Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District and the City of Virginia Beach announced that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, LLC has again started dredging work on the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project. The project, which began in late June, renourished… Read More
On September 12, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District awarded a $4,452,937.50 contract to H&L Contracting, LLC of Bay Shore, New York, for maintenance dredging of the Hampton Harbor Federal navigation project in Seabrook… Read More
A dredging contract awarded to Jan De Nul was terminated this year, following a rupture in a dredge’s hull. In July this year, Colombian river management authority, Cormagdalena, said Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredge Francis Beaufort hit its hull during operations near the Boca de… Read More
The XL 4330 V Gradall is an on/off highway excavator that can work at the front, rear or either side of the undercarriage without the need for outriggers. This design allows for greater efficiency—no need to stop work to lower outriggers—and provides stable operation, enabling it… Read More
Dredge Yard and its sole agent in Sri Lanka, Hoavel Holdings, have won an order for a standard Cutter Suction Dredger ECO 300. The CSD ECO 300 will be used by Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation (SLLDC) for a governmental project of cleaning the Beira Lake in… Read More
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has developed a new conservation tool to identify opportunities for the beneficial use of clean dredged sediments. Beneficial Use – Identifying Locations for Dredge (BUILD) is a mapping tool that will support the state’s Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts, protect infrastructure and investment, and enhance… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District will host a public meeting on November 13 to present an overview of the district’s navigation program. The meeting is part of an effort by the… Read More
The 49th Dredging Engineering Short Course is scheduled for January 6 to 10, 2020, at Texas A&M University in College Station. The dredging engineering short course includes a mixture of lectures, laboratories and a panel. The course is administered by the Center for Dredging Studies, Department of Ocean Engineering. Two… Read More
The effort to make The Port of Virginia® the deepest port on the U.S. East Coast begins by January 2020, following the finalization of a contract with the dredging firm that will build the project’s initial phase. On October 9, John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia… Read More
During a ceremony at the International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) Annual General Meeting in New Delhi, India, IADC President Frank Verhoeven announced the Safety Award 2019 winner: Boskalis for its Floating Line Connecting System (FLCS). The association’s safety committee and board of directors… Read More
