Eduardo Leite, Governor of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, has signed the order and contract for the dredging works in the Port of Rio Grande. The $81 million project (432.2 million BRL), which was awarded to Van Oord, will deepen the harbor’s access channel, ensuring safe and efficient navi
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has awarded a contract for dredging works at Portrush and Ballycastle Harbors to Foyle & Marine Dredging Ltd. “As the main contractor, this project represents an important milestone for our company and reflects the trust placed in us to deliver essential mari
Phase II of the New Cádiz Container Terminal, involving 1.8 million m3 dredging and reclamation work, is now complete, Rohde Nielsen said. This phase has successfully added 510.45 meters of docking space, bringing the total docking space to 1,099.95 meters. Also, the expansion includes an additional
Watermaster/Aquamec Ltd. was involved recently in a restoration project at Lake Neusiedl – a UNESCO World Heritage site on the border between Austria and Hungary. Spanning 315 km2 with an average depth of one meter, it supports local communities as both an ecological and recreational hub. Yet sedime
Starting on the October 1st 2025 as part of vital coastal defence improvements, around one million tonnes of beach material will be added to the beach between the Pyramids and the Coffee Cup at Eastney. The significant increase will see the beach double in size when shingle is dredged locally from t
Baggerbedrijf De Boer B.V. – Dutch Dredging is moving ahead with the maintenance dredging works in the Zevenaarhaven, Terneuzen. The main goal of the project is to optimize the fairway, so the vessels can maneuver safely in the port areas. In total, approximately 40,000 m3 of dredged material will b
After more than 40 years of loyal service, Verhelst Group’s old cutter suction dredger will be replaced by a completely new ROHR-IDRECO Jet-Suction Dredger (Type ISD 200-22). This modern, electrically driven machine is designed and built entirely in the Netherlands by DE Klop (Sliedrecht) in collabo
Van Oord, together with its subsidiary Wicks, has won a contract from GRAHAM Group for the development of a new deep-water berth at Belfast Harbour. According to Van Oord, the project entails a new multipurpose deepwater quay which will be able to accommodate vessels up to 350 metres in length. This
Gebroeders Van der Lee’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Teunis Huibertus is on its way to Aarhus to start work on their first project in Denmark. In Aarhus, approximately 430 meters of new quay will be built to further expand the Port capacity. For this project, the TSHD Teunis Huibertus wil
Weir – ESCO Division – has successfully completed and delivered two GeoVor 9G cutterheads. Two of the largest and strongest ESCO GeoVor cutterheads were successfully handed over to one of the company’s European key customers. These cutters, designed to dredge the toughest materials, will be deployed
Exciting news coming out of Lima, Peru, where IADC Director Arnold de Bruijn is speaking at the OAS-CIP Conference on Sustainable Port Development. As well as discussing the role of the dredging industry in ensuring the sustainability of ports, Arnold is launching a new online resource: Responsible
The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth has announced the start of the next phase of maintenance dredging works in the port area. Starting this week, Boskalis Westminster Ltd will be conducting bathymetric survey and maintenance dredging works within Portsmouth Harbour and the main approach channel. Ac
Canal & River Trust is starting an eight-week program of dredging at Gloucester’s historic docks, which will improve conditions for navigation and benefit boaters, local businesses and tourism. The dredging will remove silt that has entered the docks from the River Severn this summer as water was pu
Van Oord recently won the IADC Safety Award 2025 during the Annual General Meeting of the International Association of Dredging Companies in Stockholm, Sweden. The award recognizes Van Oord’s commitment to safety and innovation in the dredging industry, specifically for its newly designed gasket tha
