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Van Oord: Sustainable dredging initiatives in Brazil
During COP30 Brazil, the Port of Açu, located in the northern region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, and Van Oord, responsible for maintenance dredging of the port complex, announced a collaboration on a number of sustainable initiatives in the port, including using biofuel for the dredging of the a
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TSHD UKD Orca begins Grangemouth dredging
The Port of Grangemouth dredging project will start this week, Forth Ports said. According to their latest announcement, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) UKD Orca will be carrying out dredging operations in the Port area and its approaches for approximately 6 days. This will be followed by
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Maintenance dredging moves forward at Perdido Pass
Maintenance dredging is moving forward at Perdido Pass to ensure the busy waterway remains clear and safe for navigation, City of Orange Beach said. The project, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, began in late November and is expected to be completed before Christmas, weather permitting.
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Dubuque Barge and Fleeting wins Mississippi River dredging contract
Dubuque Barge and Fleeting Service from Dubuque, Iowa, has won a firm-fixed-price contract for mechanical dredging services in the Mississippi River Basin under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The amount of this action is $25 million, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. B
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EXCLUSIVE: Van Oord’s TSHD Vox Ariane completes Krautsand job
The Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s first trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) equipped with an LNG fuel system, delivered new sand onto the Krautsand Strand beach recently. “The beach in Krautsand was in need of additional sand, and we provided it,” said Senne Hekkert, Superintendent Elbe Maintenance. “Th
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VIDEO: North Myrtle Beach renourishment update – December 2025
The City of North Myrtle Beach has just released the latest video update on their beach renourishment program. The street end of Sea Mountain Highway is the staging and mobilization point for materials, piping, and heavy machinery for beach renourishment. The United States Army Corps of Engineers wi
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Dredge Essayons arrives in Honolulu for annual maintenance
USACE Portland District’s hopper dredge Essayons arrived in Honolulu this week for its annual maintenance, repairs and upgrades. “Our two hopper dredges – the Essayons and the Yaquina – typically spend March through November maintaining our region’s waterways for safe and reliable marine transit. Th
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Tsimlyansk launches new CSD for Rosmorrechflot
Tsimlyansk Shipbuilding Plant has launched a new cutter suction dredger (CSD) for Rosmorrechflot – the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transportation. The CSD Leonid Svinarev belongs to the Project Ts490DM1 series of non-self-propelled cutter suction dredgers designed for extracting ha
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VIDEO: CSD Sand Shifter returns to Popponesset Bay, Big Dig job wraps up
The Barnstable County Dredge Department completed the Popponesset Bay “Big Dig” dredging project last Friday in Mashpee, marking the largest project undertaken by the department since its formation thirty years ago. The project began in mid-September and utilized both of the County’s dredgers, Cod F
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Newark Bay dredging moves ahead
A maintenance dredging project is in full swing at Newark Bay, N.J. According to USACE, the dredging program is expected to remove approximately 620,000 cubic yards of dredge material from the federal navigation channel. This effort will help maintain the channel’s authorize depth allowing cargo ves
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Scheurhaven dredging completes
Scheurhaven said that they are ready for the future – the harbor area has been renovated and deepened to support maritime service providers. Under the latest project, ten new pontoons, upgraded berths and modern shore power systems were installed. Also, dredging work was carried out to optimize acce
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Dredging underway along North Stratford Canal
The Canal and River Trust said that they have started a three and a half-month dredging program along the North Stratford Canal. This specialist project is part of the Trust’s ongoing work to keep the 200-year-old canal navigable for boaters. Silt will be removed from over ten miles of the canal fro
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Curry tours Chambers Works FUSRAP project and hopper dredge McFarland
The USACE Philadelphia District hosted Col. Jesse Curry, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division, last week. “Col. Curry toured the Dredge McFarland, visited ongoing remediation at the Chambers Works FUSRAP site, and met with our Operations Division teammates at the Che
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EXCLUSIVE: TSHD Oranje raises the bar at Hulhumale land reclamation job
The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) said that over 30 hectares of land have been dredged so far under the Hulhumale’ Phase III land reclamation project. In its latest project update, HDC confirmed that dredging work is progressing rapidly with the deployment of two dredgers, including one rece