The historic deepening of the Mississippi River Ship Channel to 50 feet has reached an important milestone, Port of New Orleans said. The controlling depth for over 150 miles of the Ship Channel is now set to 49 feet. “This coordinated increase to 49 feet is a major step toward the increased economi
The Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, will soon have navigation channels with greater capacity, thanks to federal allocations for construction and maintenance totaling $61,6 million, secured by Representative Jenniffer González Colón. The San Juan project consists of deepening the channel to allow larg
At Maasvlakte 2, 55ha of land is being reclaimed from the sea for companies that make renewable fuels and chemical products. Marine engineering company Van Oord recently started with the project. The company is delivering a total of 5 million m3 of dredged sand onto the southern part of Prinses Alex
Contractors will begin mobilizing equipment in the following days to add 480,000 cubic yards of sand to St. Lucie County beaches. As a result, the county officials have issued an advisory to boaters urging caution because floating pipes will be placed in the water offshore. The beach restoration pro
The Nigerian Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) is calling on the Federal Government to dredge Rivers Benue and Niger without further delay. The commission has raised the alarm over the ecological menace caused by the operations of dams and other hydroelectric powe
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is overseeing the removal of PCB-contaminated sediment within Verburg Park Pond and along the banks of the Kalamazoo River. As a result of this work, Verburg Park will be closed starting this week, through April 2023. Throughout this project, EPA will be coor
Sand dune restoration work is currently underway along West Sands beach, the St Andrews Links Trust said. The dune enhancement work on West Sands, which began in 2010 following serious storm damage, is now officially recognised as Scotland’s largest and longest running programme of dune restoration.
Contractors for the Municipality of Lakeshore will begin dredging the northern section of Belle River on Friday, March 4th, 2022. The work will take place between the mouth of the lake and the footbridge between First Street and West River Street and is expected to be completed by the end of March.
Femern A/S announced today that their contractors are making great progress on the construction of the Femern tunnel on the German side by Puttgarden. The tunnel portal, where the traffic will be driven in and out of the tunnel, is clearly seen in the water. Contrary to the Danish portal, the tunnel
Finnish shipbuilder Työvene and Maritime office of Gdynia recently signed a contract worth €20 million for the construction and delivery of a state-of-the-art Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. According to shipbuilder, the order is a result of a tender where the design developed by Työvene and Dutch
Rohde Nielsen has successfully finished the capital dredging works in Port of Poti, Georgia. The project involved disposal of 33.000m3 polluted soils onshore as well as dredging of 1.350.000m3 clean sandy soils, for the client Poti New Sea Port LLC, BHP International. “The trailing suction hopper dr
Every few years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges sand from the Atlantic Ocean and pumps it to a 21-mile stretch of beach from the Borough of Sea Bright to Manasquan, New Jersey. According to USACE, this coastal storm risk management and erosion control project aims to reduce hurricane and s
Getting out on the water will be made more accessible at a range of Victorian boat ramps with the Andrews Labor Government reinvesting boater registration and licensing fees to fund new dredging grants. Available through the Recreational Boating Access and Dredging Program and overseen by Better Boa
The USACE St. Paul District is seeking public comments on a draft plan to install a pipeline near Reads Landing, Minnesota. According to USACE, the pipeline will be used to transport dredged material, or river sand, during maintenance of the Mississippi River navigation channel. The Army Corps plann
