The dredging operations required for the construction of the new Scheldt tunnel for the Oosterweel Connection started in the Scheldt off the Antwerp port area earlier this week. According to oosterweelverbinding.be, this involves creating a temporary navigation channel so that the vessels can safely
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority is accepting bids through May 2 for dredging works in the Port of Cleveland. The work primarily consists of dredging approximately 3,395 cubic yards of sediment from docks 24E and 26W at the Port Authority’s General Cargo Terminal. The project also includes d
Ocean Scientific International Limited (OSIL) has delivered a network of 1.2m data buoys to Van Oord to monitor turbidity and dissolved oxygen levels in the location of dredging operations. A total of 9 data acquisition systems have been produced for Van Oord, and the fully integrated multi-discipli
DEME has won two contracts from Prysmian for the engineering and installation works for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Nederwiek 1 offshore grid systems in the Netherlands. According to DEME, this is the most extensive cabling award in the company’s history and marks their first project involving Prysmi
Neptune Americas & Marine has presented the E-Gator 45 cutter suction dredger, the epitome of sustainable dredging technology. Designed to operate with zero emissions, minimal noise, and vibration disturbance, the E-Gator 45 represents a significant leap forward in eco-friendly dredging solutions. I
Pilbara Ports, Western Australia, has acquired the first customers for the company’s new port facilities at Lumsden Point in the Port Hedland. The agreements with Mineral Resources and Pilbara Minerals will enable Pilbara Ports to move on to the next stages of this construction project. Minister for
The classroom is ready for the Royal IHC Pumps and Slurry Transportation course, taking place April 22-25, 2024 at the IHC shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. Next week, IHC will welcome 14 participants representing 5 companies located in 4 countries: United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Australia
A joint venture between Boskalis and Van Oord – Fehmarn Belt Contractors (FBC) – has completed the dredging work for the tunnel trench of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel between Denmark and Germany. Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredgers Crestway and Shoalway together with Van Oord’s trailing suction hop
Cemex Marine recently conducted an essential maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Tilbury, keeping the berths deep enough to accommodate vessels of up to 100,000 tonnes. The Port of Tilbury is one of the UK’s largest ports and is located on the River Thames just 22 nautical miles east of cen
Four units of Italdraghe dredging heads model BD2 docked at the Port of Manila, the Philippines, yesterday. Each dredging head comes equipped with custom-made couplings personally designed by Italdraghe’s Technical Department to simplify installation. According to Italdraghe, these dredging heads ar
Hall Contracting has just introduced the latest addition to its dredging fleet – the Kirra. The main hull was loaded for transport to the Hunter Valley, for Kirra’s first task of cleaning a coal tailings pit, with the cutter ladder and side pontoons to be fitted once she arrives. The cutter suction
An oil spill at the Gregorio D. Perez Marina in Hagåtña occurred during the dredging operations at Guam Fishermen’s Co-op property yesterday, the Port Authority of Guam said in a press release. According to the Port Authority, the incident occurred at 10:30 p.m. Monday, April 15, when contractors wo
Maintenance dredging of Fremantle’s Inner Harbor is now underway, according to the Fremantle Ports, Western Australia. The maintenance dredging, developed and planned over the last two years, will remove sediments that have accumulated in the Inner Harbor from the Swan River estuary since capital dr
St. Johns County (FL) has officially marked the start of the $38.6 million Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project with a sandbreaking ceremony at Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park. Attending the ceremony were Florida Sen. Travis Hutson, Florida House Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, St. Johns County District 4
