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
Routine maintenance dredging has started at the Fishing Boat Harbor (FBH), Mid West Ports Authority said. “To ensure the safety of our community Lives Beach will be closed for the duration of the Project due to the close proximity of the dredge to the beach. The beach will reopen mid-November,” the
Dredging has begun at Colgate Creek, Maryland Environmental Service said. This project will remove approximately 162,000 cubic yards of sediment, allowing better access to the recently renovated berths at Dundalk Marine Terminal. Jerry Bishop of J.F. Brennan Company led MES staff, including Deputy D
West of Rødbyhavn, crews from Femern Bælt-projektet have moved the coast 500m out into the water and created a new, large land area from the dredged material, removed during the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel excavation work. Before the new area can be shaped into an attractive landscape, the soil must be drain
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has awarded a $2.5 million contract to Curtin Maritime Corp. for maintenance dredging works in Fernandina Harbor. According to the DoD, the project involves maintenance dredging of the Fernandina Harbor Cut-1 station 0+00 through Cut-6 station
The City of Sanibel (FL) has announced that, beginning Friday, September 5, 2025, Turner Beach Park will be closed to the public for staging of equipment and materials for the Captiva Beach Renourishment project. “A new beach renourishment project will soon begin on Captiva to strengthen our shoreli
Maverick Constructors LLC from Opelousas, Louisiana, has won a $9.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of the Calcasieu River and Pass Dredged Material Management Plan. Bids were solicited via the internet with nine received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be p
After months of relentless advocacy, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten said that dredging will move forward in the Grand Haven Harbor imminently. As of August 22, 2025, a U.S. Army Corps contract has been awarded, and dredging is set to begin this fall. For months, the project’s future was uncert
The major repair works on the world’s largest cutter suction dredger (CSD), DEME’s Spartacus, were successfully completed at Qatar Shipyard Technology Solutions today. “Looking back with pride on this challenging and complex project, which spanned four months of intensive effort and problem-solving,
AD Ports Group said today that Karachi Gateway Terminal and Van Oord signed a major dredging agreement to significantly expand the flow of trade through the Group’s port terminals in Pakistan. Led by the Group’s international ports operating arm, Noatum Ports, the project is set to deepen berths and
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, said that the Government plans to purchase a new dredging machine to complete works on the turning basin at St John’s Harbor. According to local media, the project stalled at a difficult rock section known locally as the “Jaws of Death.” Brow
The Portuguese government is working on a €13 million project that will replenish a 6.6-km stretch of the Quarteira-Vale do Lobo coastline. Last week, the country’s environment agency (APA) approved the opening of a public tender for the Quarteira-Garrão sand replenishment project. According to APA,
Gulf Cobla, being the first contractor engaged with Sobha Siniya Island development, has marked their first year of operations in the area, creating the lagoons and access channels for the development. Having achieved almost 60% of the 8 million cbm dredge and fill requirement, deploying two of thei
Mid West Ports Authority has begun routine maintenance dredging of the Fishing Boat Harbor (FBH). Maintenance dredging is common practice in ports around the world and involves returning key navigational areas to original design depths. It plays an essential role in ensuring safe navigation, vessel
