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Why dredging matters: From sediment to sustainability (VIDEO)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Buffalo District has released a very interesting video named ‘Why Dredging Matters: From Sediment to Sustainability’. In this video, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes us behind the scenes of dredging, from the buildup of sediment to the science of environmental
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Waterking announces new partnership with DATAGREEN
Waterking Amphibious and Dredging equipment today announced a new partnership with DATAGREEN. According to Waterking, DATAGREEN – a French company offering a diverse range of weed and vegetation removal products – will be enriching its product range from 2026 onwards with Waterking’s amphibious exca
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Van Oord wraps up Noord-Beveland project on Bio-LNG fuel
Van Oord has completed coastline maintenance in the Dutch Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, as commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat. In total, 1 million cubic meters of sand was deposited on and right in front of the Banjaard beach using the LNG-fueled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Apolonia. “A speci
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PRA to work with Coast Guard on dredgers inspection task
The Philippine News Agency (PNA) said that the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) assured its full cooperation with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and other concerned agencies in the inspection and verification of reclamation operations in Manila Bay. PRA said today that they “affirm its commi
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Public meeting on Chaudoir dredge material disposal set for next week
A public meeting to discuss disposal of dredged material from the Chaudoir Dock County Park Harbor dredging project will be held by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at 1 p.m., January 14, at the Door County Government Center. Door County has requested approval from the DNR to stoc
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CSD E. Stroud ready for Gulfport dredging project
Mike Hooks, LLC cutterhead-pipeline dredge E. Stroud will begin maintenance dredging operations in the Gulfport Sound Channel on or around January 10, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) said. According to MDMR, the dredge will be pumping material into approved open-water placement sit
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Mobile Dredging gears up for Brigantine job
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) said that the Brigantine Channel Spur dredging project will begin this week in Brigantine, Atlantic County. The approximately $1.8 million project will restore the Brigantine Channel Spur by dredging approximately 22,000 cubic yards. NJDOT’s contractor
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Dredging work on New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway about to begin
The USACE Philadelphia District said that Barnegat Bay Dredging Company of Harvey Cedars, N.J. will begin dredging the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway federal channel between markers 152 to 163 (west of Brigantine, N.J.) in the following weeks. The dredged sediment will be beneficially used to enha
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Taylor River dredging underway – Swampy in action
Dredging work is underway to improve the flood carrying capacity of the Taylor River near Blenheim’s town center, Marlborough District Council said. “The purpose-built amphibious excavator navigated its way down the river yesterday which was quite a sight to see. It was evident from how high the exc
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Jan De Nul’s TSHD Leiv Eiriksson in the Maldives
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Leiv Eiriksson, owned by Jan De Nul, is currently very busy working in Ha. Dhidhoo, the Maldives. With a hopper volume of 46,000m³, it is one of the largest dredgers in the world. The Dhidhoo land reclamation contract was awarded to Maldives Transport and C
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Galveston Port: Major cargo improvements on track for 2026 completion
Galveston Port said that they are advancing a significant program of waterside upgrades at its West Port Cargo Complex, marking the largest investment in its cargo berths and yards for several decades. According to their latest announcement, the port is investing $106 million to improve dilapidated
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Thinadhoo dredging nears halfway mark
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) said that 40 percent of the dredging work for the second phase of the land reclamation and shore protection of GDh. Thinadhoo Industrial Zone has now been completed. The project involves reclaiming three hectares of land at the island’s industrial zo
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EXCLUSIVE: Dredging underway for Lahore’s first floating restaurant
Lahore’s first floating restaurant is expected to open to the public later in 2026 as construction nears its final stages. The three-storey floating structure is being built on a canal branching from the River Ravi, near Jallo Park. According to the project managers, civil and construction work is p
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Reviving Brazil’s Paraopeba River with Watermaster
In January 2019, a tailings dam collapsed in Brumadinho (a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais), releasing a large volume of mining residues into the Paraopeba River. As part of the mining company’s recovery program, Construtora Vale Verde is now removing tailings from a 6 km stretch