The Government is supporting Bay of Plenty’s economic growth with funding for two projects through the Regional Infrastructure Fund, Shane Jones, the Regional Development Minister, said. “These investments are about backing the infrastructure and resources that will drive long-term regional growth a
The maintenance dredging operations on Rocky River Harbor in Rocky River, Ohio, are almost complete, the USACE Buffalo District said. Working with contracting partners, Toledo-based Geo Gradel, approximately 59k cubic yards of sediment will be mechanically dredged from the harbor’s navigation channe
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has selected TerraMarine as the preferred proponent for the landmass and wharf component of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. According to the Port Authority, “the TerraMarine team has extensive experience in collaboratively delivering major marine infrastructu
Eurobodalla Shire Council said that Surfside’s new levee is now complete, blending into the reserve and helping to protect low-lying areas from coastal flooding. The 190-meter long and 10-meter wide raised embankment was built using 2,700 tons of rock and topped with sand and soil. Project manager P
The USACE New York District, in conjunction with the Town of East Hampton, recently completed dredging the channel at Lake Montauk Harbor – a heavily-trafficked waterway on Eastern Long Island – increasing its depth from -12 to approximately -17 feet. The Lake Montauk Harbor Navigation Improvement P
Neumann Contractors’ third large dredger is now being mobilized to a gold mine in Far North Queensland, supporting what is expected to become Australia’s largest mine tailings relocation project ever undertaken using three dredges operating simultaneously. According to Neumann, “this milestone highl
The USACE Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Agate Construction for $53 million to conduct repairs of the north jetty at the Indian River Inlet in Sussex County, DE. Mobilization to the site is anticipated to begin in March or April of 2027 with in-water work to begin on May 1, 2027, ba
The giant trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Congo River is working on DEME’s Abu Qir project in Egypt – the largest dredging and land reclamation contract in the history of the Belgian maritime engineering firm. With an investment of hundreds of millions, this program is set to transform the co
Jan De Nul has developed a start-to-finish approach to restore oyster reefs. “With our newly developed Oyster Reef Restoration Unit, we can seed hard substrates like rocks with around one million young oysters within just a few weeks, anywhere in the world. Combined with our extensive experience in
Rohde Nielsen has completed coastal protection works at La Pineda Beach, Tarragona, Spain, supporting shoreline protection. For this project, approximately 100,000 m³ of sand was supplied, dredged offshore and transported to the beach via a sinker-line system. The material was then distributed and l
Ukrainian drones struck a Russian dredger, 21 tankers, four tugboats and two dry cargo ships in the Sea of Azov overnight on July 11, Robert Brovdi, the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, said. “The shadow tanker fleet is noticeably shrinking,” Brovdi wrote on Telegram. “It appears traf
The crews from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, are in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, performing critical maintenance dredging to keep the Grand River safe, navigable, and open for business. “Our team is dredging approximately 110,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal navigation ch
The USACE Detroit District said that the $1.8 million works on the Keweenaw Waterway breakwater near Houghton, Michigan, are moving forward according to schedule. Ongoing construction began in late June and is expected to be complete by October 1. Under the project, the contractor is modifying and r
The Door County Parks Department will begin dredging operations at Chaudoirs Dock County Park in the following days. According to the County, this work is necessary to maintain safe and reliable boating access to Green Bay and to ensure the long-term functionality of the harbor. “During the dredging
