Dredging Today

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, will begin dredging operations this week in Lorain Harbor to maintain safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters …

DEME Environmental has opened its new Soil Wash installation at Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol), enabling PFAS-impacted soil to be cleaned and reused in future projects. "With an expected capacity …

Orion's Pacific Rock & Dredging team is hard at work on the Willapa Harbor Maintenance Dredging project in Willapa Bay, Washington. Operating around the clock, crews are mechanically dredging multiple …

The Philippines' Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) today began dredging operations on the Gugu River — along the Bacolor-Sto. Tomas-Minalin Tail Dike in Minalin, Pampanga. According to DPWH …

Boskalis Nederland has started the construction works on the Fish Migration River within the Afsluitdijk. According to Boskalis, this four-kilometer-long, meandering tidal river is set to create a natural connection …

Shoalhaven City Council and Public Works NSW have awarded Haskoning Australia a contract to prepare the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for planned dredging works at Lake Conjola. According to …

West Beach and Henley Beach South will soon be replenished with more sand, the Government of South Australia said. The work will involve up to 90,000 cubic metres of sand …

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, hosted a ceremonial ribbon cutting at the Calhoun Drive Beach Access in Garden City last week, marking the completion of the $72 …

The ultra large trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Jun Guang, with a capacity of 35,000 cubic meters, has stared the dredging works at Yancheng Binhai Port. According to the Yancheng …

Ealier this week, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) held the third edition of Orange Conversations, with a meeting in …

China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) is reconstructing the Apia Port breakwater on Samoa under 'Enhancing Safety, Security, and Sustainability of Apia Port Project', funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). …

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has completed dredging of approximately 75,000 cubic yards of sediment from Conneaut Harbor - in just 10 days. According to USACE, the …

In one month, Gebroeders Van der Lee will begin the maintenance operations on the shipping channel between the North Sea and Eemshaven. According to the company, this vital waterway provides …

Ahmed Abou Zeid, Egypt’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, said that the involvement of DEME Group in strategic projects in Egypt, spanning the Suez Canal and Abu Qir …

Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for dry dock repairs of DCI vessels. The agreement was signed on September …

McLaughlin & Harvey said that the development operations are moving forward at the Port of Nigg project. The existing rock armor has now been removed from the revetment, with rock …

Contecon Manzanillo, International Container Terminal Services' (ICTSI) Mexican unit, has paved the way for the Port of Manzanillo to accommodate ultra large container vessels after receiving the go-ahead to handle …

The self-propelled hopper dredger Darya, owned by FSUE "Hydrographic Enterprise" (part of Rosatom), has begun dredging operations in the Sabetta seaport. Rosatom said that the main goal of the project …

Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Juan Sebastián de Elcano has finished a maintenance dredging campaign at Rio Tinto Facilities. According to the Maritime Union of Australia - …

Director General of Baku International Sea Trade Port LLC, Eldar Salahov, said that the dredging operations in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea in cooperation with international partners will …

Hells Gate State Park, Idaho, said that their boat launch, marina, and marina operations will be temporarily closed from 5 p.m. Sunday, September 13 to 5 p.m. Friday, September 18 …

The Door County Parks Department said that the dredging operations at Chaudoirs Dock County Park have been successfully completed. The harbor entrance, dock, and boat launch are now open and …

Vuyk Engineering has been contracted by Polish shipyard Partner Stocznia for the design of a new 3000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The new TSHD design is developed as …

A new initiative aimed at protecting Sri Lanka's biodiversity while creating sustainable economic opportunities for coastal communities has officially moved into action with the signing of a key project agreement. …

The Western Bay of Plenty District said that the work will start next week on a $576,000 project to renew sections of the rock seawall at Katikati’s MacMillan Reserve. The …

Mid West Ports Authority has completed Phase 1 of their scheduled maintenance dredging program at Geraldton Port, removing sediment from sections of the shipping channel and main harbor to help …

The City of Port Phillip is working with the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) to renourish Middle Park Beach between Mills and Langridge streets. According to the …

The Philippine News Agency said that the Philippines Government continues to address severe flooding in low-lying and high-risk areas through the Oplan Kontra Baha (OKB) initiative, despite nonstop heavy rains …

The MV Andrew Wilson, a 40-meter grab hopper dredger built in 1962, was deliberately sunk this morning off the coast of Marino. The dredger will become the first vessel to …

The Port of Tauranga has been granted fast track approval to extend two of its wharves, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones said. The redevelopment of …

Over the past nine months, Jan De Nul has deepened the access channel to the Brazilian Port of Itapoá and reused the dredged sand to create nine kilometers of beaches …

The surface preparation and protective coating works on the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Mohab Mameesh have been completed at Port Said Shipyard - on the 25,000-ton floating dock. The scope …

Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has completed the dredging and maintenance work on six crevasses as part of the Delta Wide Crevasses Project. For centuries, the Mississippi River …

Høj Nordic Marine Contractor has completed the annual dredging and beach nourishment works at Wentdorf Harbor and Schönberg Beach in Schleswig-Holstein for DDW. During the project, approximately 4,900 m³ of …

El Niño is kicking up, and Argentina is clearing its canals before the rain comes. In Coronda, Santa Fe, Automat Argentina is using a Watermaster to clean the town's main …

Oceanside Harbor's channel dredging is set to begin this month. Shoaling has narrowed the safe navigation depth for boaters since the Corps' last dredge in May, and this fall's operation …

HERBOSCH-KIERE's vessel Atlantis recently completed the filling of 'Dumping Area 42' in the Netherlands. Just 115 meters from the Oosterschelde storm surge barrier, 17.700 tons of rock were placed to …

Pilbara Ports said that the Eastern Harbor Revetment Project is now complete, strengthening shoreline protection across the Port of Port Hedland. The project upgraded key revetment areas at Berth1, Berths …

Straatman has just completed a new Ø1000 female bow coupling - manufactured for Jan de Nul. This component features a 15° swivel capability, allowing angular movement during operation. Also, the …

For the first time in nearly a decade and just in time for Labor Day weekend, the USACE Buffalo District completed dredging in West Harbor. According to USACE, dredging of …

Yesterday marked the official start of the implementation phase of the IJsselmeerdijk Reinforcement project, a milestone in strengthening flood resilience in the Netherlands, Van Oord said. Following months of preparation, …

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) from India and Damen signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday, during the SMM Hamburg Maritime Trade Fair in Germany. According to GRSE, the …

Teams from across Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) are coming together to deliver the $821 million Te Awaparahi Bay Expansion and Resilience Project. Expected to be completed by 2031, the project …

The City of Isle of Palms said that the first phase of their beach renourishment project is complete more than two weeks ahead of schedule. Marinex, the dredging contractor, finished …

The USACE Buffalo District will begin dredging operations at Conneaut Harbor in the following days to maintain safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters and other …

Bahrain’s Ministry of Works has received five bids for an engineering and quantity surveying consultancy contract related to the Salman Industrial City and Bahrain Logistics Zone land reclamation project. According …

At Newton Ferrers, TMS recently delivered a dredging and remediation project within the River Yealm Estuary, removing 340m³ of contaminated sediment under strict MMO Marine License conditions. According to TMS, …

Amsterdam, September 2026 – The countdown to Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2026 is on. On November 24 and 25, the international offshore energy industry will come together at …

The USACE St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter returned to the water last week following routine dry dock maintenance and has begun its 2026 dredging season on the Mississippi and Illinois …

The USACE Philadelphia District said that the dredging operations along the Lewes & Rehoboth Canal in Sussex County, Delaware, will begin in October 2026 and be completed by March 2027. …