The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, has just announced the award of a contract for the Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin and Mid-River Maintenance Dredging. The contract has been awarded to Norfolk Dredging Company for $17.1 million. “This dredging project will ensure safe and eff
Dredging work is set to resume in Whitby after the license to operate was secured, North Yorkshire Council said. The county’s dredging vessel Sandsend will now be used at Whitby Harbor. Council leader, Cllr Carl Les, said: “It is welcome news that all licenses and insurances are in place so that the
Mechanical clamshell dredging of Grays Harbor, Inner Harbor, Washington, will begin July 16, making it safer for local boaters to navigate, USACE said. Dredging operations will run continuously, 24/7, and conclude no later than February 14, 2026, with a pause between September 28, 2025 and December
As part of their professional growth and to gain a deeper understanding of USACE operations, ERDC’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) participants recently visited the USACE Vicksburg Districts Dredge Jadwin. The vessel is a 274-foot, 2400 horse-powered dustpan type dredge that plays a critical r
Commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat, Jan De Nul is conducting a practical test in the Westerschelde estuary. From June until the autumn, JDN will be bringing in a million cubic meters of North Sea sand to protect the coast against rising sea levels. “With this practical test, Rijkswaterstaat wants to ac
Karachi Port Trust (KPT) said that the dredging operations at the East Wharf, undertaken by the giant backhoe Ali, are underway. This critical maintenance activity is aimed at ensuring the navigational depth and operational efficiency in the area, said KPT. Over time, natural processes such as silta
Dredge vessel TSHD Brisbane and its supporting vessels have left the Port of Weipa after completing a 32 day dredging program, North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) said. During the project, around 405,000m3 of natural sediment was removed from the Port of Weipa and placed at the approved D
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has received emergency request approval to use Wilmington District’s dredge Merritt to remove ~7,500 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet this July. This emergency dredging is based on the need for the U.S. Coast Guar
The Port of Fremantle finished its five-day program of maintenance dredging in Fremantle’s Inner Harbor last Friday. “Over that period, using the dredge Modi R, we moved 10,000 cubic meters of accumulated sediment from sections of the harbor floor and deposited it at a Commonwealth-approved site in
Port of Raahe, Finland, is taking a major step towards establishing a new deep quay designed to handle colossal project cargo – the casting of massive pier elements. According to the Port, casting work is proceeding in both Lapaluoto and adjacent to the Ro-Ro ramp in Syväsatama, from where teams wil
Dutch Dredgers BV has just delivered a new Eureka Silentworker 700 to one of its customers. According to the company, this marks another step forward in zero-emission support vessels for the dredging and marine sector. “Our Silentworker series is fully electric – offering powerful performance, minim
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has secured four significant dredging contracts. The awarded work includes: GLDD has received Notice to Proceed from Bechtel Energy for dredging work on the Woodside Louisiana LNG project, in the vicinity of Lake Charles, LA, along the Calcasieu River shi
Haventus said that the dredging operations are in full swing at Ardersier Energy Transition Facility on the approach channel and inner harbor. This project is set to provide the depth of water at 12.4m CD and width of harbor needed by the vessels supporting the offshore wind industry. “Our quayside
The dredging works for the Unalaska-Dutch Harbor Channels Project in the Aleutian Islands, conducted by J.E. McAmis, are moving forward. Currently, a bar shallower than the surrounding seabed located at the entrance to Iliuliuk Bay limits access to Dutch Harbor. This project aims to improve navigati
