DKE Marine Services, Inc. has begun dredging areas in Bayou Texar around storm drainage outfall, the City of Pensacola announced earlier this week. The work entails removal of accumulated sediments and debris from nine stormwater outfall locations. The sites are include: The $642,504.50 contract wit
Over the next 18 months, HR Wallingford will be carrying out a study for The World Bank to assess how water levels in the Caspian Sea are likely to change under a range of future climate change scenarios and how this will affect the Port of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Aktau is the largest port in […
DEME Group has just released this amazing video named ‘From dredged material to thriving natural habitat’. The fairway between the ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście, Poland, recently underwent a modernisation that goes beyond just improved maritime access. DEME and its joint venture partner Van Oord
Callan Marine has ceremoniously added a new 32-inch cutter suction dredge to its fleet, the General Arnold. The General Arnold was christened in Corpus Christi, Texas, on February 20, 2024, and will immediately begin work on Phase Four of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project. The proj
The dredging works at Singapore’s Gul Basin – for ST Engineering Marine Ltd – are scheduled to begin next month. According to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, the dredging operations will take place in the vicinity of Gul Basin and West Jurong Channel. Dredging work is set to be carried
Port of Townsville contractors, CivilPlus Constructions have finished shortening the Eastern Breakwater, removing 22,000 tons of rock in a project that took 5960 work hours. Overall, the project included removal of material to shorten the existing breakwater by approximately 70m and allow capital dr
The Cassowary Coast Regional Council (QLD) will soon be undertaking beach nourishment works at South Mission Beach. Starting next week, the nourishment works will consist of relocating sand dredged from Tully River to a 700m section of beach at Kennedy Esplanade, between Jackey Jackey Street and Owe
Port Hedland maintenance dredging campaign 2024 is well underway with trailing suction hopper dredger Juan Sebastián de Elcano removing silt and other materials to maintain the navigability of the port. The annual Port Hedland dredging works commenced in early February and are expected to be ongoing
Warrenpoint Harbour Authority (UK) is about to begin routine annual maintenance dredging of the Port. Commencing this week and continuing for approximately 48 days, maintenance dredging operations will take place in the approaches and deepwater berths of the inner harbour of Warrenpoint Port. Dredgi
Sand pumping operations for the R. Ungoofaaru Land Reclamation and Shore Protection Project are well underway. According to Maldives Transport and Contracting Company’s latest project update, dredging and reclamation work is ongoing, with 63% completion. Scope of works will include: The value of the
Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Nick Langworthy yesterday announced $7.5 million in federal funding for the continued restoration of Barcelona Harbor, Westfield, NY. This funding, anticipated to be included in the upcoming spending bill, is crucial for safeguarding Barcelona Harbor in the Town
Port of London Authority (PLA) has just announced that on or around the 25th February 2024 the vessel MEUSE RIVER will commence trailer suction dredging at London Gateway Port Berth 4, Sea Reach. According to PLA, the vessel will discharge using a floating pipeline to the east of Berth No 4. Dredgin
During 2023, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) made significant progress on its new build program. “As part of our new build program, we have taken delivery on our newest 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity hopper dredge, the Galveston Island,” said GLDD in its latest financial results. Her sisters
Neptune Marine hosted a keel laying ceremony today for the new cutter suction swing arm dredger 500 NP645 for their client The Bristol Port Company. The dredger will be operating in the harbour of Bristol, UK, by November 2024. According to Neptune, this type of cutter suction dredger – the Gator –
