A ship, estimated to be around 150 years old, has been discovered at the bottom of the Karnaphuli River during the Chittagong Port dredging work, Bangladesh. This morning, the salvage operations of the 350-foot coal-powered vessel were conducted by a local company Hiramoni Salvage Ltd. According to
Rechvodput, Russia’s inland waterway transport authority, took delivery of a new non-self-propelled dredger Tobol recently. The dredger, built by local company Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Corporation, is the fifth vessel under the Project 4395 series of dredgers that were designed by naval architec
Widewater State Park’s boat ramp in Stafford County, which was closed in mid-April due to a significant buildup of silt rendering it unusable, has reopened after a maintenance dredging project. “I am glad that we were able to dredge the boat ramp area in a timely manner so people can enjoy the park
Flagler County Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project is over 50 percent complete with more than 1.2 million cubic yards of sand placed on the beach, much of which is once again open to the public. According to the Corps, the contractor is making excellent progress as it constructs dune and be
Ocean Reef Marina Breakwaters project from WA Limestone and Italia Stone Group Joint Venture has been nominated as the finalist for the 2024 WA Earth Award. DevelopmentWA engaged the JV to construct the breakwater and revetment structures with a combined length of 2km of seawall and 1km of revetment
On behalf of the Southern Ports, Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger ‘Modi R’ was once again contracted to conduct maintenance dredging of the Port of Bunbury, Western Australia. The dredging campaign, second in 2024, is scheduled to commence today, August 15, with an expected completion date before the
Dredging work on the 11-mile Swinomish Navigation Channel is set to begin the week of September 9, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. USACE will oversee the marine safety and access improvement project, being performed by contractor American Construction Co. Inc., of Tacoma, Wash. Mechanical cla
Wasa Dredging, on behalf of Kystverket, has commenced a dredging project in Florø, Norway. Two of the company’s combined dredging/drilling units “Hector” and “Boulder” as well as the EX1200 long-reach land machine are currently working on the project in Florø. The project consists of deepening and w
Normrock Industries has just delivered its Amphibex AE450E dredger to Eco-Technologies, the dredging division of ASDR Canada engineering. Almost every year, fishermen from Cape St. Louis in New Brunswick face enormous difficulties in accessing the sea. Dredging is crucial for preserving navigable wa
VOSTA LMG has delivered two side suction installations, including the complete dredge automation, monitoring and control system, for a new 5,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galveston Island. The new dredger is being built by Conrad Shipyard for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GL
Boskalis released its half-year figures 2024 this morning, saying that they achieved a historically high result after busy and good first half year. Commenting the results, Peter Berdowski, CEO Boskalis, said: “Financially, the past six months have been the most successful we have achieved in Boskal
The Royal IHC Beaver 65 cutter suction dredger has been successfully delivered to a client in Indonesia and is now en route to its first project. The Beaver 65 CSD, featuring a robust 650 mm pipe diameter, is celebrated for its reliability, fuel efficiency, and low maintenance costs. It stands as th
Callan Marine has won a $104 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract for deepening of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Ship Channel in south Texas. USACE and the Port of Brownsville will be deepening the ship channel by 10 ft. to a new authorized depth of 52 ft. for a 13-mile segment. This secti
The new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – currently under construction at Cochin Shipyard for Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) – is expected to be delivered by September 2025, reports The Hindu Business Line. This is the first Beagle Series 12 TSHD with 12,000 hopper capacity to be built u
