Dredge Yard has won a contract for the design and delivery of a customized cutter suction dredger ECO 300 to CDC Dredging L.L.C. – a company based in the UAE and mainly operating in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). As reported, the company is purchasing the new dredger in order to participate in
The Port of London Authority (PLA) said in its latest announcement that a significant amount of dredging operations is set to take place at Dagenham No.8 Jetty in the following weeks. According to PLA, the dredging works will begin in the Dagenham area on 26th September 2019, and will last approxima
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority (Ports of Genoa, Italy) has released a €80 million tender for the design and construction of the Port of Vado Ligure’s new breakwater – the phase one. The starting price of the tender is €77.89 million, including €627,000 for design costs, and just over €1 mil
North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) has released this incredible video showing before, during and after the ‘Bacton to Walcott Coastal Management Sandcaping Scheme’. The project – executed by Van Oord and Royal Haskoning DHV, working as part of Team Van Oord – was officially handed over to client
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company LLC of Oak Brook, Illinois for $7.21 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management project. The project is a joint effort of
Jan De Nul has successfully completed the dredging works in the Port of Broome in Australia. “By dredging the access channel, cruise ships will have better access at all tides. Cable Beach, known for its famous pristine white sand and stunning turquoise water, is now even more ready for the next cru
The dredging operations at Neyland Yacht Haven in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, are set to begin on or around October 1, 2019, and continue until the end of March 2020. During the project, a dredging discharge pipe will be laid from the marina out into the River Cleddau and anchored to the seabed. The out
A Port of Blyth maintenance dredging scheme is set to begin Thursday, September 26, the port said in their latest release. According to the official announcement, this dredging campaign, scheduled to last for a period of approximately 5 days, will be undertaken at the port approaches, main navigatio
The aggregates dredger DC Orisant, built by Royal IHC for Reimerswaal Dredging in 2018, has been officially nominated for KNVTS Schip Van Het Jaar (vessel of the year) 2018, Maritime Awards Gala informs. Due to the fluctuating demand for sand and gravel during the year, the dredger can also be deplo
The Port of Dover recently released this very interesting video from the Dover Western Docks Revival Development Program, named ‘DWDR Progress 2017 – 2019’. According to an official announcement, DWDR is a one-off opportunity for the regeneration of Dover, bringing new investment into the area. Over
Mr. Kabir Bin Anwar, Secretary at the Ministry of Water Resources in Bangladesh has been just confirmed as a keynote speaker at the IADC Conference Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Conference which will be held on 18 October in New Delhi, India. He will address the generic political and econo
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District recently awarded a $28.6 million contract to Mike Hooks LLC of Westlake, Louisiana, for the Calcasieu River Ship Channel maintenance dredging project. The channel was formed by channelization of the Calcasieu River from Lake Charles to the Gulf of
The boating access site at Indian Lake State Park in Schoolcraft County will close today through October 10 for a site improvement project, the State of Michigan informs. Improvements include the complete replacement of the 36-foot-wide launch ramp and continued dredging of the channel that began in
South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has presented an update on the new Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal which is being built on the old Navy Base in North Charleston along the Cooper River. According to SCPA, the new terminal is on track to open in spring 2021, marking the first new container termi