ROHR-IDRECO Dredge Systems has successfully completed Factory Acceptance Test for the zero-emission large Cutter Suction Dredge type “Falcon”. After this the dredge will be disassembled in an eight-day process and shipped to the overseas mining site in modular blocks and containers, for quick local
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District recently celebrated completion of another successful dredging campaign. The $10.2 million harbor dredging project was performed by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company. The contract consisted of the maintenance dredging the following locations: Elvis S
Maintenance dredging of the Marina del Rey Harbor entrance channel is underway and is scheduled to be complete in May, said USACE. The construction contract was awarded to HME Construction in late November, and work began January 1. The LA District is working alongside several project partners, incl
Late last year, BLRT Repair Yards welcomed Van Oord’s magnificent trailing suction hopper dredger, Vox Amalia, to its facilities in Klaipeda. The company has been busy renewing the overflow hydraulic cylinders. This included the re-installation of the main sea inlet liner and an upgrade of the sea i
The water injection dredging works have concluded in Maryport Harbour and Marina, Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) said. “The plant was provided by Van Oord and undertaken on a charter contract, supervised onsite by ADBP consultant John Gunn,” said the company. All works were completed on time and
Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting of Quincy, Massachusetts, recently won a $29.1 million USACE contract for Baltimore Harbor and channels maintenance dredging. In coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Port Administration, the project consists of dredging approximately 1.6
With the first season of work completed by subcontractors Granite Construction and Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc., Manson prepares for Season 2 at the Port of Alaska. A high priority for the Municipality of Anchorage, which owns and operates the Port of Alaska (the Port), the North Extension Stab
Despite the sub-zero winter temperatures, the Yacht Club Podersdorf in Austria has begun its suction dredging operations with the Watermaster eco-dredger. “Regardless of difficult conditions and sub-zero temperatures, the dredging work in the club is progressing well,” the yacht club announced last
Construction on the Boskalis’ new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger has begun at Royal IHC Krimpen aan den IJssel yard in the Netherlands, with first steel cut on 9 January. Boskalis Executive Board member Theo Baartmans officially cut the first steel plate of their new 31,000m3 TSHD designed by Royal
USACE Los Angeles District deputy commander, Lt. Col. Stephen Brooks, met January 9 with the district’s project-delivery team managing dredging operations at Marina del Rey Harbor and partners from LA County to see the work in action. The dredging, which started January 1 and is scheduled to take fi
Jan De Nul Group has been busy lately dredging at the Port of Rostock, Germany. Awarded by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV), the project includes deepening of the approach channel (Seekanal) and the Rostock Port area. Currently, the fleet of 10 vessels is engaged in this dredg
USACE New England District Realty Specialists Craig Martin, Kate Mueller and Tyler Maryak performed a site visit to Scarborough, ME, on January 5, 2024. This project consists of a maintenance dredge of the Scarborough River Federal Navigation Project that involves the removal of approximately 111,00
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has just announced that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is about to begin mobilizing heavy equipment for the Montauk beach nourishment project. According to the Corps, the all-sand beach nourishment of Downtown Montauk was initially scheduled for late 20
This weekend, Dredge America Inc will be staging equipment and supplies at the Ohio River Boat Launch in preparation for the dredging of sediment downstream of the dock. According to the City of Paducah (KY), the contractor expects to begin the annual maintenance dredging in approximately two weeks
