Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Beachway has successfully completed a maintenance dredging campaign in the Port of Melbourne. The dredging campaign marked the beginning of a twelve-year maintenance contract that Boskalis concluded with the Port of Melbourne earlier this year. This maintena
Western Baltija Shipbuilding and Rohde Nielsen recently held a keel laying ceremony for a new hopper dredger — the yard No. 88. Following maritime tradition, a symbolic gesture marked the ceremony: Lithuanian and Danish coins were placed in the vessel’s foundation — a sign that both the client and b
Anthony D Bates Partnership is once again assisting with the maintenance dredging of the Port of Workington, UK. As the port reported yesterday, their annual dredging campaign will begin this week with dredger Sospan Dau undertaking the work. “The campaign is ran by the team at Boskalis Westminster
DEME’s dual-fuel hopper dredger MEUSE RIVER recently underwent a massive renovation project at BLRT Repair Yards Klaipeda. The aim of this comprehensive maintenance program, which combined traditional ship repair with modern technology, was to keep the vessel in prime condition for demanding dredgin
Port of Sheerness said that a dredging program is about to begin at the Sheerness Car Terminal. All work will be carried by the water injection dredger (WID) Aquadelta. The dredging operations are expected to start tomorrow and will be completed over 2 consecutive tides, the Port said. Dredging will
The Port of Hamburg is set to invest approximately EUR1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) to modernize container terminal operations at Waltershofer Harbor. Under this capital development project, the Elbe approach to the harbor is to be enhanced and additional terminal yards will be created. Also, the turni
Dorset Council said that a dredging trial and beach maintenance works have been postponed until after the summer. According to the Council’s latest announcement, they are preparing to trial Water Injection Dredging at West Bay Harbor and Lyme Regis Harbor – a more sustainable and cost-effective meth
Argyll and Bute Council, through RPS Tetra Tech, is set to submit Marine Licence applications in January 2026 for dredging and construction works at Gigha and Tayinloan. These are classed as two separate projects under licensing, but are progressing in tandem as they relate to ferry infrastructure w
The Port of Helsinki and YIT Infra Oy have inked a €28 million ($32 million) agreement to expand the southern end of West Harbor. The project will start this month and be completed by the end of 2027. This expansion is set to provide additional capacity for the growing traffic between Helsinki and T
MTECK The Dutch Crane Manufacturer has just announced an another great build installed in 2025 by its crews. “This MTECK 840E sold to crane specialists for Matthews Brothers Dredging is a full electric 4-rope duty cycle crane with capacity in grab mode 40.000kg at max range 22 meter,” the company sa
The Republic of Cyprus’ Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works signed a contract for dredging works at Larnaca Marina yesterday. The contract was signed on behalf of the Government by the Director of the Public Works Department, Eleftherios Eleftheriou, and on behalf of Semesco Company Ltd
Dredging work is set to resume in Whitby after the license to operate was secured, North Yorkshire Council said. The county’s dredging vessel Sandsend will now be used at Whitby Harbor. Council leader, Cllr Carl Les, said: “It is welcome news that all licenses and insurances are in place so that the
Commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat, Jan De Nul is conducting a practical test in the Westerschelde estuary. From June until the autumn, JDN will be bringing in a million cubic meters of North Sea sand to protect the coast against rising sea levels. “With this practical test, Rijkswaterstaat wants to ac
Port of Raahe, Finland, is taking a major step towards establishing a new deep quay designed to handle colossal project cargo – the casting of massive pier elements. According to the Port, casting work is proceeding in both Lapaluoto and adjacent to the Ro-Ro ramp in Syväsatama, from where teams wil
