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VIDEO: Italdraghe SGT 200 CSD raises the bar in Guyana
An Italdraghe SGT 200 cutter suction dredger (CSD) is currently operating in Guyana, South America. In this gold mining application, the Italdraghe SGT 200 dredges gold-bearing material from the bottom and conveys the resulting slurry through a floating pipeline and a long discharge line to the onsh
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Manson nabs $12.9M Oakland dredging deal
Manson Construction from Seattle, Washington, has won a $12.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Oakland Inner and Outer Harbor fiscal 2026 maintenance dredging project. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, the Department of War (DoW) said. Work will be performed in Oakland
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Maldon Harbor dredging in full swing
Maldon District Council said that the Maldon Harbor dredging program is moving ahead. “Dredging work will be taking place in Maldon Harbor during high tides at different locations between July 1, 2026 and April 1, 2027,” the Council said. The major dredging projects in Maldon are currently structure
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Tender launched for Gioia Tauro dredging
The Port System Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas has launched a tender for the dredging works on the Gioia Tauro Port channel, in the northern section of the port. The contract, worth over EUR 2.6 million, is part of the broader EUR 5 million port deepening project, aimed to ensu
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Dredging of Rocky River Harbor nears end
The maintenance dredging operations on Rocky River Harbor in Rocky River, Ohio, are almost complete, the USACE Buffalo District said. Working with contracting partners, Toledo-based Geo Gradel, approximately 59k cubic yards of sediment will be mechanically dredged from the harbor’s navigation channe
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USACE wraps up Lake Montauk channel dredging
The USACE New York District, in conjunction with the Town of East Hampton, recently completed dredging the channel at Lake Montauk Harbor – a heavily-trafficked waterway on Eastern Long Island – increasing its depth from -12 to approximately -17 feet. The Lake Montauk Harbor Navigation Improvement P
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Another Neumann’s dredger arrives at gold mine in Far North Queensland
Neumann Contractors’ third large dredger is now being mobilized to a gold mine in Far North Queensland, supporting what is expected to become Australia’s largest mine tailings relocation project ever undertaken using three dredges operating simultaneously. According to Neumann, “this milestone highl
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: TSHD Congo River busy on DEME’s Abu Qir project
The giant trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Congo River is working on DEME’s Abu Qir project in Egypt – the largest dredging and land reclamation contract in the history of the Belgian maritime engineering firm. With an investment of hundreds of millions, this program is set to transform the co
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Rohde Nielsen completes coastal protection works in Tarragona
Rohde Nielsen has completed coastal protection works at La Pineda Beach, Tarragona, Spain, supporting shoreline protection. For this project, approximately 100,000 m³ of sand was supplied, dredged offshore and transported to the beach via a sinker-line system. The material was then distributed and l
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Ukrainian drones strike Russian dredger
Ukrainian drones struck a Russian dredger, 21 tankers, four tugboats and two dry cargo ships in the Sea of Azov overnight on July 11, Robert Brovdi, the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, said. “The shadow tanker fleet is noticeably shrinking,” Brovdi wrote on Telegram. “It appears traf
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Keeping Ohio’s waterways moving
The crews from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, are in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, performing critical maintenance dredging to keep the Grand River safe, navigable, and open for business. “Our team is dredging approximately 110,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal navigation ch
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Dredging work underway at Luanda Naval Base
Dredging work at the Luanda Naval Base, Angola, is moving forward according to schedule. Angola is actively upgrading its maritime and defense infrastructure, with the Luanda Naval Base undergoing development and expansion as part of a broader national push to modernize naval operations. According t
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Halong cuts steel for new Damen TSHD 1000
Halong Shipbuilding, Vietnam, said that the steel cutting ceremony for a new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 1000 was held on July 1 at its shipyard, marking the official start of a new construction. The ceremony was attended by representatives from the shipowner UK Dredging (UKD), Damen and
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EXCLUSIVE: Damen, Turkmenistan discuss shipbuilding cooperation
Dutch shipbuilder Damen and Turkmenistan discussed expanding cooperation in shipbuilding and maritime infrastructure during a recent meeting in the Netherlands. During the visit, Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to Belgium, Sapar Palvanov, held a meeting with the company’s management and toured the product