Operations & Maintenance
Operations & Maintenance
Hornet Sailing Club dredging campaign
The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth announced today that routine maintenance dredging will be conducted at the Hornet Sailing Club located in Haslar Creek on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour from 22 to 25 May 2023. The dredging is to take place between Fieldhouse and Eagle pontoons from midwa
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The first mission of dredger Hegemann V is underway
The recently delivered trailing suction hopper dredger Hegemann V has embarked on its first mission to dredge the Port of Wilhelmshaven. On behalf of the WSA Weser-Jade-Nordsee, Hegemann Dredging (part of the Hegemann-Reiners Gruppe) is currently carrying out dredging works to maintain the required
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Rhode Nielsen wraps up Port Adelaide dredging campaign
Flinders Port Holdings has just announced the successful completion of dredging and sweeping campaigns of the Inner and Outer Harbor. FPH engaged specialist dredging contractor Rhode Nielsen to perform the works. Maintenance dredging is required ever 2 – 4 years to remove any sediment that has accum
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South Boca Raton beach nourishment complete
The City of Boca Raton, Florida, recently completed the sixth renourishment project of the shoreline adjacent to the city’s southernmost beach. For this project, sand placement started at South Inlet Park and continued south beyond the city limits to the beaches of Deerfield Beach and the Town of Hi
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Eyemouth dredging campaign underway
The Split Hopper Barge ‘Sandsend’ has arrived in Eyemouth Harbour to carry out the Spring dredging campaign. According to the Harbour Trust, the Sandsend is currently dredging the entrance canyon, after which she will move to the Gunsgreen basin and other areas of the harbour. “Mariners are advised
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Encinitas-Solana beach nourishment project to begin this fall
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local elected officials recently announced the execution of Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project. The Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project, involves placing 700,000 cubi
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Weeks Marine moving equipment from Duck to Southern Shores
Weeks Marine hopper dredge Magdalen has completed the pumping of sand in the Town of Duck. “Please be aware, some shore pipe and equipment is still on the beach around Nor’banks Drive,” the town said in the update. The equipment will be transported down to Southern Shores throughout the week. The re
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MURDEN dredging Ponce Inlet, Florida
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge MURDEN has begun maintenance dredging of the Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida. As reported, the vessel is dredging sections of the Ponce de Leon Inlet and nearby sections of the Intracoastal Waterway. The Murden is expected to remove approximately 60,000 c
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Oceanside Harbor Inlet dredging underway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is dredging the Oceanside Harbor inlet to ensure the safe navigation of vessels. According to the City, the dredged sand is being deposited south of the Pier and the equipment will continually move south. The project is expected to be complete by Memorial Day weekend
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Dredging of the Maryland channels kicking off in late spring
Maintenance dredging of the Maryland channels is expected to begin in late spring, according to the U.S. Army Corps’ Baltimore District. The project consists of dredging approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of material from four channels in Maryland associated with the Baltimore Harbor, ensuring co
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Van Oord’s MAAS to begin London Gateway dredging
Van Oord’s hybrid water-injection dredger MAAS is about to begin its next project – maintenance dredging of the London Gateway Port. According to the Port of London Authority, dredging operations in the vicinity of Berths No. 1 and 2 will commence on or about 06th May 2023. Dredging – to be carried
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TSHD Brisbane ready for the Weipa dredging works
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has just announced that in the next few days, annual maintenance dredging will begin at the Port of Weipa and Rio Tinto Weipa Amrun. Over the next seven weeks, the hopper dredge Brisbane will be working in Weipa, the largest town on the Cape York Penins
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Maintenance dredging of Salt Run Channel
Starting in early May and continuing for approximately one month, dredging activities will take place in Salt Run from the Lighthouse Park Boat Ramp to the mouth of the Salt Run Channel at St. Augustine Inlet. The City of St. Augustine has contracted Brance Diversified, Inc. to perform the necessary
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PHOTO UPDATE: Avalon beachfill project
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company continues work on the Avalon beachfill project with sand being pumped from the dredge “Texas” in Townsend’s Inlet. As of yesterday, the dredge has placed over 300,000 cubic yards of sand on the Avalon beach. GLDD is currently pumping sand at the beach between 14th