Dredging work within the Whakatāne River bar, known as ‘The Narrows’, is underway, the Whakatāne District Council said. The dredging will be ongoing until such time as the area reaches a depth which is deemed safe, said the Council. The work is set to occur on the outgoing tide only, and between the
The international tender for the design and construction of the marine infrastructure of the Anaklia Port has been announced, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia said. According to the Ministry’s announcement, the tender documents have been sent to the Big Four dredging co
Southern Dredging Co. Inc., from Charleston, South Carolina, has won an $8.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging program in South Carolina. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Charlest
Manson Construction of Seattle, Washington, yesterday won a $22.8 million USACE contract for maintenance dredging work in Portland, Oregon. Under the deal, the contractor will provide a suitable hopper dredge and support equipment to remove approximately 3.3 million cubic yards of materials from mul
Starting this week, St. Johns County (FL) will temporarily close public access to Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Parking and beach access as it begins the $38.6 million Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project. Due to the mobilization of large contractor equipment and dredging supplies and for the safety
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has won a $9.3 million contract for maintenance dredging works in St. Lucie Inlet, Florida. According to the Army Corps, the project consists of maintenance dredging of the entrance channel and impoundment basin to a depth of 7 feet. The dredged material will be placed
To accommodate future developments in the Baltic Sea, Klaipeda Port recently announced an international tender for the reconstruction of quays and dredging works. According to the port, the quays of the Smeltė peninsula will be reconstructed and adapted for the handling, assembly, and storage of win
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has announced the approval of Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) funding for the West Galveston Beach Nourishment project. The project will utilize CEPRA and other federal funds to construct a large-scale beach nourishment project extending six mi
Earlier this week, Georgetown County S.C. announced that $6.5 million in federal funds have been secured for inner harbor dredging. The funds will allow the harbor in Georgetown to be deepened for the first time since the Army Corps of Engineers announced in 2008 that it would no longer dredge that
Neptune Marine continues to make great progress on the construction of PD Ports’ new hopper dredger, the Emerald Duchess. The 71m long dredger will soon be launched (Q2) and put through the paces in the Netherlands. The 2.000m3 TSHD has been designed and built to an exacting specification to ensure
Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) has commenced a new dredging campaign in the North Channel and South Channel adjacent to the Gold Coast Seaway. The project will involve the removal of shoals through the North and South Channels, improving navigational access to Gold Coast waterways for recreat
The Port of Seville improves navigation, and at the same time promotes biodiversity in the Guadalquivir estuary. Each year, part of the sand extracted from the maintenance dredging of the canal is reused for the creation and conservation of wetlands for aquatic birds. These habitats, designed togeth
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, said that the campground on Garden Key will be closed through April 24 for dredging and repairs to the moat wall. “This is one of our most important projects to protect Fort Jefferson,” Dry Tortugas National Park said. The counterscarp (moat wall) was damaged by
Royal IHC has been working hard lately on sustainable propulsion systems and things such as electrification of dredging equipment. Fridus Rijnten, Dredging Equipment Director at IHC, is positive when it comes to sustainable business practices: “We are making our dredging equipment parts more and mor
