In the tidal lagoon south-east of Cadiz, southern Spain, is the yachting marina San Fernando. Over the past few decades the access to the yachting harbor “Club Náutico de la Casería” and its berths have silted up heavily due to tidal and river flows carrying silt into the harbor. To ensure access fo
The City of Sanibel, Florida, said that dredging will begin on the entrance channel to the Shell Harbor subdivision today. According to the City, the work will take a few weeks to complete. “The channel will remain open for use during dredging, however, there may be short periods of time when boat t
Femern A/S has just released this beautiful photo of Boskalis’ giant backhoe dredger Odin. Odin arrived in Rødbyhavn at the end of May, tasked to conduct a very important job of removing the outer, temporary dike at the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel. The temporary dike has until now shielded the construction s
The Dredge Hurley, a dustpan dredge from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, has been very busy these days, removing sediment from navigation channels in the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La. Dustpan dredges, like the Hurley, are unique to the Mississippi River system and work
Royal IHC has signed an agreement with the Vietnamese shipyard Nam Trieu for the construction of a 2,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). This project, commissioned by De Boer – Dutch Dredging, marks the beginning of what is expected to be a long term collaboration in Asia, said Royal IHC.
A $3.1 million dredging operation at the Wailoa Small Boat Harbor in Hawaii started earlier this week and is expected to be complete by the end of the year. Depending on the location, sediment build up and available funding, the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) attempts to condu
Dragflow is currently in the midst of conducting tests on the second of three DRSP multipurpose dredgers. “This amphibious dredge can be fitted with pumps, excavators, and other accessories, such as the dredge head,” said the company. “Their versatility allows them to handle tasks that typically r
Divers from the Bangladesh Inland and Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) this morning recovered the bodies of two workers from a dredger that sank in the Meghna River on Saturday night. According to the National News Agency of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha BSS), the recovery took place in t
At the end of the Seaton Channel in Middlesbrough, UK, a yard is located where (obsolete) offshore platforms and associated infrastructure are dismantled and, if possible, recycled. The sheer size of these platforms means that the current 85-meter-wide channel doesn’t cut it. That’s where the crews
The City of D’Iberville has filed notice of a proposed dredging project which requires review by the MS Department of Marine Resources to ensure compliance with the state’s approved Coastal Program under the Coastal Zone Management Act. The applicant is proposing to dredge approximately 4,420 cubic
Harwich Haven Authority, North Sea Port, Port of Rotterdam Authority, Kystverket (the Norwegian Coastal Administration) and Rijkswaterstaat (NL) have announced a joint initiative to significantly reduce emissions in their dredging activities, with a long-term goal of climate neutrality. Emission red
Dry Tortugas National Park said that the moat dredging project has been completed ahead of schedule. Both the North Beach and South Beach areas are now open again for visitors. This project began in early March with the purpose of removing sand that was blocking water flow in the moat around Fort Je
The USACE Detroit District said that the St. Marys River dredging program is in full swing. So far, the contractor Roen Salvage has removed approximately 51% of the projected 140,000 cubic yards for the contract, which includes three of the channel bends surrounding Neebish Island. Estimated complet
A new dredger designed to service the waterway through the Vistula Spit arrived in Poland from Finland a couple of weeks ago. The new dredging vessel was built by the Finnish shipyard Tyovene Oy, cooperating with the companies from the Netherlands on this project. The dredger’s primary task will be
