Sampling and dredging work is about to begin this month on the I & J Waterway, a polluted inlet on Bellingham’s industrial waterfront. According to Ecology, one portion of the site is already entering the cleanup phase, with construction crews dredging contaminated sediment. Another portion is in an
The financing contract for the extension of berths 10 and 12 in the Midia Zone of Constanta Port has been signed. The project “Extending the quays 10 and 12 in the Midia area, including reinforcements behind the quays” is part of a complex and staged project to modernize the infrastructure of the Mi
The Los Angeles District is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for maintenance dredging within Ventura Harbor to evaluate potential environmental impacts of dredging and dredged material placement activities. As part of its federal maintenance dredging program, the Corps proposes to perform
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter is currently working near Grafton, Illinois, between river miles 218 and 222, using a 300-foot-long flexible floating pipeline to remove material from the navigation channel. The flexible pipeline allows for the creation of ephemer
Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) has secured an annual maintenance dredging contract from the Cochin Port Authority. The contract, valued at Rs 156.50 Crores (approx. $19 million), is for the 2024-25 period, with a provision to extend for another one year. According to DCI, the contract e
Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) said that the Bayou Vermilion spot dredging project near Rotary Point, aimed at improving water quality and restoring the channel to its natural function, is about to begin. “This spot dredging project is a crucial step in LCG’s ongoing efforts to maintain and
Shipside Drydock Limited successfully completed the refurbishment of two hopper dredgers AMBIKA 1 and AMBIKA 2 recently. These dredgers, known for their intricate mechanical components, are rarely serviced in Nigeria. “Despite this challenge, Sterling Global Group entrusted Shipside Drydock Limited
Portos RS has commenced urgent dredging to recover the most critical stretch of the access channel to the Port of Rio Grande, in an area outside the Barra Breakwaters. According to the Port Authority, the work is being carried out by Jan de Nul’s hopper dredger Galileo Galilei. “R$ 21.5 million will
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), in cooperation with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), detained a dredging vessel about 14.8 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Tanjung Hantu, near Lumut, earlier this week. Director Maritime Capt., Mohamad Shukri Khotob, said that the Agency found 60 li
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District is dredging the Manistee Harbor federal navigation channel to remove shoaling preventing deep-drafting commercial traffic. USACE was previously scheduled to maintenance dredge the harbor later in the summer, but quick coordination between staff and
The first steel plate cutting for new Royal IHC CSD Beaver 65 took place this week at VAHALI Shipyard in Zasavica, Serbia. According to Royal IHC, the dredger “is fuel efficient, has low maintenance costs and is extremely productive at all dredging depths.” These dredgers can be dismantled for trans
Damen has presented a video about the hopper dredger Barito Equator working in the Java Sea, Indonesia. For ten years, this trailing suction hopper dredger has been making her rounds day and night to keep this busy waterway accessible. The vessel — ordered by the Indonesian dredging company Pelayara
The Department for Infrastructure and Transport SA announced this week that maintenance dredging operations will soon begin in the North Haven Marina. According to the Notice to Mariners No 32 of 2024, the dredging works will commence July 2024, in the North Haven Marina and are expected to be compl
A dredging project has begun at Millers-Showers Park, the City of Bloomington said. The City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) has the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the detention pools at Miller-Showers Park for the purpose of stormwater management. A dredging project to remove a
