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
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has just announced the receipt of several dredging awards totaling $173.7 million. The awarded work includes: Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Great Lakes is pleased to add these important projects to our 2023 backlog of capi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will begin maintenance dredging of sections of the Okeechobee Waterway and Intracoastal Waterway in the vicinity of St. Lucie Inlet on or about January 3, 2024. The USACE dredging vessel Murden is expected to remove approximately 25,000 cubic
The Relong Dredger team participated in the Shanghai Maritime Show earlier this month, creating a platform to showcase its products and connect with industry professionals. During the show, the team introduced a lot of new technology and products, created to deal with different dredging requirements
Waterfront Property Services, doing business as Gator Dredging, has won a $17.98 million USACE contract for the placement of dredged material on beaches in South Carolina. The project consists of placing approximately 1,280,000 cubic yards of dredged material on Folly Beach, and 40,000 cubic yards o
Transport for NSW Maritime is funding dredging of Swansea Channel to improve navigation and provide access to Lake Macquarie. The current dredging campaign in the Swansea Channel involves three areas: the Dog Leg; the Swan Bay Entrance; and the Drop Over. According to the Transport for NSW, dredging
The USACE’s hopper dredge Wheeler and crew are finally home for the Holidays. The dredge keeps waterway channels clear from Key West, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas. According to USACE, this dredge is maintained in a state of readiness for worldwide operations. USACE added that the Wheeler spends th
In cooperation with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Solana Beach (CA) is about to begin work on the Solana Beach Shoreline Project. In the next couple of days, the contractor – Manson Construction will begin the process of adding 700,000 cubic yards of sand to the beach beginning just so
Mōrena, the dredging barge has been hard at work over the past weeks clearing sediment and silt from the Whanganui Port basin. Now that dredging has been completed ahead of the Christmas holidays, the port basin channel is cleared, allowing boaties access to and from the Wharf Street boat ramp withi
Dredging of the Carnarvon Fascine has seen safe navigation restored for recreational and commercial vessels in the area. The Western Australian government announced a $3 million one-off dredging campaign for the waterway earlier this year after technical studies confirmed that built options to impro
Jenkins Marine has been busy lately in Great Yarmouth assisting BAM Nuttall/Farrans JV in dredging of the high spots in the river channel at Herring Bridge around the new third river crossing. The ambitious new bridge will ease traffic congestion on the town’s roads and shorten journey times, as wel
The USACE Norfolk District, in partnership with the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) and the City of Virginia Beach, awarded a $70.6 million dredging contract to Manson Construction Company earlier this month. The contract is to deepen Phase 2 of the Atlantic Ocean Channel to minimum depth of -59 feet
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District, has completed annual dredging of Toledo Harbor and the Maumee River. Dredging of Toledo Harbor is the largest dredging operation on the Great Lakes, ensuring accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the
Neptune Americas recently took the opportunity to present cutter suction dredge the Neptune Gator 50. With an innovative and premium design, the Gator 50 leads the new generation of dredgers that go further. Designed for high productivity, the dredge was designed incorporating the best equipment on
