The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has outlined a multifaceted package of significant investments in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to boost navigational safety and efficiency at the East Coast’s busiest container port. The new investments between the Port Authority and
Dredging remains a cornerstone of marine construction, necessitating a deep understanding of cost standards to navigate its capital-intensive nature. Today, following the CIRIA 2009 publication of A guide to cost standards for dredging equipment, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC
Work on a brand new Booster Station type BS500 at the Damen Dredging Yard in Nijkerk is in full swing. Ready for outfitting with diesel, dredge pump and controls, the container-sized unit will receive large hatches for practical access to all components. The BS500 booster station has been designed e
The first phase of the San Clemente Shoreline Sand Replenishment Project is now complete, according to the city’s website. A total of 251,000 cubic yards of sand is scheduled to be dredged and placed between Linda Lane and T-Street beaches in this placement cycle. Approximately half of that quantity
Dredging operations at the Burgas Port, Bulgaria, are moving forward according to schedule. The activities to deepen the area between two port terminals are expected to be completed by the end of July, said Port Infrastructure State Enterprise General Director, Ivaylo Ivanov. “The main goal of the p
The Lumsden Point project in Port Hedland is progressing rapidly, with three major milestones achieved on the project, which were today announced in a joint statement by the Commonwealth and WA Governments. Pilbara Ports has awarded two major contracts for the construction of Lumsden Point in the po
Dredge Yard has launched its latest cutter suction dredger (CSD), the CSD250, tailored for a customer in Greenland. The CSD250 is equipped with an inboard dredge pump, an innovative cutter system featuring replaceable cutter teeth, two hydraulic propellers, a dredge monitoring system, a hydraulic cr
DSC Dredge has secured a major contract with the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) to supply four custom 24” cutter suction dredgers. While DSC Dredge has been supplying cutter suction dredges to private companies in Bangladesh since 2010, this is the first public sector contract t
Sorensen Civil Engineering recently completed the Smooth Point Pier Extension project at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre, Ireland. The project – which was delivered on behalf of the client, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – involved the completion of a new 120m long quay developm
Boskalis completed another maintenance dredging campaign with its trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Shoalway in the Barrow River for the Port of Waterford, Ireland, recently. Between the green cliffs, the vessel was dredging sediment that has naturally returned there via currents. It was a main
The round two of dredging is underway in the Swansea Channel. Over 13,000 cubic metes of sand will be removed from the Drop Over, Swan Bay entrance and Dog Leg in the coming weeks. Dredging is expected to be completed in July, provided there are no delays. The sand is set to be placed on […]
The hopper dredge M/V WHEELER, pictured here sailing on the Mississippi River, is the largest hopper dredge in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Wheeler’s main purpose is to remove shoaling from the bottom of navigation channels and maintain reliable channel depth for deep draft navigation. The
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has initiated a project that will dredge Bronx River in New York. According to the Corps, the proposed maintenance dredging of the Bronx River includes removal of approximately 200,000 cubic yards (CY) of dredge material from a project depth of -10
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just released a video about the Petersburg Borough’s South Harbor dredging project. Located in Southeast Alaska between Juneau and Ketchikan, the Petersburg Navigation Improvements project restored the South Harbor to original design depths ranging from minus 9 t
