The Romanian Government has approved EUR 1.02 million for urgent dredging works on the Danube River, amid severe hydrological drought and exceptionally low river flows. The money will be used to deepen the riverbed at two critical points – Cochirleni and Caragheorghe-Turcescu – in order to ensure th
Norfolk Dredging from Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $27.2 million firm-fixed price contract for maintenance dredging of the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Sea and Wilmington Harbor Project. Bids for this project were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (
The USACE Buffalo District and its contractor Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company will begin the largest dredging operation on the Great Lakes this fall. This year’s dredging of Toledo Harbor’s federal navigation channel – which requires the largest quantity of material to be dredged fro
Following an extensive dry-docking, repair, and maintenance program, the KSR-IX, KSR Marine Services’ Royal IHC Beaver 5014 cutter suction dredger (CSD), has been successfully undocked. During her time in dry dock, KSR-IX underwent a comprehensive scope of works, including: With only a few minor wor
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has won a $44,5 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channel and deposition basin in Fire Island Inlet, with placement of dredged material as beach nourishment along the feeder beach west of the Fire Island Inlet. “The
Every year, Jan De Nul dredges millions of cubic meters of material to keep ports and rivers accessible. In the Bankbusters project, the company worked together with their partners to explore how this dredged sediment can be used to protect riverbanks against erosion in a natural way. Pilot project
Construction work on the Marina de Lagos expansion continues to make progress, with one of the most eagerly anticipated milestones now on the horizon: the opening of the new marina basin is scheduled for mid-September. Work on the basin has included the installation of pontoons and related marine fa
In 1955, Ackermans & van Haaren (AvH) began work on one of the world’s most important waterways – the Suez Canal. Over a period of six years, the company contributed to major widening, deepening, and bypass projects that improved navigation along this critical trade route between the Mediterranean S
The USACE Wilmington District awarded a $4.3 million contract on July 30 to Curtin Maritime for the maintenance dredging of the Morehead City Inner Harbor. The contract funds essential dredging operations to clear shoaled sediment from the navigation channels within Morehead City Harbor. According t
In Switzerland, SUBAX is currently using Watermaster for modern, eco-friendly marina maintenance. “The self-launching, self-propelled and self-anchoring machine is easy to move between marinas and works independently in narrow and challenging areas without assisting vessels or cables that would bloc
A major marina maintenance dredging project, awaited for 23 years, is now underway on Lake Trasimeno – the fourth largest lake in Italy. At the Sant’Arcangelo di Magione marina, a hydraulic excavator equipped with an Italdraghe CA200 amphibious undercarriage and fitted with an Italdraghe BD1 submers
The Administrative Commission of the River Plate (CARP) and Jan De Nul have signed a contract for the dredging operations, maintenance, widening and potential improvement works on the Martín García Channel. According to CARP, the contract will be valid for five years, with the option to extend it fo
Van Oord’s sustainable hybrid water injection dredger (WID) Rhône arrived at Balaena Birkenhead last month for a major program of survey, maintenance and repair work. The vessel’s schedule of works included an intermediate class survey, as well as the replacement of pins and bushes on her jet pipe,
