This morning, Mxtv released the latest video update from the largest land reclamation project in Boskalis’ history – the New Manila International Airport (NMIA). This will be the Philippines’ largest and most sophisticated airport and the dredging operations are moving forward according to schedule.
NY State Senator Alexis Weik has announced that the dredging of the Brown’s River is finally complete. “The navigational conditions within the Brown’s River federal channel are now safe for the foreseeable future,” Weik said in the announcement. The project provides for a channel 6 feet deep to 250
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) kicked off revetment season on the Mississippi River earlier this week, following a delay to make critical repairs to the mooring barge. “My sincerest gratitude goes out to the entire crew of our Mat Sinking Unit for
The USACE Jacksonville District started maintenance dredging of sections of the Okeechobee Waterway and Intracoastal Waterway in the vicinity of St. Lucie Inlet earlier this week. The dredger Murden is expected to remove approximately 25,000 cubic yards of shoaling material over a 12-day period, sai
A launching ceremony of the world’s biggest and China’s first dual-fuel powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Xin Hai Xun took place in Qidong, east China’s Jiangsu Province, last week. With a liquefied natural gas (LNG) clean energy capacity of 15,000 cubic meters, the vessel (ordered by C
Crew on board the US Army Corps of Engineers dredge vessel Yaquina recently rescued a woman from the Columbia River after she had fallen into the currents several miles upriver. On the red deck of the massive dredge vessel Yaquina, deck mechanics Tanner Ensworth and Brian Marshall had just returned
Dredging operations at Bogue Inlet began January 1, and the project will eventually result in material being placed on western Emerald Isle beaches. The long-planned program is expected to last about six months, the town said in a press release. This work is being coordinated by the U.S. Army Corps
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District’s Dredge Goetz is working hard to keep navigation open on the Mississippi River just south of St. Louis, Missouri. The Dredge Goetz is 225-feet long, 40-feet wide and 600 tons. Its steel hull is 8-feet deep, and its draft is 5 feet. It can dredge a maxi
This cityscape shows how easily the Damen cutter suction dredger type CSD450 takes to work in an urban environment. This offers a major advantage on cityside waterway projects, meaning there is no need to add to road congestion and air pollution with noisy trucks. What’s more, the dredger is complet
Equipment for the Marina del Rey Dredging Project is moving into place and operations will begin following inspections, said the County of Los Angeles. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be dredging the Marina del Rey entrance channel as part of its maintenance dredging program, which is conducte
Starting next week, Boskalis Westminster Ltd will conduct capital and maintenance dredging in the maintained areas within Portsmouth Harbour and its approach channels. According to the King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth, the capital works will be focused on the western end of Fountain Lake, specifical
In 2023, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority brought some of the largest, most transformational projects in history to life across the coast. The past year saw the completion of eight projects, valued at $227 million, and the beginning of construction on 15 projects, valued at
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Astilleros Puerto de Balboa (ASTIBAL) completed intense repair and maintenance works on the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Bartolomeu Dias last week. ASTIBAL has just released these amazing photos of the vessel just before its departure from their facilities. “We extend our gratitude to our
