The Town of Emerald Isle, NC, and the Army Corps have just released the latest update on the Bogue Inlet dredging project. The dredging and beach nourishment works, coordinated by USACE and Carteret County, began on January 1, 2024. Originally the project was anticipated to be completed in mid-Febru
After nearly two months of work, Manson Construction has completed sand replenishment project in Solana Beach, California. The project, which will reduce coastal storm damage and erosion along a 7,200-foot-long stretch of shoreline, included construction of a 150-foot-wide beach fill using 700,000 c
The Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Strandway underwent a 2.5-week drydocking project at the Damen Harlingen shipyard last week. Throughout the project, overseen by the V.H.F.R. Group, the team multitasked and provided guidance and support to the crew where necessary, assisting with
There is more access improvements on the way at Port Fairy with dredging happening along the Moyne River, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. Following on from a recent project to upgrade jetties at the Griffiths Street boat ramp, work is underway to create deeper water near the river mouth. “The pr
Earlier this month, hopper dredge Modi R of Rhode Neilsen commenced maintenance dredging of the main shipping channel and outer and inner harbors at the Port of Bunbury, Western Australia. Also taking part in the dredging operations are plough / seabed levelling tug Edi and trawler Amanda Verne K. T
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is proposing to continue maintenance dredging of the federally authorized Cadet Bayou navigation project, Hancock County, Mississippi. According to the Corps, the project provides for an 8-foot deep by 100-foot-wide entrance channel extending from th
The Georgia General Assembly has allocated just over $6 million for special harbor improvements at the Port of Brunswick as part of the state’s midyear budget adjustment. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ recommended harbor improvement plan includes a bend widener, expansion of the turning basin (wh
BEML Limited and Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday, aimed at advancing the design, development, and manufacturing of spare parts for dredging vessels. The MoU, signed by BEML CMD Shantanu Roy and MD & CEO of DCIL Capt S Divakar at BEML h
Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) Fernão de Magalhães is currently very busy working in the Port of Rostock. Herman Senior b.v. has just released this beautiful photo of its multicat Panda, assisting the large cutter section dredger. Awarded by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administrati
The New Jersey Department of Transportation has just released this amazing video about the latest Wildwood dredging project. In this video, Maritime Resident Engineer Joselyn Wall takes us on a fascinating tour of an on-going winter dredging operation in Wildwood:
J.F. Brennan Company recently posted an interesting blog post on Treatability: An Important Asset in Environmental Dredging. Treatability testing uses bench-scale demonstrations and analysis to determine if a material can be effectively treated with a specific chemical or process. At Brennan, they u
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Australian Industrial Energy Pty Ltd (AIE) $15,000 for allegedly discharging a plume of turbid water the size of a football field from its Port Kembla Gas Terminal into the Port Kembla Outer Harbor last September. The discharge occurred during
UK Dredging have been hired to conduct maintenance dredging of the ESSO Fawley and BP Hamble facilities in Southampton. The trailing suction hopper dredger UKD BLUEFIN will be engaged in dredging operations in the vicinity of Esso Fawley and BP Hamble for a period of approximately 10 days, the Port
Norfolk Dredging has completed their work dredging the channel and placing sand on the beach in Topsail Island, NC. According to the Town, the contractor finished another successful dredging/beach nourishment project on February 26. Over the next few weeks, the crews will be working to demobilize eq
