The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has released a new update about the port’s Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project. According to the update, this month, the port authority will begin demolition of portions of the east side of Burrard dock wharf to make room for the eastern expan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has just announced that the West Arrowhead breakwater work – essential to providing safe navigation in Oswego Harbor (NY) – is proceeding well and on schedule. The work being conducted consists of repairing 600 linear feet along the lake side of the
DEME Group announced yesterday that their trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Scheldt River’ has returned to the Elbe in Germany after an LNG bunkering operation. According to DEME, Titan LNG’s liquefied natural gas bunkering barge, the FlexFueler001 bunkered the LNG-powered TSHD Scheldt River l
The Port of Gdansk Authority (PGA) has signed an agreement with DS Consulting company related to the construction of the Central Port – the largest planned maritime investment in Europe. According to the Port Authority’s latest announcement, the Central Port will include a basin covering about 1,400
Jan de Nul Dredging Ltd. will in the next few months start maintenance dredging of the Port Maputo access channels, reports the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC). MPDC said in the release that following the dredging of the Maputo Port access channel in 2016/2017 (from -11 meters to -14.3 meters
The Indian Infrastructure magazine has announced that their 10th annual conference ‘Dredging in India’ will take place on September 4-5, 2019, at ITC Maratha, Mumbai. The mission of this conference is to highlight the emerging trends and opportunities in the sector and discuss the key challenges. Th
Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $124,460,600 firm-fixed-price contract for the next phase of the Charleston harbor dredging project. According to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), dredging will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, with an estimated completion date of
Work is underway on a £2 million scheme to refurbish the flood defense embankment in Stansgate, Essex, offering a higher level of protection to people living nearby, informs the Environment Agency. The work is taking place along a stretch of coastline west of the Stansgate Abbey Road, north of Steep
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, in coordination with USACE St. Paul District, is deploying the Dredge Dubuque to perform critical dredging on the Ouachita-Black River in Louisiana starting in late August. The dredge will remove shoaling in the navigation channel caused by signi
Humboldt Bay – California North Coast’s only deep-water port – is once again safe for shipping after roughly 1.1 million cubic yards of sediment were removed from the bay entrance channel. In its latest release, the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Conservation and Recreation District announced that all shippin
CEDA Dredging Days is the flagship conference of the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and is one of the main events on the dredging industry calendar. It’s widely considered to be the primary forum for leading researchers, and industry experts, to share ideas, discuss challenges and consider pote
Alewijnse Global Director Sales & Marketing Christel Pullens recently visited Supervisor Gert-Jan Bottinga, working with his team on a new dredger. During the visit, she was given a tour of the yard and the ongoing works. Pullens was pleased with the progress being made on this project, sanding comp
North Norfolk District Council has just announced that the last load of sand for the Bacton to Walcott Sandscaping project was pumped at Walcott Sunday, 18 August. According to the Council, hopper dredger HAM 318 completed the sand nourishment work yesterday and is now sailing back to the Netherland
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, and Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District officials have signed the design agreement for the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Program project. According to the Army Corps, the $1.6 million project will creat
