Earlier this week, Georgetown County S.C. announced that $6.5 million in federal funds have been secured for inner harbor dredging. The funds will allow the harbor in Georgetown to be deepened for the first time since the Army Corps of Engineers announced in 2008 that it would no longer dredge that
Neptune Marine continues to make great progress on the construction of PD Ports’ new hopper dredger, the Emerald Duchess. The 71m long dredger will soon be launched (Q2) and put through the paces in the Netherlands. The 2.000m3 TSHD has been designed and built to an exacting specification to ensure
Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) has commenced a new dredging campaign in the North Channel and South Channel adjacent to the Gold Coast Seaway. The project will involve the removal of shoals through the North and South Channels, improving navigational access to Gold Coast waterways for recreat
The Port of Seville improves navigation, and at the same time promotes biodiversity in the Guadalquivir estuary. Each year, part of the sand extracted from the maintenance dredging of the canal is reused for the creation and conservation of wetlands for aquatic birds. These habitats, designed togeth
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, said that the campground on Garden Key will be closed through April 24 for dredging and repairs to the moat wall. “This is one of our most important projects to protect Fort Jefferson,” Dry Tortugas National Park said. The counterscarp (moat wall) was damaged by
Royal IHC has been working hard lately on sustainable propulsion systems and things such as electrification of dredging equipment. Fridus Rijnten, Dredging Equipment Director at IHC, is positive when it comes to sustainable business practices: “We are making our dredging equipment parts more and mor
Marinex Construction has successfully wrapped up work on the Wrightsville Beach (NC) coastal storm risk management renourishment project. Since last December, Marinex team worked tirelessly to place over 1 million cubic yards of sand to Wrightsville Beach and reduce risk associated with any potentia
The first of the two water injection vessels (WIDs) for Van Oord was successfully delivered last week, said Kooiman Marine Group. “The finishing work was completed well before the contractual delivery date, meaning that the Rijn could leave the yard in Zwijndrecht last Sunday,” said Kooiman. Sister
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company’s hopper dredger Mahaa Jarraafu is back in operation after maintenance and repair work. This dredger has the capacity to dredge 11,000 cbm within 24 hours. After rejoining the fleet, Mahaa Jarraafu was mobilized to undertake the R. Ungoofaaru Land Reclamati
Work is underway on the construction of a new container quay terminal in the Port of Augusta, Italy. According to DEME Group, the company’s Italian team is currently working hard on the extension of the commercial port in Augusta, Sicily, building on significant progress made last year. The recent i
The dredging operations at Ocean Reef Marina, in collaboration with the WA Department of Transport, are making great progress. According to the Ocean Reef Marina, the crews are on track to wrap up this phase of work in just a few weeks. Working on the project, the 22m cutter suction dredge “Cooper I
The USACE Detroit District began dredging work last week in Muskegon Harbor to remove about 133,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal navigation channel. The project marks the start of the 2024 Detroit District dredging season on the Western Michigan shoreline of Lake Michigan to maintain Gre
The US has dispatched a vessel to build a temporary port in Gaza to supply vital humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians. The U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S Besson set sail from Virginia “less than 36 hours after President Joe Biden announced the US would provide humanitarian assistance t
Once again, Trailer Hopper Suction Dredger SOSPAN DAU will return to Portsmouth for another spectacular display of ‘rainbowing’ shingle onto the Southsea beach. According to KHM Portsmouth, the SOSPAN DAU will be performing beach recharge activities along that area of the seafront between the Hover
