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BREAKING NEWS: Dredger on fire in Manila Bay
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is responding to a fire aboard a dredger in Manila Bay. Reports of a fire on a vessel were received yesterday afternoon, December 19, with the Coast Guard Station Manila rendering assistance. Two of its patrol boats, BRP Sindangan and BRP Suluan, were dispatched to
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BREAKING NEWS: Van Oord wraps up Prinses Amaliahaven dredging
Van Oord’s dredging work in the Prinses Amaliahaven on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam has been completed. The harbor basin has been deepened to 20 meters below sea level. During the peak of the work, 3 Van Oord vessels were working at the same time, turning the port orange-blue: The dredged sand was pa
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Great Lakes secures new contracts worth $182 million
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has won several dredging contracts worth a total of $182 million. Among the awarded projects is the $73.6 million Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet Ocean City beachfill scheme. This project will provide coastal storm damage reduction by maintaining an engineered
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PHOTO: CSD Paul Vincent busy in Crescent City Harbor
Dutra has just released this amazing night photo of its dredge Paul Vincent, working in Crescent City, CA. The Dutra Group’s joint venture with Camenzind, Camenzind Dutra JV II, was contracted by the Army Corps of Engineers to perform 80,000 cubic yards of maintenance dredging in Crescent City Harbo
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Manson wins Anchorage dredging deal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District has awarded a $13.2 million contract to Manson Construction for maintenance dredging works in Anchorage, Alaska. Similar to previous campaigns, hopper dredge Westport will work its magic, removing built-up sediment from the seafloor near the Port of
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ENVIROdredge uses IMS Versi-Dredge to restore Silver Creek
Silver Creek in Blaine County, Idaho is a fisherman’s paradise and famed trout fishery with stunning clear water. But since the USGS began recording flow data in 1974, there has been a significant decline in the flow rates in Silver Creek. Over the past few decades, the fish habitat has also been ad
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Mud Cat commissions new 275D cable drive dredge
Mud Cat has just commissioned a brand new 2024 Mud Cat® Model 275D cable drive dredge to support an aggregate production facility in Florida. The customer opted for a dredging GPS system for precision tracking of cuts. “The Mud Cat 275D is the ideal industrial, mining, and wastewater dredge when you
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The winter issue of Terra et Aqua magazine is out
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) yesterday announced the publication of the latest issue of the Terra et Aqua magazine. The latest Terra et Aqua features articles covering dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environm
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DEME: First phase of Kiel Canal dredging nears end
Dredging in the first expansion phase of the Kiel Canal in Germany is nearing completion, DEME Group said. The eastern section of the canal is progressing significantly, with the first phase of dredging almost finished. So far, DEME’s backhoe dredger ‘Peter the Great’ has removed nearly 1.1 million
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VIDEO: Groundbreaking of Brazos Island dredging project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Galveston District, Port of Brownsville, and NextDecade, LLC, celebrated the groundbreaking for phase two of Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project earlier this month. This project is one of four nationwide Public-Private Partnerships (P3) announced by the
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Hall Contracting ready for another dredging project in Darwin
The Northern Territory Government has announced the commencement of backhoe dredging operations at the Darwin Shiplift Facility. According to the NT Government, dredging of the Darwin Ship Lift Marine Activity Zone is set to commence on January 6, 2025. Backhoe Dredges Woomera and Nulla Nulla togeth
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Minister Rayalu tours Ba River dredging (VIDEO)
Minister for Agriculture and Waterways, Vatimi Rayalu, toured the Ba River mouth dredging program earlier this week to witness first hand work being done to desilt river mouth to lessen flooding on Ba town. This work is part of an initiative to improve the management of the flood risks and events th
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Town of Marion secures Harbor Management Plan grant
The Town of Marion (MA) has secured one of 10 state grants to support wharf reconstruction, pier replacements, and dredging projects — part of a $3 million Healey-Driscoll Administration initiative to support Massachusetts Coastal Communities. According to the Harbormaster Adam Murphy, the $150,000
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Dredger Willem Van Rubroeck undertaking a major infrastructure project in Senegal
The arrival of Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredger Willem Van Rubroeck in Ndayane this month marks the start of maritime works for the $1.2 billion Port of Ndayane Project that will transform Senegal into a major center for global trade. The Willem Van Rubroeck will dredge a 5 km-long shipping chann