A serious maritime accident occurred off Saint-Malo earlier this month, when a dredge barge tragically capsized at sea. According to local media, the dredge workers barely had time to leap into the freezing water as the vessel flipped and vanished beneath the surface. The officials haven’t confirmed
Dredging operations for the new Marina have commenced within Cowes Harbour as part of ongoing maintenance to ensure safe navigation and effective harbour management. Work is currently taking place in the area off East Cowes Esplanade, located to the east of the Main Fairway and south of the Eastern
The Sarasota County Commission has approved funding and construction contracts for the Phillippi Creek Dredging Project. The Board adopted resolutions to: – add the project to the county’s Capital Improvement Program, – appropriate $14.48 million for project funding, Also, the Board approved and aut
The $1.6 million Port of Orillia dredging project has entered its final phase. According to the latest project update, the final phase focuses on dredging between the Waterfront Centre and the breakwaters, including the removal of vegetative growth and sediment. Excavators and barges will be station
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District is in the process of developing a plan for the maintenance dredging of the Rudee Inlet Federal Navigation Channel in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Rudee Inlet Maintenance Dredging Project will consist of dredging up to approximately 220,000 cubic ya
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) held a naming and christening ceremony yesterday at Pier 21 in Galveston, Texas, for the company’s 2nd newest trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Amelia Island. The TSHD Amelia Island is the sister vessel to the Galveston Island – launched in 2023. The dredgers we
The Delhi Government has procured an advanced dredging equipment from Watermaster/Aquamec Ltd. to undertake large-scale dredging, desilting and cleaning operations in the Yamuna River. The amphibious classic 4 multipurpose dredger from Finland, procured for Rs 8 crore ($910.770,40), will also be use
GRK has won an infrastructure project related to the Port of Umeå expansion, in which a new energy pier will be built. The value of the project is approximately SEK 159 million, or approximately EUR 14 million. According to GRK, this program is part of the renewal and expansion of the port. Several
Coastal Dredging Company (CDC) has secured an $8.5 million contract with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers to conduct maintenance dredging of the New Pass in Sarasota County, Florida. The New Pass Maintenance Dredging project includes removal of beach compatible sand from New Pass federal navigation c
A proud milestone for the BMT team, the Bandy Creek Maintenance Dredging and Castletown Beach Nourishment Project has been nominated as a finalist in the Coastal Adaptation category at the 2025 WA Coastal Forum Awards. Completed in July 2025, this project repurposed dredged material from Bandy Creek
DEME won Brazil’s first-ever auction for a port access channel concession yesterday. The Canal Galheta Dredging Consortium (CCGD), formed by DEME and FTS Participações Societárias S.A. (FTS), secured a 25-year concession contract1 to operate, maintain, and expand the marine access channel to the Por
Tamar Ioseliani, Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, said that the Anaklia Deep-Sea Port is set to welcome its first vessel by 2029. She revealed this information during a panel discussion at the Silk Road Forum in Tbilisi, earlier this week. “We consider the Anaklia De
The Isle of Palms City (SC) is in the process of installing 700 additional sandbags in three critical areas: the Port O’ Call, Beachwood East and the Breach Inlet end of the island, before the November king tides. Approximately 25,000 cubic yards of sand will be moved from a shoal. The objective of
Transport for NSW recently commenced dredging operations in the Batemans Bay which are necessary to keep the Clyde River Bar open and navigable for both commercial and recreational vessels. The dredging work, which started in mid-October, should take about 3 – 4 weeks to complete, depending on the w
