Royal IHC hosted Young Boskalis and Young Van Oord at their shipyard in Kinderdijk earlier this week. The program included an extensive tour around the Beagle and a look at the Beavers in water next to the shipbuilding hall. Teams also visited the Training Institute where they experienced what it is
Heron Construction Company recently commenced routine maintenance dredging works at Station Pier. In order to maintain the declared depths and ensure safe navigability of vessels in the Port of Melbourne, Heron has brought in a Backhoe Dredger to complete the works. Port of Melbourne has ongoing dre
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is about to kick off several construction projects in Erie Harbor, Pennsylvania. The Corps contractor, Chicago-based Architectural Consulting Group, will begin construction on Erie Harbor’s north pier in mid-April, repairing approximately 1,800 feet
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate began maintenance work in the Kuils River and Khayelitsha last week to help prevent flooding ahead of winter rain. The Kuils River rises east of Kanonkop in Durbanville and is a major tributary to the Eerste River. It is approximately 30km lon
Baars BV is playing an important role in the expansion project of the Port of La Rochelle, led by SDI. “With our versatile backhoe pontoon, the Titaan, we deepen maritime accesses by dredging and excavating rocks. Together with partners such as Van Tunen, we ensure efficient dredging, contributing t
The Port of Rotterdam said that they aim to be a pioneer in the energy transition and to drive greater sustainability in the port at a faster pace. “Together with ZEDhub and Boskalis, we recently carried out a hydrogen-powered dredging pilot,” Port of Rotterdam said. This involved using hydrogen to
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County) has secured $1.5 million for the Town of Brookhaven’s Port Jefferson Harbor dredging and wave wall construction projects. “This funding will cover the costs of much-needed structural improvements to maintain the Harbor,” said LaLota. “Infrastructure projects like
Ahtna Marine & Construction Company has begun work on the 2024 Jupiter Inlet sand trap dredging & bypassing project. According to the Jupiter Inlet District, the project consists of dredging approximately 139,000 cy of sand by hydraulic cutter suction dredge from the sand trap inside Jupiter Inlet,
Jan De Nul’s giant trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galileo Galilei is busy working in Brazil, at the Port of Rio de Janeiro. With a total investment of 163 million reais ($32.4 million), PortosRio is carrying out the dredging operations to deepen the port’s access channel from 15.5 to 16.2 me
Hall Contracting has just released this amazing video about the completion of capital dredging works at Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade. Hall’s backhoe dredge, Woomera, joined various tugboats in ceremonially marking the last bucket of material dredged as part of the Port of Townsville Channel Up
The last decade witnessed an increasing level of attention to sustainability and sustainable development across all sectors all over the world, including the dredging industry. Also, the dredging industry has vital roles in the global sustainability transition and the dredging community has to work
Belgium’s V.H.F.R. Group completed repair work on Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Causeway in February this year. In March, the Boskalis’ TSHD Strandway underwent a 2.5-week drydocking project at the Damen Harlingen shipyard. Throughout the project, overseen by the V.H.F.R. Group, t
The Port of Turku, Finland, is gearing up for the next dredging campaign during which the fairway will be improved all the way to the tip of the Ruissalo Island. As reported by the Port of Turku, the dredging of the port fairways, including the Pansio fairway and the inner harbour, will commence whe
HID’s new generation cutter suction dredger CSD750 (HID-CSD-7535 Model) was delivered to Maldives Transport & Contracting Company (MTCC) earlier this year. “We are honored to deliver the first ever CSD750 to MTCC,” said Bella Wang, HID Global Sales Director of HID Dredging Equipment. “We feel that t
