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Wills Hole emergency dredging wraps up
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Office of Maritime Resources has completed the emergency dredging of Wills Hole Thorofare Channel in Manasquan. From April 21 to May 6, 38,000 cubic yards of sand was placed on the Fisherman’s Cove Beach, extending the footprint for the 2026 summer sea
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Watermaster busy in Bangladesh
Silt accumulates in every waterway, but in shallow ones even a small build-up is enough to block boat access and increase flood risk. In Bangladesh, the problem is extreme – the rivers carry massive sediment loads from the Himalayas year-round, filling waterways that are often already shallow. In th
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Manson’s TSHD Frederick Paup completes Pensacola job (VIDEO)
Manson’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Frederick Paup completed its first load on the Gulf Renourishment Pensacola Beach project in Pensacola, Florida, recently. The project included dredging and placing sand along the Gulf shoreline and parts of Pensacola Beach and Santa Rosa Island in Esc
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Major dredging works begin on River Hull
The next phase in transforming the North End Shipyard is now underway, as a major dredging operation begins from Thursday on the River Hull. This critical work is essential to create a clear and safe navigational route to allow the move and dry‑docking of the historic Arctic Corsair at her future pe
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Mike Hooks wins $17.8M Corpus Christi dredging contract
Mike Hooks, LLC from Westlake, Louisiana, has won a $17.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline dredging of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $26,454,250. Bids for this project were solicited online, with four received, the U.S. Department o
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BREAKING NEWS: DEME, Terélian raise the bar in Le Havre
In the Port of Le Havre, the foundation works for the lock access channel breakwater “la chatière” are nearing completion. According to HAROPA PORT, this major stage of the maritime construction project consists of building the submerged base of the structure, which will support the installation of
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GPA launches new Savannah Harbor deepening study
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has issued a letter of intent to Adam Telle, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, detailing GPA’s plans to start a Savannah Harbor modification study. “The shipping channel needs to be deepened and widened to better accommodate the largest ships currentl
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DENR strengthens unified action for Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Calabarzon, through the Manila Bay Site Coordinating/Management Office 4, has convened the 1st Manila Bay Site Coordinating Committee (SCC) Meeting for 2026 through a hybrid format, gathering representatives from various national government
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VIDEO: USACE, DOT break ground on Hague Basin dredging project
The USACE New York District and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) broke ground on a critical maintenance dredging project in the Hague Basin at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) recently. The $12.9M job, which was awarded to Breakwater Marine LLC, involves removing 51,000 cubic yard
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USACE releases Oceanside beach nourishment plan
Oceanside’s beaches have been shrinking, and the federal government is stepping up with a plan to fix it. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its draft plan to restore sand to Oceanside’s beaches, from the Harbor south to the Buena Vista Lagoon. The erosion traces back to the federal const
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TSHD Galveston Island assists in successful rescue near Sabine Pass
The crew of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company’s (GLDD) trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galveston Island demonstrated teamwork and professionalism during a real-world maritime rescue near Sabine Pass last week. After a Mayday call from a disabled vessel was picked up by the Annamaria Rose, the
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EXCLUSIVE: Van Oord’s TSHD Utrecht arrives at Port of Itajaí
The Port of Itajaí said that Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Utrecht arrived in the area on May 28. The dredger will be used to dredge the port’s access channel and restore optimal navigation conditions. According to the Port, the TSHD arrived after authorities identified a reducti
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Damen’s new CSD training simulator in Bangladesh
Damen Dredging has concluded a complete in-house training program on the brand new CSD training simulator at BIWTA in Bangladesh. The training took place at BIWTA’s ‘Dredge Training Institute” where a dozen local dredge masters received two weeks of training and completed many hours of simulated dre
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Beach nourishment project at Avon resumes
The latest beach nourishment project in Avon – a central village on Hatteras Island – resumed yesterday, after a brief interruption caused by mechanical issues with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company’s dredger Liberty Island. The dredging vessel returned to Dare County on Saturday after undergoing