The six-month-long Ettalong Channel dredging program has been successfully completed, according to the Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch. As reported, around 30,000 cubic meters of sand has been removed during the works. This has created a 30 meter wide, 2.5 meter deep channel for recreational and
BAM recently released the B1M video, documenting the company’s work in the Antarctic with the British Antarctic Survey and their partners. Building Below Zero: The World’s Most Extreme Construction Site follows BAM teams as they modernize existing infrastructure used for climate change research by p
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District has awarded another Savannah inner harbor dredging contract. The $151.3 million contract was given to Weeks Marine, Inc. on November 7, 2019. According to the FedBizOpps, the deepening project does not extend the entire length of the channel. The p
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 4 – November 10, 2019). USACE Officials Tour Corpus Christi Dredging Maj. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, Deputy Commanding General for Civil Works and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headqua
Shell Marine has signed a framework agreement with CCCC Dredging (Group) Co. Ltd of China to supply marine lubricants and provide technical services across the Chinese company’s fleet. In addition to the supply of Shell Marine’s comprehensive range of lubricating oils designed for every shipboard ap
Napier Port today signed the contract with HEB Construction to build its multi-purpose 350 meter wharf, which will boost the port’s ability to handle more and larger ships. HEB is scheduled to start building the wharf – known as 6 Wharf – during the first quarter of 2020. Heron Construction & Dredgi
Significant progress has been made in recent weeks in the construction of the Rosewood Beach Sand Nourishment project, informs the Park District of Highland Park. According to the Park District, sand is being strategically placed along both the Nature Cove and the Swimming Cove with a steep grade at
Port of Vancouver has just released this video update on their Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project. According to the company, dredging and infilling work continues in the water area around the terminal. Port of Vancouver is building a dyke east of Centerm to create new land betw
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District, together with their contractor, will begin maintenance dredging on the approach to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in late November 2019. The project area extends from the western approach of the C&D Canal to Fairlee Creek along the Elk River.
Royal IHC has been awarded another contract by Van Oord to design and supply the dredge installation for its new 10,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The suction pipe installation with underwater pump, two dredge pumps and three jet water pumps will be installed on the new TSHD and built
The Army Corps’ Norfolk District and City of Virginia Beach officials have just announced that the work on Virginia Beach oceanfront project will resume in the next couple of days. As reported, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock LLC – the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project’s contract
Two-thirds of the way through, the Lake Zumbro Restoration Project in Rochester, Minnesota, is on track, reports J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. The contractor has just released this 3 minute video that examines project goals, the team involved, and takes a close look at the 80-acre confined disposal fac
The Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region has awarded a contract for the port expansion of Port-La-Nouvelle, in south-western France, to the consortium formed by Bouygues Travaux Publics (lead company) and Boskalis Nederland BV. The total value of the project amounts to €199 million, for an overall
Vigor Marine LLC of Portland, Oregon, has won an $8 million contract for hopper dredge Essayons ship repair and overhaul. According to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), all overhaul, maintenance, and drydock work will be performed at the contractor’s facility in Portland with an estimated comple
