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Port of Oakland: Restoring wetlands through sustainable dredging
The Port of Oakland said that they deepen its commitment to sustainability by sending more dredged sediment from the Oakland Seaport to a Solano County wetland restoration site. Montezuma Wetlands will receive an approximately $2.1 million grant over the next three years to allow more Port-dredged s
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Port of Burnie dredging about to begin
Marine & Safety Tasmania (MAST) has just released the latest update on the Port of Burnie – Berth 5 – Dredging and Construction project. According to the announcement, a long reach excavator on the Barge Eldon will be used to undertake side casting and dredging at the western end of Burnie Berth 5 f
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Royal IHC TechWord of the Month: Assisted autonomy
The maritime industry is facing a shortage of skilled crew. At the same time, vessels need to operate more efficiently and safely to keep up with increasing demands. Autonomous technology is emerging as a key solution to bridging this gap, said Royal IHC. This approach allows certain vessel operatio
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Brunswick dredging alarm: Ossoff, Warnock demand answers from USACE
U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are demanding answers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on failures to execute planned dredging operations at the Brunswick Harbor, which supports the Port of Brunswick. In a letter to Corps leadership, Ossoff and Warnock expressed alarm over
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USACE developing dredging plan for Long Island Intracoastal Waterway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is developing a plan to dredge critical shoals within Long Island Intracoastal Waterway Federal Navigation Channel. According to the Corps, the proposed work will involve dredging of the Long Island Intracoastal Waterway in the eastern end of Bellp
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Braddock Bay dredging starts in March
As part of the ongoing revitalization of Braddock Bay, the Town of Greece has just announced a plan for spring 2025 dredging and long-term maintenance of the navigation channel between the bay and Lake Ontario. The first phase of the plan is already complete with the purchase of a new hydraulic dred
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More dredging works announced for Cowes
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has just announced that a routine maintenance dredge of Shepards Marina is scheduled for Spring 2025. This essential work helps CHC maintain the original depths, ensuring smooth and safe operations ahead of the busy season. “Regular bed leveling and maintenance dredgin
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World’s first trial to remediate dredge material grounds
Port of Melbourne has just announced its partnership with The Nature Conservancy Australia (TNC) to lead the world’s first trial to remediate dredge material grounds by restoring shellfish reefs in Port Phillip Bay. Dredge material grounds are areas of seafloor set aside for placement of sand and mu
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Barcelona Harbor advance maintenance dredging project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to perform advance maintenance dredging project in Barcelona Harbor, NY. In recent years, the harbor has experienced extreme shoaling. Wave action is pushing littoral sediment over the west breakwater and into the navigation channel. It is now common for
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Damen delivers CSD 350 to Guyana
Damen Shipyards Group has recently delivered a Damen CSD 350 cutter suction dredger to Guyana Port Inc. (GPI). The stationary dredger is second hand, and the purchase was brokered by Damen and delivered to the site with a comprehensive start-up package including floating pipelines, spare parts, comm
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Boskalis lands another major dredging deal in Melbourne
Over the past 115 years, Boskalis has made its mark in many corners of the world. Some locations were visited more frequently than others, and the Port of Melbourne in the state of Victoria was home to Boskalis vessels numerous times. Since 2000, Boskalis has consistently been carrying out maintenan
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Rosmorrechflot: Mooring trials of new inland dredger underway
The Southern Centre for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair division of Russia’s state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation kicked off mooring trials of a new inland sand dredger earlier this week. The vessel belongs to the Project 93.159 series of self-propelled, bucket wheel dredgers – the first example
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Spotlight on Brandon Road Interbasin Project
Mississippi Valley Division (the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Commanding General Maj. Gen. Kimberly Peeples visited Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Illinois, yesterday. During the tour, the USACE officials learned more about the Brandon Road Interbasin Project (BRIP) and get an up close view o
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GLDD ready for the Ocean County beach nourishment project
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is about to begin work on the long-awaited Ocean County (NJ) beach nourishment project. According to the local officials, GLDD’ hopper dredges have arrived off the coast of Ocean County and are now waiting for weather to clear before they can start dredging and beac