Maintenance dredging of the Maryland channels is expected to begin in late spring, according to the U.S. Army Corps’ Baltimore District. The project consists of dredging approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of material from four channels in Maryland associated with the Baltimore Harbor, ensuring co
Van Oord’s hybrid water-injection dredger MAAS is about to begin its next project – maintenance dredging of the London Gateway Port. According to the Port of London Authority, dredging operations in the vicinity of Berths No. 1 and 2 will commence on or about 06th May 2023. Dredging – to be carried
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has just announced that in the next few days, annual maintenance dredging will begin at the Port of Weipa and Rio Tinto Weipa Amrun. Over the next seven weeks, the hopper dredge Brisbane will be working in Weipa, the largest town on the Cape York Penins
Starting in early May and continuing for approximately one month, dredging activities will take place in Salt Run from the Lighthouse Park Boat Ramp to the mouth of the Salt Run Channel at St. Augustine Inlet. The City of St. Augustine has contracted Brance Diversified, Inc. to perform the necessary
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company continues work on the Avalon beachfill project with sand being pumped from the dredge “Texas” in Townsend’s Inlet. As of yesterday, the dredge has placed over 300,000 cubic yards of sand on the Avalon beach. GLDD is currently pumping sand at the beach between 14th
Starting next week, Jenkins Marine Ltd will kick off annual maintenance dredging of the Rudmore Channel. According to the King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth and the Harbour Master Portsmouth International Port, the dredging will be conducted within the Rudmore Channel to the south east of Whale Island
A two-month dredging project that will improve navigation in the Coomera River is now underway, according to the Gold Coast Waterways Authority. The $2.5 million project will focus on removing sand and sediment that has naturally built up over time in the navigation channel from Sovereign Islands to
Weeks Marine has completed the last section of the northern nourishment area in the Town of Duck. Following the final load, Weeks broke down the shore pipe last weekend and transported equipment back to the subline landing at Dianne Street. The hopper dredge Magdalen is now pumping sand from the Dia
The Mornington Peninsula Shire, located south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, has completed works on the Mothers Beach dredging and beach nourishment project. Dredging was undertaken at Mothers Beach, Mornington to provide safe access to and from the bay. The works commenced in mid-March and continued
Under a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Weeks Marine Inc. has begun dredging and beachfill operations in Rehoboth Beach. According to the City, dredging and sand replacement which began last weekend is expected to continue for 2-3 weeks. The dredge, seen in the background of the phot
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company’s cutter suction dredge ‘Texas’ arrived in Townsend’s Inlet over the weekend to begin work on the Avalon Beach Nourishment project. “The dredge ‘Texas’ started the process of placing sand on the Avalon beaches on Monday, April 17th, at 11:45am,” the borough said i
Herbosch-Kiere – a company involved in offshore, river, port and coastal projects for more than a century – recently kicked off a dredging project in Helsingborg Port, Sweden. The project involves maintenance dredging of loose sediments within the Port of Helsingborg which has been divided into thre
Split hopper dredger Magni R was recently caught on camera while working on the Blåvand Beach Nourishment project in Denmark. In 2022, the Danish Coastal Authority awarded Rohde Nielsen the beachfill project in Blåvand, which is known as one of the biggest tourist areas in Denmark, especially for it
Weeks Marine has finally begun work on the dredging and beach nourishment project in Town of Duck, North Carolina. The hopper dredge Magdalen placed the first load of sand from the subline located just south of Dianne Street on Tuesday evening (April 11). After building the construction pad, the wor
