Earlier this month, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Crestway jumped in to help a port in need in Mexico. While the vessel crew was dredging in the Port of Tuxpan, an urgent request came in from the Port of Tampico, only 90 nautical miles away. The Port of Tampico was shut down due to sever
Royal IHC recently won a contract to supply another Beaver cutter suction dredger and a Booster Station to a customer in the APAC region. The Beaver and Booster Station will be deployed to maintain the access channel to a harbor – ensuring safe navigation for recreational boaters and commercial fish
Dockyard and Engineering Works (DEW) has successfully launched its newly built Cutter Suction Dredger 400, developed with the engineering expertise and component support of Dredge Yard B.V., based in the Netherlands. The new dredger is equipped with a Mitsubishi engine, a hydraulic cutter head drive
The City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, has started essential maintenance dredging in the Pacific Harbour Canal Estate at Banksia Beach to remove built-up sediment and improve navigational safety for all canal users. The project involves removal of approximately 80,000 cubic meters of sediment from wit
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have signed a Noncompetitive Negotiated Agreement (NNA) authorizing the use of up to four million cubic yards of sand to repair West Belle Headland following damage caused by Hurricane Zeta. Originally p
Cottrell Contracting of Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $9.6 million USACE contract for maintenance dredging work in Lewes, Delaware. The project includes maintenance dredging of approximately 90,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Lewes to Rehoboth Canal. Connecting Delaware and Rehoboth, the 10
Bakker Sliedrecht, together with Jan De Nul and RINA classification society, have successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of the DC-grid switchboard for JDN’s first plug-in hybrid trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). Just a year ago, Bakker Sliedrecht secured a deal to deliver th
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is gathering information to define issues and concerns that will be addressed in an analysis to be prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document for the nourishment of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) shoreline
Over the coming years, container ships will navigate the Yangtzekanaal in greater numbers and dimensions towards the Maasvlakte 2 terminals. To give the current ships more room to move, and to allow ships that are only growing in size to pass, the navigable channel (the bed) of the Yangtzekanaal wil
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving the start date of the Tuttle Creek Reservoir Water Injection Dredging pilot project to fall 2025. This first-of-its-kind pilot project requires custom-built equipment. The schedule change is due to manufacturing delays for specialty pump parts, a critical c
Dredging of the Saco River that will protect the Main/North corner of Camp Ellis beach remains likely for this winter dredge season (November 2025 to April 2026). According to the City of Saco, Maine, this winter is due to be the last storm season before the jetty is placed offshore by the Army Corp
The dredge Ocean Traverse Nord has officially arrived and is ready to kick off Kingsville Harbor (Ontario) dredging campaign. The contractor expects work to last approximately two weeks, removing anywhere from 20,000-60,000m³ of sand from the bottom of Lake Erie. The dredger is beginning its work on
SeaLink Northern Territory has confirmed the full resumption of ferry services from Cullen Bay, following the early completion of urgent dredging works by the Northern Territory Government. Regular maintenance dredging ensures all-tide access for passengers travelling to Mandorah, the Tiwi Islands,
A brand new edition of Boskalis online magazine Creating New Horizons has just been published and is available on the company website. The new issue highlights land reclamation of the island of Gulhifalhu in the Maldives, where Boskalis not only dredged 18 million cubic meters of sand but also contr
