International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will this fall organize its 5-day Dredging and Reclamation Seminar in Abu Dhabi (UAE) from 18-22 November 2024. Since 1993, IADC has provided a five-day-long seminar especially developed for professionals in dredging-related industries. In addit
Muddy Water Dredging LP from Orange, Texas, has won a $14.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging program in Texas. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Orange, Texas, with an estimated com
The Port of Brunswick will soon add 50 more acres of paved vehicle storage at Colonel’s Island Terminal. The terminal improvements will be accompanied by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects to improve Brunswick Harbor. The Port will receive nearly $38 million in federal funding for maintenance dre
Port of Brisbane Chief Executive Officer, Neil Stephens, has welcomed the announcement by the Queensland Government to declare the Channel Enhancement Project a coordinated project requiring an environmental impact statement (EIS). The port is currently in the early stages of considering the future
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. yesterday announced the continuation of a major dredging project in the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers, New Jersey. Following a temporary pause in January of this year for fish spawning, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has resumed maintenance dredging this month with
Chatham TV, the Government Access TV Station for The Town of Chatham, MA, has just released this very interesting video named “Backstage | Coastal Resources – Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Murden”. In the video, Coastal Resource Director Ted Keon narrates a drone flyover by the Chatham Fire and Res
The Government of the Northwest Territories has cancelled a tender for dredging work at the Liard River Ferry Landings, initially scheduled to start in mid-September 2024. This project was intended to enhance navigational conditions for the M.V. Lafferty Ferry when docking at both landings. Accordin
Biennial dredging of Fairport Harbor’s federal navigation channel by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is complete. Dredging of Fairport Harbor ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes, and the economic viability of United States waterways,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District has awarded a $38.2 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock for the Absecon Island beach nourishment work. According to the Army Corps, work will be performed in Atlantic County, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of March 31,
The 2024 Great Lakes Inspection Tour (GLINT) kicked off this week with a Lake Superior boat tour in Duluth, Minnesota. The three-day event brings the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division staff together with subordinate units US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, U
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, recently approved construction of the new greenfield mega port at Vadhvan in Maharashtra, India. According to the government, the Project will be constructed by Vadhavan Port Project Limited (VPPL), an SPV formed by Jawaharlal Nehru Po
The City of New Smyrna Beach said that the dredging operations are underway in Turnbull Plantations with a hydraulic dredge barge aiming to remove up to 3 feet of built-up silt and sediment from the pond between Old Minorcan Trail & Terrier Way. The work is fully funded by a Florida Division of Emer
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has just won a $219.1 million contract for the Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project. According to the Army Corps, the work will be performed in Port Arthur, Texas, with an estimated completion date of March 24, 2027. The Sabine Neches Project that will deepen
Royal IHC has announced the arrival of another Royal IHC Beaver 65 Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) in India. Royal IHC Services team ensured the vessel was safely delivered from stock in the Netherlands and meticulously prepared for commissioning. Once commissioned, this incredible workhorse of the dre
