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USACE Jacksonville District hosts Industry Day, spotlight on dredging plans
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, hosted an Industry Day recently to brief the dredging industry of four upcoming dredging projects to be advertised and awarded in 2025. The projects are located in St. Lucie and Martin Counties and include Fort Pierce Harbor, Fort Pierce Shore
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Great Lakes reports ‘great first quarter’ earnings
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) yesterday reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. According to Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Great Lakes had an great first quarter, with strong project performance and high utilization as all of th
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Mavi Deniz builds silt curtains for dredging projects in Romania and Cyprus
Mavi Deniz has manufactured 1.500m of silt curtains to protect marine environment during a dredging project in Romania and a new port development program in Cyprus. According to the Turkish company, their silt curtains are designed to contain and control sediment dispersion during dredging, land rec
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APEC to organize ‘Dredging Technologies’ course
Dredging plays a major role in coastal infrastructure projects and guarantees port access and the navigability of waterways. It is crucial to understand how the process of dredging can be performed safely, efficiently and cost-effectively in combination with attention to the marine ecosystem and its
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EXCLUSIVE: TSHD Sand Falcon visits Teesside
UK Docks Marine Services said that CEMEX UK Marine Ltd’s dredger Sand Falcon visited its Teesside facility this month. The Sand Falcon is a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) that was built in 1998. The TSHD arrived in the area last week and will undertake a three-week drydocking period before c
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Damen delivers second CSD 600 to Asian customer
Damen Shipyards Group has just announced the successful sale and delivery of the second cutter suction dredger (CSD) 600 in its new series of standard dredgers. According to Damen, the customized dredger will be delivered to an Asian customer, complete with a crew training program on location. “The
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BREAKING NEWS: Port Esbjerg fairway deepened to 12.8 meters
The fairway to Port Esbjerg has now been fully deepened. The upgrade is set to enable access for increased cargo volumes, larger vessels and new strategic opportunities in both the energy and defense sectors, the Port said. “The deepening of the fairway marks a major milestone. It expands our overal
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Volusia County dredging/beachfill project kicks off
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District recently kicked off maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channels and intracoastal waterways in Volusia County. Since mid-April, USACE crews are actively dredging the shoaling within the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) and Ponce de Leon I
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Suez Canal Authority Chairperson meets Argentine Ambassador, spotlight on dredging
Osama Rabie, the Chairperson of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), met with Argentine ambassador to Cairo, Holger Martinsen, yesterday to explore avenues for bilateral cooperation, particularly in dredging operations and advanced navigation systems. Highlighting the SCA’s openness to international coll
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Next Mattituck Harbor dredging campaign set for fall/winter 2025
The next maintenance dredging of the Mattituck Harbor Federal Navigation Channel is scheduled to take place in late 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has proposed maintenance dredging of the Mattituck Harbor Federal Navigation Project with subsequent placement of the dredged
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CBEC demonstrates the power of beneficial use
Located in Grasonville near Kent Island, the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center — known as CBEC – has been the site of living shoreline and marsh enhancement projects for more than 23 years. From work that turned concrete rubble from Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium into oyster habitat, to innovative t
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Barren Island phase 2 construction update
The US Army Corps of Engineers has commenced Phase 2 construction at Barren Island as part of the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration Project. According to the Army Corps, sand required for construction will be dredged from Borrow Area B and transported or piped to Barren Island. During
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BREAKING NEWS: CSD J.F.J. De Nul wraps up Tuticorin dredging and land reclamation (VIDEO)
VOC Port Authority, Tuticorin, said that the dredging operations at the North Cargo Berth-III are now complete. With this achievement, a 14.2m draft will be available, enabling the commencement of cargo handling activities using state-of-the-art harbor mobile cranes from May 2025, the officials said
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Dredger Wheeler busy in Southwest Pass of Mississippi River
The USACE New Orleans District has just released a photo of the hopper dredger Wheeler working in Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River. According to USACE, the dredger is removing sediment accumulated during this year’s flood fight event in the 2025 high-water season. The U.S. Army Corps of Engin