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Dry Tortugas: Moat dredging project wraps up
Dry Tortugas National Park said that the moat dredging project has been completed ahead of schedule. Both the North Beach and South Beach areas are now open again for visitors. This project began in early March with the purpose of removing sand that was blocking water flow in the moat around Fort Je
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St. Marys River dredging in full swing
The USACE Detroit District said that the St. Marys River dredging program is in full swing. So far, the contractor Roen Salvage has removed approximately 51% of the projected 140,000 cubic yards for the contract, which includes three of the channel bends surrounding Neebish Island. Estimated complet
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New hopper dredger Ursa arrives in Poland
A new dredger designed to service the waterway through the Vistula Spit arrived in Poland from Finland a couple of weeks ago. The new dredging vessel was built by the Finnish shipyard Tyovene Oy, cooperating with the companies from the Netherlands on this project. The dredger’s primary task will be
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Sampling and dredging work in I & J Waterway begins
Sampling and dredging work is about to begin this month on the I & J Waterway, a polluted inlet on Bellingham’s industrial waterfront. According to Ecology, one portion of the site is already entering the cleanup phase, with construction crews dredging contaminated sediment. Another portion is in an
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Funding secured for the Constanta Port expansion project
The financing contract for the extension of berths 10 and 12 in the Midia Zone of Constanta Port has been signed. The project “Extending the quays 10 and 12 in the Midia area, including reinforcements behind the quays” is part of a complex and staged project to modernize the infrastructure of the Mi
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Spotlight on Ventura Harbor maintenance dredging EA
The Los Angeles District is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for maintenance dredging within Ventura Harbor to evaluate potential environmental impacts of dredging and dredged material placement activities. As part of its federal maintenance dredging program, the Corps proposes to perform
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USACE creating new islands near Grafton, Illinois
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter is currently working near Grafton, Illinois, between river miles 218 and 222, using a 300-foot-long flexible floating pipeline to remove material from the navigation channel. The flexible pipeline allows for the creation of ephemer
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DCI wins Cochin Port annual maintenance dredging contract
Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) has secured an annual maintenance dredging contract from the Cochin Port Authority. The contract, valued at Rs 156.50 Crores (approx. $19 million), is for the 2024-25 period, with a provision to extend for another one year. According to DCI, the contract e
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Bayou Vermilion spot dredging about to begin
Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) said that the Bayou Vermilion spot dredging project near Rotary Point, aimed at improving water quality and restoring the channel to its natural function, is about to begin. “This spot dredging project is a crucial step in LCG’s ongoing efforts to maintain and
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Shipside Drydock completes refurbishment of two hopper dredgers
Shipside Drydock Limited successfully completed the refurbishment of two hopper dredgers AMBIKA 1 and AMBIKA 2 recently. These dredgers, known for their intricate mechanical components, are rarely serviced in Nigeria. “Despite this challenge, Sterling Global Group entrusted Shipside Drydock Limited
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Urgent dredging underway at the Port of Rio Grande
Portos RS has commenced urgent dredging to recover the most critical stretch of the access channel to the Port of Rio Grande, in an area outside the Barra Breakwaters. According to the Port Authority, the work is being carried out by Jan de Nul’s hopper dredger Galileo Galilei. “R$ 21.5 million will
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EXCLUSIVE: MMEA, Royal Malaysian Navy detain China-registered dredger
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), in cooperation with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), detained a dredging vessel about 14.8 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Tanjung Hantu, near Lumut, earlier this week. Director Maritime Capt., Mohamad Shukri Khotob, said that the Agency found 60 li
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USACE kicks off Manistee Harbor Channel dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District is dredging the Manistee Harbor federal navigation channel to remove shoaling preventing deep-drafting commercial traffic. USACE was previously scheduled to maintenance dredge the harbor later in the summer, but quick coordination between staff and
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VAHALI cuts steel for new Royal IHC CSD Beaver
The first steel plate cutting for new Royal IHC CSD Beaver 65 took place this week at VAHALI Shipyard in Zasavica, Serbia. According to Royal IHC, the dredger “is fuel efficient, has low maintenance costs and is extremely productive at all dredging depths.” These dredgers can be dismantled for trans