The Queensland Government has directed the Coordinator-General to undertake the emergency dredging works at Bribie Island following expert recommendations and community feedback gathered during recent consultation. The works will restore Bribie Island’s northern tip and protect the Pumicestone Passa
Gebroeders Van der Lee’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Teunis Huibertus is on its way to Aarhus to start work on their first project in Denmark. In Aarhus, approximately 430 meters of new quay will be built to further expand the Port capacity. For this project, the TSHD Teunis Huibertus wil
Van Oord and Fraser River Pile and Dredge (FRPD) said that their newly formed partnership, RiverFlow Dredging (RiverFlow), has entered into a long-term agreement with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to provide maintenance dredging services for the Fraser River navigation channel. According to Ri
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has announced the start of Stouts Creek Marsh dredging project in Lacey and Berkley, Ocean County. NJDOT’s contractor, H&L Contracting, will dredge fine sand and silt from multiple channels within the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. The pro
Weir – ESCO Division – has successfully completed and delivered two GeoVor 9G cutterheads. Two of the largest and strongest ESCO GeoVor cutterheads were successfully handed over to one of the company’s European key customers. These cutters, designed to dredge the toughest materials, will be deployed
Ahead of the Grand Final long weekend, the East Gippsland Shire has dredged the Bastion Point boat ramp to improve boating access for locals and visitors. According to Better Boating Victoria (BBV), contractors removed around 1450 cubic meters of sand, which was left to dry then moved up the beach.
Weeks Marine Inc., from Covington, Louisiana, has won a $28.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of the Kings Bay Entrance Channel in Camden and Nassau Counties. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be
Cottrell Contracting of Chesapeake, Virginia, will soon kick off work on an $8.3 million maintenance dredging project in Charleston, South Carolina. The FY25 USCG Pier Papa and AIWW Maintenance Dredging contract includes removal of approximately 895,000 cubic yards of unclassified material from the
Senior leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including Maj. Gen. Jason Kelly, deputy commanding general for Civil Works and Emergency Operations, and Brig. Gen. John Lloyd, South Pacific Division commander, visited a couple of projects in Oceanside, California, yesterday. Also, the delegati
Waretown Channel Complex dredging project is scheduled to begin this month in Barnegat Light Borough and Barnegat, Long Beach, Ocean and Lacey townships in Ocean County, NJ. The $6.2 million project will restore channels to a safe navigable depth. NJDOT’s contractor, J.F. Brennan, will dredge approx
The Dutra Group recently won a $25.7 million USACE contract for maintenance dredging works in Corpus Christi, Texas. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District awarded the FY 25 Corpus Christi Entrance Channel Hopper Dredging contract to Dutra on September 18, 2025. Under the deal, the con
Exciting news coming out of Lima, Peru, where IADC Director Arnold de Bruijn is speaking at the OAS-CIP Conference on Sustainable Port Development. As well as discussing the role of the dredging industry in ensuring the sustainability of ports, Arnold is launching a new online resource: Responsible
The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth has announced the start of the next phase of maintenance dredging works in the port area. Starting this week, Boskalis Westminster Ltd will be conducting bathymetric survey and maintenance dredging works within Portsmouth Harbour and the main approach channel. Ac
The Town of Cobourg, Ontario, has informed its residents that the crews are continuing dredging operations in the Harbor. Earlier this year, crews began dredging work at the entry of the harbor to allow for the safe return of the Coast Guard, the dredge and pipe will now be working on the harbor’s w
