Port of Waterford will conduct dredging activities in the vicinity of Duncannon Bar, Cheekpoint and Belview in the following days. Disposal of dredge material is set to take place at an approved site south west of Hook Head. The campaign is expected to last about 20 days and will include dredging wo
The Municipal Drainage Utility (MDU) Division of the Capital Improvement Program Department will once again, as part of the summer tradition, undertake projects involving the removal of sediment from the city’s channels, ponds and waterways, the City of Irving, TX, said. The primary purpose of these
IHC Mining’s Consultancy team in the Netherlands completed a dredging study for Rio Grande Mineração’s (RGM) Retiro Mineral Sands Project in Brazil recently. The study focused on the dredge mining component of the project and involved the design and planning of potential dredging scenarios, equipmen
The Sabine-Neches Navigation District has officially released an advertisement for their next dredging project – Port Arthur Canal to Taylors Bayou Dredging (Phase 1). This work will deepen the Sabine-Neches Waterway from 40 feet to 48 feet and add additional anchorages, which will provide many econ
LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, recently won a $31.7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct mechanical dredging operations in support of channel maintenance within the Mississippi River. This work will facilitate long-term channel maintenance dredging a
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has ended the first quarter of 2024 with strong financial results, including net income of $21.0 million. According to Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Great Lakes ended the first quarter with strong financial results, including net income
The USACE St. Paul District and its contractor LS Marine are set to begin work on a dredging pipeline near Wabasha, Minnesota, May 13. USACE is building the 6,200-foot pipeline from the Reads Landing Island River Sand Placement Site along the Mississippi River to the Corps-owned Wabasha Gravel Pit o
Jan De Nul Group has acquired a new spray pontoon built by shipbuilder Motas that will be mainly used for land reclamation projects. The pontoon represents an investment in Jan De Nul Group’s fleet of auxiliary vessels. With it, the company ensures that projects such as land reclamation and protecti
Damen has today released a beautiful picture of the Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) Strandway in action in the Port of Rotterdam. Equipped with Damen Dredging Equipment, the Boskalis TSHD is playing an important role in the Rijnland reclamation project. The project will see the construction o
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) is about to begin maintenance dredging at the Port of Weipa. NQBP Chief Executive Officer, Brendan Webb, said that the dredge vessel TSHD Brisbane is due to begin work from mid-May 2024. “Maintenance dredging works are an integral part of port operation
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has released an article explaining the use of acoustic sensors in response to the growing demand for maritime trade and the expansion of port facilities. The article named “Optimizing real-time dredge monitoring systems with acoustic sensors” wa
A man who was injured while working on a dredger at the Hulhumale lagoon in the Maldives died on Friday. The accident took place at approximately 10:38am Friday morning. The 30-year-old Indian man sustained an injury after he was struck by dredger pump doors that were being lifted by a crane. Upon a
Weeks Marine, Inc., of Cranford, New Jersey, has won a $27 million USACE contract for initial construction of the Flagler County (FL) Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project. According to the Corps, USACE will provide 65 percent of the total project costs and Flagler County, Florida, the projec
Manson Construction and the Army Corps’ Los Angeles District are making steady progress on the San Clemente Shoreline Project (Sand Replenishment). After almost 10 days of work, the crews have placed around 30,000 cubic yards of sand south of the San Clemente Pier. During the current phase of the pr
