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12th Season of Fox River Cleanup Underway
The dredging operations are currently underway for what is believed to be the final stretch for the Fox River Cleanup Project, the FOX 11 News reports. This cleanup scheme is designed to reduce risk to human health and the environment due to the presence of PCBs – polychlorinated biphenyls – in Fox
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Bang Krasan Dredging Nears End
A canal dredging work along Bang Krasan in Ayutthaya, Thailand, is nearing its completion and is set to be wrapped up by April 30, the Bangkok Post reports. The project, inspected by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon yesterday, is about 98% completed. Bang Krasan is a 2.2-kilometer canal in Ayu
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Two New Additions to JEM Marine Barge Fleet
J.E. McAmis, a heavy-civil, marine and environmental contractor, has just released a couple of updates on two new additions to the JEM Marine barge fleet. The San Clemente Island (250′ x 72′ x 15′) just came off of Vigor’s drydock in Portland and is headed back to WCT in Astoria for final outfitting
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Deepwater Horizon: CPRA Highlights Decade of Restoration
Today, on the 10 year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) reflects on the tragedy and the decade of coastal restoration progress that has contributed to the state’s overall recovery. On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizo
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TV Dredging to Build New Dredger for Royal Smals
Koninklijke Smals has ordered a fully-electric deep suction dredger at TV Dredging BV. The new vessel, a custom build dredger, will be used for sand extraction. The jointly designed vessel, measuring 22,00m long and 7,51m wide, will have a dredging depth of 27,30m. The totally installed power is 100
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MMA Offshore Wins Taiwan Gig
MMA Offshore has won a contract with a top tier construction contractor to support foundation installation for an offshore wind farm project off the coast of Taiwan. Commenting the latest news, MMA Managing Director, David Ross, said: “Expanding our service offering into supporting the renewable sec
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Sarasota Beachfill Work Nears End
The Sarasota County portion of Manasota Key’s beach renourishment project is set to be completed within a week, finishing the project before sea turtle nesting season starts, the Englewood Sun reports. Earlier this month, the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) finished restoring the shorelin
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Rosewood Erosion Protection Project Wraps Up
Construction crews have delivered new sand and rock to Rosewood Beach in Highland Park, IL, over the past two weeks as part of the Park District of Highland Park’s efforts to protect the beach from erosion amid record high Lake Michigan water levels. The project has reinforced the inside of the brea
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Rosebud Deal for AW Maritime
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), a government department in Victoria, Australia, engaged AW Maritime recently to provide detailed design, tender and documentation on the Rosebud dredging and beach renourishment works. Rosebud and Rosebud West beach have experienced co
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The First Issue of 2020 Terra et Aqua Available
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has released the latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine. The first issue of 2020 discusses protective sand, compacted grains and a contract selector. Articles in this edition are: Effective contract-type selection in the dredging ind
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Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 13-19, 2020). PHOTO: Damen CSD500 at Basra Terminal A Damen CSD500 has been working on the Basra Gateway Terminal in Iraq continuously since it was delivered early 2018. Van Oord Presents Annual Report an
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Former Dredging Depot to Become Offshore Wind Hub
The Port of Amsterdam will turn a dredging depot at the former Averijhaven into an energy port to serve as a base for the construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms. The port is carrying out the Energiehaven project in collaboration with the province of North Holland, the municipality of Ve
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Port Solent Dredging Kicks Off
ML (UK) Dredging Ltd is about to begin a maintenance dredging operations in the Port Solent area. According to the notice provided by the Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth, this routine dredging will be conducted within the Port Solent Approaches, starting today (17 April 2020). The works will be co
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Harwich Harbor Dredging Underway
The Harwich Harbor maintenance dredging program, conducted by the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sospan Dau, is currently underway. The dredged material will be disposed of to the beneficial sites in the River Stour and River Orwell. Maintenance dredging is carried out approximately five tim