Seemanagement Burgenland GmbH has completed its third season of sediment removal on the lakeside communities around Lake Neusiedl, running from October 2025 to April 2026. Approximately 60,000m³ of soft material were dredged with two Watermaster Classic V eco-dredgers, and over 10 kilometers of reed
A long-awaited beach renourishment project has begun in Destin to restore about 150,600 cubic yards of beach that was lost due to erosion from Hurricane Sally in 2020. Immediately following the storm, Okaloosa County staff met with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff onsite to conduct v
The Port of Gothenburg has signed a contract with Boskalis Sweden AB for blasting and dredging works as part of Skandia Gateway, a major infrastructure project aimed at increasing capacity for larger vessels. The contract is valued at approximately SEK 202 million (around EUR 18 million). The works
The USACE Charleston District completed two dredging and sand placement projects on the Isle of Palms today. The Breach Inlet Beneficial Use Projects moved about 700,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand from USACE’s routine maintenance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) to nourish the Isl
Mangawhai Harbor Restoration Society (MHRS) has started its annual dredging and sandspit stabilization program, continuing more than three decades of work to safeguard the harbor’s health. The Spirit of Mangawhai II dredge was deployed mid-March, with operations scheduled through to July 31. Work is
Van Oord is moving ahead with a coastal protection and beach nourishment project between Garrão and Praia do Forte Novo, Quarteira, Portugal. In January this year, Van Oord’s Spanish subsidiary, Dravo S.A. signed a contract with the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) for an important coastal protec
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, began significant maintenance to the Manistee Harbor federal channel yesterday. The Corps of Engineers will place about 3,000 tons of stone to reduce wave energy and overtopping, as well as install new timber fenders along 1,800 feet of the North R
A Watermaster amphibious dredger is restoring lost capacity in a shallow and hard-to-reach reservoir where larger conventional equipment cannot operate. All reservoirs face the same problem: siltation. Reservoirs store water for drinking, irrigation and hydropower, but siltation keeps reducing their
Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) yesterday for the supply of fuel to its dredging fleet for a period of five years. According to DCI, this strategic partnership strengthens the long-standing association
Union Dredgers and Marine Contracting (UDMC) is advancing the preparation phase for the installation of a stormwater outfall pipeline in Palm Jebel Ali. Dredging works for the ongoing project – covering Fronds A to G – started in February 2026. As part of this process, the HDPE pipes were subjected
The Provincial Government of Maguindanao del Sur in the Philippines deployed dredging equipment from the Provincial Office to the Local Government Unit of General Salipada K. Pendatun on April 13, as part of its ongoing flood mitigation and waterway improvement efforts. The activity was led by Provi
The Philippines Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to deploy heavy equipment at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill to help extinguish the fire, which has affected nearby communities since last week. DPWH Secretary, Vince Dizon, said that dredgers, backhoes and bulldozers will be deploy
In a major shift, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn its state permit application for the Port Everglades Expansion dredging project. The Center for Biological Diversity said that the withdrawal is the most significant progress in more than a decade of advocacy to protect Florida’s coral
California Representative Salud Carbajal has secured significant funding for two harbor improvement projects in San Luis Obispo County. Morro Bay Harbor will receive $4,144,000 for its dredging project and Port San Luis will receive $23,000 for maintenance of the breakwater. The funding for both pro
