Wasa Dredging said that their heavy-duty backhoe dredger Optimus kicked off the dredging operations on the Tornio outer fairway recently. The outer fairway in Tornio refers to the maritime shipping channel leading into the Port of Tornio (Port of Röyttä) located in the northern part of the Bothnian
The Malawi Government has taken a major step towards restoring operations at Chipoka Port by inviting bids for consultancy services to undertake an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and supervise capital dredging works at the port. “The move marks significant progress in Government’s
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and Port Freeport marked a major milestone in the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project during a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. The federal navigation project deepens and partially widens the harbor channel, enhances the upper turning bas
Dredging works have officially started at Anaklia Deep Sea Port in Georgia, marked by the arrival of the first dredging vessel Tristao Da Cunha into the maritime aquatory of the future port. Under the development plan, the seabed in the Anaklia marine area will be deepened to 17.5m, followed by the
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) said that a maintenance dredging project of the Beach Haven West Complex located in Harvey Cedars, Stafford, Eagleswood and Long Beach, Ocean County, is underway. The $8.4 million dollar project is set to restore the Harvey Cedars, Harvey Cedars 2, Mar
The Department of Public Works and Highways has started the dredging operations along Talomo River in Barangay Talomo Proper, upon the instructions of Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon who visited and inspected the area on July 29. Apart from dredging, the river dikes will also be upgraded to preve
An Italdraghe SGT 200 cutter suction dredger (CSD) is currently operating in Guyana, South America. In this gold mining application, the Italdraghe SGT 200 dredges gold-bearing material from the bottom and conveys the resulting slurry through a floating pipeline and a long discharge line to the onsh
Manson Construction from Seattle, Washington, has won a $12.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Oakland Inner and Outer Harbor fiscal 2026 maintenance dredging project. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, the Department of War (DoW) said. Work will be performed in Oakland
Governor Wes Moore said that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will provide $13 million in Waterway Improvement Fund allocations and $7 million in General Obligation Bond funding toward 24 public boating projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2027, which began July 1. The grant
Maldon District Council said that the Maldon Harbor dredging program is moving ahead. “Dredging work will be taking place in Maldon Harbor during high tides at different locations between July 1, 2026 and April 1, 2027,” the Council said. The major dredging projects in Maldon are currently structure
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) said that the dredging operations are now underway as part of the Port Ellen Terminal Development Project. “This is an important early step in preparing the harbor for the new ferry terminal and supporting safer, more resilient ferry infrastructure for Islay
Poland has kicked off construction of a 10 billion zloty (EUR 2.3 billion) deepwater port and container terminal in Świnoujście – the largest investment in the over 75-year history of the Szczecin and Świnoujście Maritime Ports Authority and one of the largest port investments currently underway in
The Port System Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas has launched a tender for the dredging works on the Gioia Tauro Port channel, in the northern section of the port. The contract, worth over EUR 2.6 million, is part of the broader EUR 5 million port deepening project, aimed to ensu
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
