Beginning next Monday, October 7, Barnstable County Dredge and the Town’s contracting partner, Dig-it Construction, will resume dredging activity as part of the Cotuit Bay Entrance Channel Dredging Project. According to the officials, the crews will dredge the channel approaching the Bay and use the
The hopper dredger Emerald Duchess has been officially named by PD Ports longest serving member of staff in a ceremony on the banks of the river. The christening ceremony, traditionally held to bring luck to a new vessel and all who sail in her, was attended by 250 people from across Teesside’s rive
A dredging project will cause a partial closure of a popular spot at a South Shore park, the National Park Service (NPS) said. The NPS also announced that there will be a partial closure of Crooke’s Point in Great Kills Park beginning on Friday, October 4. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conduct
Suffolk County said that they will be dredging in West Neck Harbor through mid-October. The project includes widening of the approach channels to West Neck Harbor, Menantic Creek, and Dickerson Creek. The project also includes shoreline restoration at Wades Beach and Shell Beach. According to the Co
Early this week, Weeks Marine of Covington, Louisiana, secured two dredging contracts worth over $68 million. The first contract, in the amount of $36.1 million, was awarded by the Army Corps’ Baltimore District for harbor and channels maintenance dredging works in Virginia. The dredging will be per
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the city of Wabasha, Minnesota, are working together to manage river sand dredged from the Mississippi River. The trucking operations began this week and should be complete in December, said USACE. “The city anticipates moving around 2,000 cub
In June this year, Damen Shipyards signed a contract with the German dredging contractor Hegemann for an innovative booster station. The booster, a standard BS 500, will be fitted out with Damen’s in-house developed Marine NOX Emission Reduction System. This officially EU Stage V certified system wi
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has won several dredging contracts totaling $342.3 million. The awarded work includes: The Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement, Contract Project 6 involves the deepening of the channel to accommodate larger vessels, reduce transportation costs, enh
Femern A/S has just released this beautiful photo of Boskalis’ giant backhoe dredger Odin. The dredger and its crew are removing the last remnants of the temporary outer dike in front of the tunnel portal at Puttgarden so that the first tunnel element on the German side can be immersed. Odin is 60 m
The Dutra Group on Monday won a $9.3 million Army Corps contract for maintenance dredging work in Tampa Harbor, Florida. According to the Corps, the project consists of maintenance dredging within Tampa Harbor, particularly maintenance of the Cut-C (HB). Dredge areas will incorporate 1 foot of allow
Last Tuesday, September 24, the Port of Houston Commission met for its regular monthly meeting. Chairman Ric Campo began the meeting with an update on the Houston Ship Channel Expansion – Project 11 – saying that the work is progressing well. According to Campo, key segments are on target to be comp
Watermaster/Aquamec Ltd. has just released this amazing photo of its Watermaster amphibious dredger removing silt from a dam reservoir in the Swiss Alps and restoring its water storage capacity and energy output.Reservoirs supply water for farming, drinking, and electricity generation, while also he
Over the last few weeks, DEMCON unmanned systems have been putting the latest newbuild autonomous survey V5750 7m USV (VO:X Barentsz) through its paces in sea trials as part of its journey toward certification. “Despite some autumn waves and winds, the vessel continues to prove its capability in rea
The winner of the Young Author Award 2024 Juan Cruz Andrini published an interesting article in IADC’s latest issue of Terra et Aqua about an efficient tool for environmental control in dredging operations. Environmental management and monitoring programs are essential for identifying and mitigating
