A new Italdraghe cutter suction dredger (CSD) is now operating in India on the Hooghly River. According to the Italian company, the dredging equipment was deployed to support an important cleanup project aimed at restoring safe and efficient navigation in the area. Dredging operations have already s
The Misurata Free Zone (MFZ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Antwerp-Bruges yesterday, strengthening cooperation on port development and logistics. The signing ceremony was attended by H.E. François Dumont, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Libya, alongside a delega
Knoop BV said that their latest dredging project in Tynaarlo, a municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands, is in full swing. “Our Waterking WK 350, equipped with a Damen DOP 200 dredge pump, is now fully operational on site. The pipeline system is in place, gravel is being pumped ashore, and the
Puerto Rico’s Governor Jenniffer González-Colón has announced the final phase of the Caño Martín Peña Restoration Project with the commencement of Phase 1 of Contract 3, entailing an investment of USD 57.4 million. Contract 3 was awarded on September 30, 2025, to Novel Construction LLC, with an inve
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) has released the draft of its fourth Funded Priorities List (FPL), which includes over $403 Million in proposed funding for water quality improvement, habitat conservation and restoration, and other ecosystem projects and programs across
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected a cleanup plan for the first mile of the Lower Neponset River Superfund Site, located in Boston and Milton, Massachusetts. This covers the area of the Neponset River from where it merges with the Mother Brook near the Dana Avenue Bridge, to the T
This summer, the Tiel-Waardenburg dyke reinforcement project achieved an impressive milestone: more than 100,000 operating hours with electric equipment. From trucks and cranes to shovels and sheet piles, an average of 45 electric machines are operating on the construction site daily. This has alrea
In the Canadian Northwest Territories, a large-scale sediment clean-up project has started. The project aims to remove contaminated sediment from Mill Lake and its surroundings which were polluted by mining activities in the middle of the last century. The contractor, Sanexen Environmental Services
Read the latest issue of Terra et Aqua featuring articles covering dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environment. Launched in 1972 by the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), Terra et Aqua is a quarterly journal that
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
