The crew of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company’s (GLDD) trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galveston Island demonstrated teamwork and professionalism during a real-world maritime rescue near Sabine Pass last week. After a Mayday call from a disabled vessel was picked up by the Annamaria Rose, the
The Port of Itajaí said that Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Utrecht arrived in the area on May 28. The dredger will be used to dredge the port’s access channel and restore optimal navigation conditions. According to the Port, the TSHD arrived after authorities identified a reducti
Damen Dredging has concluded a complete in-house training program on the brand new CSD training simulator at BIWTA in Bangladesh. The training took place at BIWTA’s ‘Dredge Training Institute” where a dozen local dredge masters received two weeks of training and completed many hours of simulated dre
The latest beach nourishment project in Avon – a central village on Hatteras Island – resumed yesterday, after a brief interruption caused by mechanical issues with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company’s dredger Liberty Island. The dredging vessel returned to Dare County on Saturday after undergoing
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is conducting maintenance dredging operations in Rochester Harbor, Rochester, New York. According to USACE, the dredging works maintain safe and navigable waterways for commercial vessels operating on the Great Lakes Navigation System, supporting r
Damen said that the construction activities on their new TSHD 1000 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) are moving ahead according to schedule. According to the latest update, “work on the build continues steadily. Cable pulling is now underway, and outfitting activities of, for instance the dredg
THE Gippsland Coastal Projects Team from the regional office of the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) said that dredging operations have now started on-site at Inverloch. “As works progress west along the beach, sections of the shoreline will be temporarily closed,” said D
The USACE Detroit District will begin a multi-phase project in Lexington Harbor, Michigan, with the first phase involving dredging and breakwater revitalization work set to start as early as this week. Phase One will focus on hydraulic dredging of the outer harbor. Their contractor will then mechani
Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) has scheduled regular maintenance dredging of the Lahaina Small Boat Harbor to begin Monday, June 1, 2026. Over time, sediment accumulates and reduces harbor entrance depths, blocking safe vesse
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said that seven communities throughout the state will share $4.035 million in Waterways Grant-in-Aid Program funding to improve public access to recreational boating. This year, projects in Benzie, Emmet, Mackinac, Marquette, Ottawa and Sanilac coun
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District, has released a very interesting video named ‘The Dredger Goetz: Keeping the Upper Mississippi River Navigable’. The St. Paul District maintains a 9-foot navigation channel by dredging around 1 million cubic yards of river sand each year from the Mi
Ferry services are expected to resume at Ettalong Channel within a week with dredging operations now completed. According to Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch MP, the team at Transport for NSW had acted quickly once shoaling occurred to bring in shuttle services to connect to the Patonga wharf. “With
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has started maintenance dredging works in Rocky River Harbor to maintain safe and navigable waterways for recreational boaters and other harbor users on Lake Erie. USACE awarded a $1.1 million contract in April 2026 to Toledo-based Geo Gradel to co
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday in Algiers between the Maritime Works Group (GTM) and the China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC), for the establishment of a joint venture responsible for dredging works at national ports and all related operations. The deal was signed at the
