Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D., has announced a $20 million authorization for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply in Zapata County, as well as the authorization of the Falcon Lake Dredging Project. The $20 million authorization for water and wastewater infrastructure aims t
Last Saturday, the dredge for the Estero Island Nourishment and Hurricane Recovery Project began pumping sand from the Gulf onto the Forth Myers Beach. According to the Town, the contractor (Ahtna Marine Construction Corporation) has constructed the pipeline North towards Bowditch Park and is now pu
Skippers navigating Casuarina Boat Harbour will need to take extra care as dredging begins in preparation for the construction of a new 460 meter northern breakwater – the centerpiece of Transforming Bunbury’s Waterfront (TBW). Department of Transport (DoT) Project Director Anthony Wilson said that
For the first time, hopper dredgers Vox Apolonia and Vox Alexia are working together in the Amaliahaven Rotterdam located on Maasvlakte II. A consortium of Van Oord, HOCHTIEF and Ballast Nedam has constructed 2.4 kilometres of new quay wall. These new quays are now being dredged to a depth of more t
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has won a $54.4 million USACE contract for Long Beach Island nourishment project. Long Beach Island is an 18-mile long barrier island located in southern Ocean County, New Jersey. The area has historically suffered damages from coastal storms, hurricanes and nor’east
Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced the inclusion of $3,030,000 in key Senate Committee legislation providing direct federal funding for two water infrastructure projects in Charles and Wicomico Counties. “The
Crews will start the annual Snye dredging operations this week, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo said. The mouth of the Snye fills with sediment deposits (silt) brought by the current of the Clearwater River. Each year, this silt is dredged from the river to maintain access between the chan
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
