Donjon Marine will, this autumn, kick off another maintenance dredging campaign in the New York and New Jersey Harbor Channel. Last week, the company won a $19 million USACE contract for New York and New Jersey harbor maintenance dredging works. According to the Corps, this work will be performed in
The Department of Transport (WA) has commenced dredging at the Mandurah Ocean Entrance to ensure safe navigation and a wider Town Beach for summer after completing a successful sand bypassing campaign at Dawesville. DoT Manager Asset Management Sam Mettam said that the $1.8 million project would see
Bay County (FL) and the City of Mexico Beach are working on a project that will restore three-mile stretch of shoreline from the Mexico Beach Canal at the western end to the Gulf County line at the eastern end. According to the officials, the full-scale beach nourishment of the Mexico Beach shorelin
The Government of Canada will invest $101 million over the next three years for reconstructing, repairing and dredging 26 small craft harbors in Newfoundland and Labrador. More than $53 million of this overall investment in Newfoundland and Labrador will also be used to reconstruct and repair piers,
Today, July 22, is the final day to send comments for the proposed Wilmington Harbor deepening project. The plan to deepen the Wilmington Navigational Harbor from the current 42’ to 47 feet will allow the harbor to accommodate larger, deep draft container vessels and enable carriers to continue to u
The Government of Canada recently announced significant investments in fishing harbors across the Gaspé Peninsula, in Quebec. Over the next three years, $50.2 million will be invested to ensure that the region’s fish harvesters and fishing industry have access to safe harbor infrastructure that meet
J.F. Brennan Company has published an interesting article explaining how the company completed innovative 10+ mile pump using dredge system designed by their employees. According to Brennan, the company overcame significant design challenges to complete a dredging project that involved hydraulically
Manson Construction will soon begin maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channel in Coos Bay, Oregon. Maintenance dredging is important for the Port of Coos Bay as it keeps the channel at its authorized depth and allows safe and efficient navigation of vessels. With help from the federal d
J.E. McAmis of Chico, California, has won a project from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District to dredge a channel out of Dutch Harbor, AK, via Iliuliuk Bay. The $9.3 million Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channel project will increase navigational safety and improve economic efficiencies into a
Clearing the water channels to secure the reliable movement of people and goods that are needed in remote communities in the Canadian North is the focus of the ongoing Hay River Harbor project. The harbor was last significantly dredged in 1997. Since then, the buildup of sediment in the harbor has c
Vox Apolonia is the sister vessel of the LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredgers Vox Ariane and Vox Alexia. Vox Ariane was christened in June 2022 and has already been successfully deployed on several projects. Triplet sister vessel Vox Alexia is in the final stages of construction in Singapore
As part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to growing the economy to help everyone get ahead, Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard has announced a $70-million investment over three years to continue important work at 18 small craft harbors in New Brun
Maintenance dredging works are set to begin at the entrance to the Port Geographe Marina and will proceed until approximately early January 2025. According to the Department of Transport (DoT), Western Australia, dredging will mainly occur Monday to Friday between the hours of 0700 and 1800hrs, with
European Investment Bank (EIB) and L’Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale have signed a €90 million financing agreement for sustainable expansion of the Port of Livorno. The goal is to support the modernization and expansion of the Port of Livorno, helping to increase its prod
