Damen is about to launch another cutter suction dredger from the CSD650 series in Azerbaijan. The latest CSD, built at the Damen Dredging yard in the Netherlands, has been transported to Baku Shipyard LLC for reassembly and delivery to a local client. Baku Shipyard is the perfect location for this t
The Department of Transport, Western Australia, has announced that maintenance dredging works at Hillary’s Boat Harbor will commence in late July. The dredge will mobilize Wednesday, July 23, and begin dredging on the July 31. The campaign will proceed until approximately beginning of September 2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge MERRITT, deployed from the Wilmington District, is currently operating in the Ocean City Inlet. Using a side-casting method, the dredge drags along the bottom, picking up sand and ejecting it about 90 feet outside the navigation channel. The emergency operatio
Conrad Shipyard has been awarded the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Safety Excellence Award in the Dredging Trade Partner category. This prestigious recognition highlights Conrad’s unwavering commitment to safety, operational excellence, and its longstanding partnership with the U.S. dredging i
Last Friday, Jan De Nul Group released the latest video about the development of the Palm Jebel Ali project in Dubai. In August 2024, Nakheel awarded an contract worth over $220 million for the marine works on Palm Jebel Ali to Jan De Nul Dredging LTD. Since then, the company has been sculpting the
The first of Kenmare’s two new high-capacity dredges has landed safely on the beach near Moma Mine. The new electric Cutter Suction Dredges – each measuring 62 meters in length and weighing nearly 1,000 tons – started their journey from Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands, in early June. T
Phase 1 dredging in City Park Lake and Lake Erie has been completed and landscaping of the newly created shorelines is underway. Also, phase 2A work continues in University Lake while dredging in College Lake was completed in early 2025. Dredging in University Lake is expected to be complete this su
Neumann Contractors this month celebrated a couple of new milestones, launch of their newest dredge and construction of new equipment. Earlier this month, Neumann successfully launched the latest addition to the fleet, dredge Nu-Pheonix. The newbuild is now officially in the water and ready for acti
The City of Petaluma (CA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are moving forward with the 2025 maintenance dredging of the Petaluma River. With full funding secured – and support from the California State Coastal Conservancy – dredging is expected to begin fall 2025, the city announced in a news releas
The State of Louisiana, through its Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), has reached an agreement with the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group to officially terminate the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project. The decision follows CPRA’s determination, as the Lead Implementing
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Beachway has successfully completed a maintenance dredging campaign in the Port of Melbourne. The dredging campaign marked the beginning of a twelve-year maintenance contract that Boskalis concluded with the Port of Melbourne earlier this year. This maintena
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has announced that the Wildwood dredging project has been named regional winner in the 2025 America’s Transportation Awards Competition. The awards sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA, a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District is all set to start dredging work in Winona Small Boat Harbor. According to the Corps, the mechanical dredging to increase overall harbor depth will begin in the Winona Small Boat Harbor, also known as Dick’s Marine, today, July 17. The dredging wo
Western Baltija Shipbuilding and Rohde Nielsen recently held a keel laying ceremony for a new hopper dredger — the yard No. 88. Following maritime tradition, a symbolic gesture marked the ceremony: Lithuanian and Danish coins were placed in the vessel’s foundation — a sign that both the client and b
