Boskalis has successfully completed a major coastal protection project in Togo. “For two months, the two trailing suction hopper dredgers Shoreway and Causeway, worked tirelessly to move nearly 1.25 million cubic meters of sand to reinforce the coastline. In addition, 22 new protective groynes were
Curtin Maritime Corp., from Long Beach, California, has won a $12.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of approximately 500,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Delaware River. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) sai
AF Gruppen has won a contract to build the Stad Ship Tunnel. The project is valued at approximately NOK 5.6 billion (over $565 million), excluding VAT, and is scheduled to be signed in August. According to Norwegian Coastal Administration, this is a design-build contract under which the contractor w
The Maldives’ President, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, said today that approximately 60 percent of the land reclamation for Rasmalé has been completed, and the entire project will be finalized within this year. Muizzu explained that the Rasmalé reclamation project experienced a temporary slowdown due to the o
AD Ports Group and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) have signed an agreement to enhance EGA’s dedicated berth at Khalifa Port. Under the agreement, AD Ports Group and EGA will jointly invest AED 84 million ($22.8 million) in a multi-phase berth enhancement program to upgrade EGA’s dedicated port
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Bonny River was active on the Eko Atlantic City development recently, delivering thousands of cubic meters of sand per cycle and supporting Phase 5 sandfilling along Victoria Island’s coastline. This work continues to drive the expansion of a new urban peni
The Administrative Commission of the River Plate (CARP) opened the financial bids corresponding to International Public Tender No. 1/2026 yesterday. It sets out the contracting conditions for the dredging, maintenance, widening, and potential improvement works on the Martín García Channel. On June 1
The National Environment Service Cook Islands (NES) has received a project proposal from the Cook Islands Ports Authority (CIPA) for planned dredging works within Avarua Harbor. As required under the Environment Act and the National Environment Regulations, NES carried out an initial assessment to d
The City of Sanibel has received grant funding from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Protection Agency to complete dredging within the easternmost portion of the Sanibel Slough. According to the City, the project will involve the dredging of approximately 1,10
The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan said that the dredging operations at Aktau Port will be completed by the end of 2026. According to the Ministry, the general contractor – China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) – has already completed geodetic surveys and processed the data re
A new Italdraghe cutter suction dredger (CSD) is now operating in India on the Hooghly River. According to the Italian company, the dredging equipment was deployed to support an important cleanup project aimed at restoring safe and efficient navigation in the area. Dredging operations have already s
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, in partnership with the Port of Brownsville and NextDecade, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony tomorrow, to mark the opening of the third deepest port in Texas and the completion of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Channel Improvement Project. The
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Alaska District in partnership with the City and Borough of Juneau are preparing for the upcoming Glacial Lake Outburst Flood expected in August. The Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said that they are delivering rapid and continuous transformat
La Comisión Administradora del Río de la Plata (CARP) said that Boskalis International Uruguay and Jan De Nul have been shortlisted to continue in the running in the international tender to dredge the Martín García Channel, a five-year contract that seeks to ensure the navigability of a key route fo
