The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base, FOB, Bonny, has rescued 59 persons from the dredging vessel MV AMBIKA 4, working at Okpobo Field near the Okpobo River. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, said that the Navy lost an officer, Lt.-Commander Gideon Gwaza, in the
Two large side sections of the Boskalis’ new mega hopper dredger are currently under construction at the Royal IHC Krimpen. The two sections (seen in the photo) with also the bottom dump doors were spotted when they were transported by using the Lekstroom Transport coupled barges. The new vessel, on
The state government is continuing to work at Henley Beach and West Beach in line with the recommendations of the independent Adelaide Beach Management Review. The final deliveries of quarry sand to Henley Beach are nearly complete. Sand delivery to replenish West Beach started on Monday 29 July. Al
Cottrell Contracting Corporation recently kicked off a dredging and marsh restoration project at the mouth of the Salem River in New Jersey. According to the Army Corps, the contractor has removed close to 200,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal channel. The sediment was pumped to enhance m
In the heart of Superior, Wisconsin, lies Pickle Pond—a nine-acre urban waterbody that once bore the burden of pollution and neglect. White Lake Dock & Dredge, a division of ENTACT, recently transformed this pond into a prime example for environmental restoration and community revitalization. Spearh
Ten years after their last major dredging project in Poland, Boskalis is now kicking off another major dredging work in the country. Using the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Freeway, the Dutch giant is now dredging sand and silt to both deepen and expand the access channel to the new Swinouj
German LNG terminal operator DET has temporarily relocated the 174,000-cbm FSRU Energos Force from the AVG jetty in Stade due to a dredging project in this area. Starting this week, Niedersachsen Ports will carry out planned dredging operations at the jetty for liquefied gases (AVG) in the Port of S
HID Dredger delivered a set of jack-up barge type JP600 for a seashore pipeline laying project in Egypt recently. According to HID, the offshore jack-up barge will be used as the working platform of the offshore excavator for dredging and digging trenches in the seabed. The excavated trenches are se
Last month, a CSD Beaver 65 left for Kalimantan, and now, a new TSHD Beagle 4 is on its way to the same region, Royal IHC said. These two dredgers were chosen by Jhonlin Group, one of the largest companies in Indonesia, to develop local dredging capacity. The 650mm diameter CSD Beaver 65® has been [
Jan De Nul has won two major contracts in Georgia and Kazakhstan. The first contract entails building a groundbreaking new deep water port in Anaklia, Georgia. The second project involves the expansion of the Kuryk Port in Kazakhstan. According to Jan De Nul, both projects will provide a significant
The USACE has begun dredging the Manasquan Inlet yesterday to address the dangerous build-up of sand along the jetty on the Point Pleasant Beach side of channel, said Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester). “We are very grateful to Lt. Col. Beeman and his team from the Philadelphia Army Corps for their qui
The Dutra Group was contracted by the Port of Stockton recently to conduct maintenance dredging at the docks of the Port’s East and West Complexes. The Port of Stockton is a major deep-water port on the Stockton Ship Channel of the Pacific Ocean and an inland port located more than seventy nautical
Mud Cat is shipping a brand-new 50 ft. (15.2m) deep digging custom E-Series electric dredge to a customer in North America. “Mud Cat dredges always create an even bottom profile with parallel precision cuts ensuring maximum efficiency. No large ridges or craters left behind by cheap hanging pumps th
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) yesterday reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Commenting the news, Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Despite having three dredges in drydock, Great Lakes achieved solid results in the second
