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Annual dredging at Port of Weipa complete
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has just announced the successful completion of another maintenance dredging season at the Port of Weipa. According to NQBP, dredge vessel TSHD Brisbane and its supporting vessels have left the Port of Weipa after completing a 45 day program. During the
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USACE approves VIPA permit to dredge Charlotte Amalie Harbor
The project to dredge the Charlotte Amalie Harbor and accommodate larger cruise ships has moved one step closer to beginning. Carlton Dowe, the Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA), announced that VIPA has received the approved permit application from the U.S. Army Corps of
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St. Lucie Inlet dredging now underway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has announced the start of St. Lucie Inlet dredging operations. The $9.3 million project, awarded to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, calls for the dredging of St. Lucie Inlet entrance channel and impoundment basin to required depths of 10
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Another New York/New Jersey deal for Donjon Marine
Donjon Marine will, this autumn, kick off another maintenance dredging campaign in the New York and New Jersey Harbor Channel. Last week, the company won a $19 million USACE contract for New York and New Jersey harbor maintenance dredging works. According to the Corps, this work will be performed in
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Dredging starts at Mandurah Ocean Entrance
The Department of Transport (WA) has commenced dredging at the Mandurah Ocean Entrance to ensure safe navigation and a wider Town Beach for summer after completing a successful sand bypassing campaign at Dawesville. DoT Manager Asset Management Sam Mettam said that the $1.8 million project would see
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Mexico Beach shoreline protection project
Bay County (FL) and the City of Mexico Beach are working on a project that will restore three-mile stretch of shoreline from the Mexico Beach Canal at the western end to the Gulf County line at the eastern end. According to the officials, the full-scale beach nourishment of the Mexico Beach shorelin
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Newfoundland and Labrador harbors to get $101 million for infrastructure projects
The Government of Canada will invest $101 million over the next three years for reconstructing, repairing and dredging 26 small craft harbors in Newfoundland and Labrador. More than $53 million of this overall investment in Newfoundland and Labrador will also be used to reconstruct and repair piers,
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Comment period closing on the Wilmington Harbor dredging project
Today, July 22, is the final day to send comments for the proposed Wilmington Harbor deepening project. The plan to deepen the Wilmington Navigational Harbor from the current 42’ to 47 feet will allow the harbor to accommodate larger, deep draft container vessels and enable carriers to continue to u
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Over $50M for harbor projects in Quebec
The Government of Canada recently announced significant investments in fishing harbors across the Gaspé Peninsula, in Quebec. Over the next three years, $50.2 million will be invested to ensure that the region’s fish harvesters and fishing industry have access to safe harbor infrastructure that meet
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Another significant project completed by Brennan
J.F. Brennan Company has published an interesting article explaining how the company completed innovative 10+ mile pump using dredge system designed by their employees. According to Brennan, the company overcame significant design challenges to complete a dredging project that involved hydraulically
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Manson wins Coos Bay dredging contract
Manson Construction will soon begin maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channel in Coos Bay, Oregon. Maintenance dredging is important for the Port of Coos Bay as it keeps the channel at its authorized depth and allows safe and efficient navigation of vessels. With help from the federal d
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Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channel dredging project starting next spring
J.E. McAmis of Chico, California, has won a project from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District to dredge a channel out of Dutch Harbor, AK, via Iliuliuk Bay. The $9.3 million Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channel project will increase navigational safety and improve economic efficiencies into a
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PHOTO of the Hay River dredging operations
Clearing the water channels to secure the reliable movement of people and goods that are needed in remote communities in the Canadian North is the focus of the ongoing Hay River Harbor project. The harbor was last significantly dredged in 1997. Since then, the buildup of sediment in the harbor has c
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Van Oord LNG Hopper Dredgers – Vox Ariane, Vox Apolonia, Vox Alexia (VIDEO)
Vox Apolonia is the sister vessel of the LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredgers Vox Ariane and Vox Alexia. Vox Ariane was christened in June 2022 and has already been successfully deployed on several projects. Triplet sister vessel Vox Alexia is in the final stages of construction in Singapore