The UKD Seadragon, a Damen Shoalbuster 2711 WID (Water Injection Dredger) is breathing sustainability into dredging. Damen recently delivered the vessel specially modified to meet the requirements of the client. It features a highly efficient, low emission, IMO Tier III compliant diesel-electric pro
Marinex Construction crews have been busy lately installing over 15,000 feet of pipeline for the Hilton Head Island 2025 – 2026 beach renourishment project. In total, about 20,000 feet of pipe—stretching nearly four miles—will be used to transport sand from Bay Point Shoals to the shoreline at Fish
Buller District Council announced this morning the resignation of Dredge Master Steve Christieson, who has led the operation of the dredger Kawatiri for over seven years. Council also added that dredging in the Westport basin, funded through the RIF program, will continue as planned with the existin
Boskalis’ hopper dredger Sospan Dau returned to Pevensey Bay yesterday to begin its annual exercise of replenishing Pevensey Bay’s shingle defenses over the course of several high tides. The specialist ship will transport approximately 30,000 tons of shingle, dredged offshore near Littlehampton, and
Mike Hooks LLC last week secured a $49 million contract for the rental of a cutterhead pipeline dredge. According to the Army Corps’ Mobile District, the contract includes rental of a cutterhead dredge with attendant plant and operators for maintenance dredging over approximately two years. Dredging
Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, USACE Alaska District commander, attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Dutch Harbor Channels Project in the community of Unalaska last week. He joined Vincent Tutiakoff, mayor of Unalaska, Bil Homka, city manager, and members of the City Council to celebrate the critic
Boskalis’ backhoe dredger Manu Pekka and diving pontoon Medusa 1 have stared work on the largest project ever focused on the identification and clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO). Off the coast of Zeebrugge, Belgium, the vessels are used to investigate potential UXO targets. The work is being ca
West Michigan Congresswoman Hillary Scholten has just released on her YouTube channel this very interesting video, named ‘Digging into the issue on everyone’s mind – Dredging’. “Dredging our harbors, rivers, and lakes keeps our ports and shipping routes clear to use and allows the flow of commerce t
Yesterday’s House-passed FY26 Energy & Water Appropriations Act (HR 4553) included $50 million in dedicated funds for a new shallow draft dredging vessel, which Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) specifically sought to address dangerous shoaling issues at the Manasquan Inlet and other locations. “A vote ‘NO’ o
Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) said that the dredging works are underway at the Seaway entrance to improve safe access for both recreational and commercial vessels. According to GCWA, around 100,000 cubic meters of sand – that’s about 40 Olympic swimming pools i is being removed from shoals c
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Seth Moulton’s (D-MA) amendment to the annual Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to finish the Essex River Federal Navigation Project (FNP). The Corps began dredging the Essex River earl
Dredging is now complete along the lower Yarra River to provide better boating access to a pair of publicly-accessible berths, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. “The completion of dredging at Collins Landing and Yarra’s Edge marina by the City of Melbourne is all thanks to a previous round of our
The berth for the car-ferry crossing in the dry cargo harbor of Makhachkala Port has been put into operation. At the request of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport, a major overhaul of the hydraulic part of the structure built in 1957 was undertaken. After the repair, the design and dime
Bird Construction Inc. has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement under which they will acquire Fraser River Pile & Dredge (FRPD) for estimated aggregate consideration of $82.3 million. The Transaction, pending relevant regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing
