Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka recently commissioned three projects for the Fiji Ports Authority, marking a significant upgrade to the country’s port facilities. The three projects at the Lautoka port include maintenance dredging, pilot boat and construction of a container yard. The maintenance
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting on September 24, to review information on the Surf City beach nourishment project. The meeting will focus on the recently published draft General Reevaluation Report (GRR) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Surf City Coastal Storm Ri
Dredging work is underway at one of the Bellarine Peninsula’s most popular boat ramps – the Clifton Springs. According to Better Boating Victoria (BBV), the entrance to the Clifton Springs harbor is being dredged by a long-reach excavator. The dredging program is set to continue through until week’s
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District has suspended Dare County’s permits authorizing dredging work in federal and non-federal channels in Oregon and Hatteras Inlet complexes due to a third recorded instance of noncompliance. “Due to this suspension, all activities authorized by the
Bakker Sliedrecht has just signed the second major contract with IHC for oil-filled underwater motors this year. Under the agreement, Bakker will deliver 3 high-performance motors, each weighing 60 tons, along with high-voltage cables for the motors. “We’ll also be supplying a Dredge Pump Monitoring
Italdraghe said that another set of its 380 kW hydraulic azimuth thrusters is ready to be shipped to their client’s shipyard in Venice, Italy.“Entirely designed and engineered in-house, these propulsion systems are a testament to the seamless and constant collaboration between our engineering and pr
14 submissions are in the running to receive the IADC Safety Award 2024, including the Boskalis proximity warning system, Jan De Nul’s new cutter head staircase design, DEME’s AI camera detection system, Rhosonics’ SDM ECO non-nuclear density meter, etc. For several years, the IADC Safety Award was
Adam Copus, CPRA Digital Content Manager, has taken drone pictures of the dredge Robert M. White working just off the I-10 near the Bonnet Carre Spillway. The 270-feet long dredge, capable of pumping 60,000 cubic-yards of fill material a day, is being used to rebuild the LaBranche Marsh. The LaBranc
New York Congressman Nick LaLota has announced $1.5 million in federal funding for the Town of Brookhaven for improvement projects at Port Jefferson Harbor. The funds will support projects that protect against erosion and storm surges in the Port Jefferson Marina. According to the official, dredging
The Barnstable County dredge Cod Fish II has commenced the dredge program’s 28th season in Bourne with a maintenance dredging project in the South Channel of Red Brook Harbor (also known as Hospital Cove Channel). The South Channel project, like most other projects the County dredge program undertak
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District has awarded an $11.4 million contract to Alabama Shipyard LLC to drydock and repair the hopper dredge Wheeler. The Wheeler, operated by the New Orleans District, is the largest hopper dredge in the Corps fleet. Although the dredge is maintained
This year’s Eastern Chapter Meeting will offer the WEDA/ERDC Short Course named Innovations Towards Achieving More Sustainable Management of Dredged Material. The aim of the short course to help participants implement new USACE guidance to consider environmental benefits and efficiencies when compar
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is investigating a Philippine-flagged dredging vessel with six purportedly undocumented Chinese and Filipino-Chinese crew members. An initial PCG report on Monday said that the undocumented individuals were crew members of the dredger MV Sangko Uno docked at Navotas
Weeks Marine Inc. from Covington, Louisiana, has won a $29 million firm-fixed-price contract to remove and dispose of dredging material in Louisiana. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Venice, Louisiana, with a
