On December 9, the Memphis Engineer District’s dredge Hurley returned to its home port at the Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis Harbor. The Hurley dredged more than 12.5 million cubic yards this season, ending the two most productive dredging seasons in the vessel’s history. Last year, the dredge Hurley also… Read More
Weeks Marine began dredging at the Port of Virginia kicked off on December 1. “This project, combined with all of the investments we are making at our terminals, tells the ocean carriers ‘we are ready for your big ships,” John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of… Read More
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a strategic development agreement with Chinese state-owned shipbuilder CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company Limited Huangpu Wenchong. The five-year agreement is aimed at the joint development of a hybrid powered dredge but could possibly extend to other hybrid vessels as well. The… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled a public meeting on January 15 to review and answer questions about the Tacoma Harbor Navigation Improvement draft feasibility report and draft environmental assessment (EA). Sessions begin at 2 and 5 p.m. at the Moore Branch of the Tacoma Public Library in Tacoma,… Read More
Fugro has been awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide hydrographic surveying services in the U.S. The contract was issued by NOAA’s National Ocean Service, Office of Coast… Read More
The Fiscal Year 2020 Congressional budget passed both the House and Senate and was signed by the President on December 20. Included in the domestic appropriations bill is a section titled the “Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2020” that includes many projects related to dredging. The… Read More
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has delivered the 6,000 cubic meter (7,848 cubic yard) trailing suction hopper dredge Sanderus to Jan De Nul Group. The ultra-low emission vessel (ULEv) is the fourth dredge that Keppel O&M has delivered to Jan De Nul Group. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District have begun operations and maintenance dredging of the Kings Bay Entrance Channel and sections of the inner channel. The Corps awarded a $15.5 million contract in September to the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC, to execute the… Read More
Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is accepting applications for the 2020 Environmental Excellence Awards. The awards will be announced on June 10 during the WEDA Dredging Summit and Expo in Houston, Texas. One Environmental Excellence Award will be given in each of the three categories: dredging for navigation; environmental dredging; and… Read More
Dredge Yard has received an order for a customized cutter suction dredge from Western Potash Corp. (WPC) – a development stage potash company based in Canada. The customized dredge will be used in WPC’s Milestone Potash Project for dredging potash. This ECO dredge features four electric motors that… Read More
