marine Group. This approach harnesses the power of gr
The Town of Cobourg, Ontario, is set to commence essential dredging operations at the west end of the harbor. The mechanical dredging will involve removing accumulated brush, silt, and debris, which has contributed to shallow water levels and hindered boat anchoring and navigation. Maintaining prope
The Third Ward Milwaukee River remediation project is a pivotal step in cleaning up the Milwaukee River. It targets the site of a decommissioned manufactured gas plant that once operated in the area. Brennan was selected as the prime contractor for this project, tasked with dredging contaminated sed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has awarded a $41.2 million contract to Weeks Marine for the Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point (FIMP) Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The contract will focus on the Westhampton and Cupsogue sections of Fire Island, located on the bay side o
Boaters in Leicester (UK) will benefit from dredging to keep the River Soar navigable, supporting local communities and wildlife. Canal and River Trust will work together with specialist contractors to remove over 1,100 tonnes of silt from the river in the city over the next four weeks. “Dredging is
The Municipality of Central Manitoulin in partnership with Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association will be dredging the sand at the Mouth of the Mindemoya River in Providence Bay, ON, to allow spawning salmon to access the river. The work is starting on Friday October 4th, 2024 under an approved
DE Klop shipyard in the Netherlands continues to make great progress on the Cygnus project – a revolutionary fully electric cutter suction dredger. “The pontoons of the Cygnus, which we are building on stock, have recently arrived in Sliedrecht,” the shipbuilder said in the update. “In the coming mo
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has just released this very informative video about the 2024 Great Lakes Dredge Team meeting. Members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, other federal agencies and municipal governments from the Great Lakes states attend the annual Great Lakes Dred
The Brazilian Environment and Renewable Natural Resources Institute (IBAMA) has authorized dredging of the Babitonga Bay channel in Santa Catarina. With the issue of the Installation License (LI) which is required for the deepening of the Babitonga Bay, the Port of São Francisco do Sul can now begin
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended by 30 days the public comment period for its third review of the cleanup of PCB-contaminated sediment from the Upper Hudson River. Originally set to end on October 8, 2024, the new deadline is now November 7, 2024. Also, the EPA held virtua
Mid-South Testing of Decatur, AL, recently took delivery of their second Mud Cat® 225D after their first Mud Cat 225D (formerly called the model 815) performed 17 years of reliable service. Both dredges are currently operating with the newest unit working on a 17 ft. (5.18m) deep, 8-acre industrial
Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT), a subsidiary of Tradepoint Atlantic (TPA) released an independent report of the results of a sampling and testing program for the evaluation of dredged sediment from the southern portion of Sparrows Point Channel for ocean placement. The sampling and testing
