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Dredging contract signed for Babitonga Bay work
The Ports of São Francisco do Sul and Itapoá signed a contract last week for the dredging and deepening of the access channel to Babitonga Bay. According to the officials, the agreement marks a historic milestone, distinguished by two unprecedented and innovative aspects – for the first time in Braz
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Cape Town gearing up for the Zeekoevlei dredging work
The City of Cape Town has announced that preparations are underway for the dredging of Zeekoevlei, an operation that will take about two years and improve the quality of the waterbody. If all goes as planned, the physical dredging of two sections of Zeekoevlei will commence in May 2025. “Improving t
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Waterking unveils world’s first electric amphibious dredging set
Waterking, a Dutch manufacturer of dredging equipment, has presented the world’s first electric amphibious dredging set. In collaboration with Staad Groep, Waterking assembled a 35-tonne electric amphibious excavator – the WK 350 NG-E, while Damen provided the E-DOP 150 to complete the emission free
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Funding secured for major infrastructure project in the Philippines
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto inked five financing agreements for critical projects with the Government of Japan during the 15th Philippines-Japan High-Level Joint Committee Meeting (HLJCM) on Infrastructure Development and Economic Cooperation on March 24, 2025. One of the projects that will rec
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Dredging work at Beachport Boat Ramp about to begin
Funds for an additional dredging of the Beachport Boat Ramp have been approved by Wattle Range Council and their contractor is scheduled to arrive on the site this week. In the meantime, local contractor Bowman Earthmoving will also be undertaking coastal protection works in Beachport. The Council s
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Dutra expanding its fleet with new hopper dredge
The Dutra Group is expanding its fleet with a new 10,464 cubic yard Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge, named “Adele”. The “Adele” will be constructed at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton and Port St. Joe Florida facilities. The newbuild will join Dutra’s 9,870 cubic yard Trailing Suction Hopper Dre
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EXCLUSIVE: New electric motors for Van Oord’s WID Maas
Van Oord’s water injection dredger (WID) Maas visited the Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman BV in Zwijndrecht recently. During the intervention, the Maas was equipped with two new electric motors with liquid instead of air cooling. According to Kooiman, liquid cooling prevents overheating and improves the perf
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Lake Mars dredging set for April
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) said that the dredging operations will take place at the Lake Mars Pier in the following days. According to DMR, a notice is given to mariners by USACE that dredging works at the Lake Mars Boat Ramp in Jackson County, Mississippi are expected to begin
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AF Offshore Decom, Deep C ready for massive dredging job
Deep C has just announced its collaboration with AF Offshore Decom AS on a significant subsea intervention project. According to their latest release, this project involves dredging of several thousand cubic meters of rock dump, equivalent to hundreds of truckloads, marking one of the largest operat
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Morgan Creek dredging project on display
Morgan Creek Harbor Association is proposing to perform maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) in Charleston County, South Carolina. According to the applicant, the purpose of the proposed project is to restore navigability and original design depths to the Morgan Creek Ha
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Jan De Nul cutting dredging vessel’s emissions by up to 98% (VIDEO)
Over a decade ago, Jan De Nul was the first dredging company to equip all its new vessels with advanced filter technology that reduces their emissions by up to 98%. The company calls them Ultra-Low Emission vessels (ULEv). In recent years, JDN’s Ultra-Low Emission vessels have been participating in
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Funding extension approved for Montgomery Canal restoration
A £14 million project to restore the Montgomery Canal has been granted an 11-month extension by the UK Government, Powys County Council said. It was due to be finished by the end of March this year, but the Council and Glandŵr Cymru (the Canal and River Trust in Wales), who are delivering the scheme
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Vports to dredge the Ports of Vitória and Barra do Riacho
VPorts, the concessionaire responsible for the port complex of Vitória, Capuaba and Barra do Riacho, will invest approximately $5.2 million in the coming months for dredging works in Aracruz. The dredging works began on Monday, March 17, in Barra do Riacho and will be followed by the Port of Vitória
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Lake Worth Inlet closes temporarily due to dredge pipe repair
The Lake Worth Inlet will be temporarily closed today. According to the Port of Palm Beach, the Lake Worth Inlet will be closed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. due to the dredging contractor experiencing issues with the pipe that’s used to transport material from the water to the beach. “For safety reasons a