Dredging is underway at Rye Boat Ramp, VIC, Australia, to provide better access for boaters on the peninsula. Thanks to the boating registration and license fees, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council recently scored a grant to dredge at Rye and Mornington’s Fishermans Beach. According to the Better Bo
Van Oord’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) Biesbosch and trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Apolonia are teaming up to dredge the Prinses Amaliahaven located on Maasvlakte in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. A consortium of Van Oord, HOCHTIEF and Ballast Nedam has constructed 2.4 kilometres of new q
Hall Contracting’s backhoe dredge Woomera is joining various tugboats in ceremonially marking the last bucket of material dredged as part of the Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade project. Since commencing capital dredging in early 2022, Hall team has removed 3.4 million cubic meters of material fro
Port of Aberdeen is a step closer to becoming a strategic hub for floating offshore wind, with its proposed South Harbour upgrade project progressing to Stage 2. The significant upgrade involves a capital dredge project to deepen 750m of quayside to -14.5m chart datum, providing suitable depth for t
After two years of work, Callan Marine has successfully completed the Packery Channel Restoration, Dredging and Beach Nourishment Project. Packery Channel is a tidal channel connecting Corpus Christi Bay to the Gulf of Mexico that supports recreational boat traffic. The restoration project included
Mobilization for the next phase of San Jacinto West Fork dredging is underway. The City of Houston and its contractor DRC (a subsidiary of Callan Marine) are already staging equipment in two places on the West Fork, Reduce Flooding reports . This program, funded by FEMA, is set to remove an estimate
The Balkan Shipyard and Ship Repair Plant in Turkmenistan will begin assembling a Damen CSD650 cutter suction dredger (CSD) in the following days. The assembly of the new CSD is carried out by an order of the Söwda Gurluşyk Maslahat enterprise, said the Agency of Maritime and River Transport of Turk
Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery (Group) Co. (ZPMC) held a signing ceremony for a 25,000m³ dredger for CCCC Shanghai Waterway Bureau Limited on March 18, 2024. In September 2023, China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Marine Design & Research Institute of China (MARIC) signed a design contract for th
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District and City of Unalaska last Friday held a signing ceremony for an agreement that advances the construction of the Unalaska Channel dredging project. The document was signed by Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, and Bil Homka, city manager of U
The Port of Esbjerg has received permission from the Danish Coastal Authority to deepen Grådyb tidal inlet channel, the 21.6km long waterway from the North Sea to Esbjerg Harbor. In order for the fairway to reach a sufficient depth, there is a need to dredge up to 3,702,000m³ of material from the en
The steel cutting ceremony of two electrically powered mining dredgers for Kenmare Resources took place at Royal IHC shipyard in Kinderdijk today. “We were honoured to welcome Kees van der Staaij and aldermen Hugo van der Wal and Piet Vat to Royal IHC’s shipyards in both Kinderdijk and Krimpen aan d
Port of Rønne, Denmark, has officially received the green light for stage 4 of the port’s development project. Environmental approvals of the project mark another step forward in securing the future of Bornholm. “This is crucial for the island’s development and the modernization of the port, enablin
Fremantle Ports said that they will start maintenance dredging of the Inner Harbour on April 15, 2024. The main goal of this project is to remove sediments from these areas that have accumulated since capital dredging was undertaken in 2010. Dredging in 2024 is planned to be undertaken in autumn to
DEME Group has released its 2023 Annual Report, showcasing a year of growth and strong performance across all the sectors. According to the company, 2023 demonstrates that DEME is firmly on track. The year was defined by geographic expansion, new vessels, significant growth, and several wins. DEME d
