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
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District recently presented plans for the maintenance dredging of the Long Island Intracoastal Waterway Federal Navigation Channel (LIIW). According to the Corps, the work will involve dredging of the Long Island Intracoastal Waterway in Quogue Canal in Suf
CORMAC and Bude-Stratton Town Council issued an update on the on-going canal dredging works today. No operations will take place over Easter weekend (Good Friday to Easter Monday) for both dredging and embankment repairs. According to the update, pile installation for repairs are now completed, redu
The Western Dredging Association recently published the new edition of the WEDA Journal of Dredging, bringing new stories and project information to stakeholders. The peer-reviewed papers in this practice-oriented journal present solutions to dredging and placement problems that are not normally ava
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has proposed to perform maintenance dredging of the Port Jersey Channel Federal Navigation Project. The proposed activity includes dredging of the shoal areas located in the Port Jersey Channel Federal Navigation Project to a depth of -50 feet MLLW
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has completed placing 500,000 cubic yards of sand along 4,100 feet of coastline in Downtown Montauk, NY. With favorable weather conditions allowing for completion ahead of schedule, the $11.7 million project also refurbished dunes eroded by a seri
The trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) Medway (Boskalis) and Pallieter (DEME Group) kept Astilleros de Santander S.A.U. (Astander) crews busy for the last two months. “Drydocking and maintenance of trailing suction hopper dredgers are complex projects and completing them in a successful way re
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge vessels Yaquina and Essayons are set to begin Grays Harbor outer harbor maintenance dredging on April 8. According to the U.S. Army, the Yaquina will dredge about 15 days, while the Essayons will dredge about 25 days. All work will conclude no later tha
A maintenance dredging project in Liverpool Marina has commenced to return sediment that enters through the lock and impounding pumps back to the River Mersey. For this project, Humber Work Boats Limited brought in their 12″ cutter suction dredger, the John M. In order to maintain the desired water
