By Connor Todd Steelville City Engineer Terris Cates and Project Engineer Jordan Kellerman provided aldermen with an update on Oct. 20 on studies and permit applications for work being done on the Yadkin Creek. Last month, the aldermen directed Cates to apply for a five-year permit from the Army Corps of Engineers that would allow… Read More
By Godwin Oritse The Badagry Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (BACCIMA) has called for the immediate and sustained dredging of the Badagry Channel to boost maritime trade and strengthen economic ties among countries in the West African sub-region. Speaking to Vanguard on the sidelines of the recently concluded World Maritime Day celebration at… Read More
Seaside is working to restore its dunes following Hurricane Isaias, with a restoration project getting underway Monday. Officials say the dunes did their job during the storm more than two weeks ago, but storm surge caused significant beach erosion. To prepare for the next storm, Seaside contacted the Dune Doctors and the Florida Department of… Read More
As a subsidiary of Boskalis, it makes sense that SMIT Salvage draws on Boskalis’ extensive fleet during salvage operations. This often involves the deployment of oceangoing tugs to tow damaged vessels or to serve as firefighting vessels, accommodation vessels, or escort vessels. In recent weeks, this collaboration has seen our BOKA Keeper, BOKA Guard, and… Read More
Port Tampa Bay’s Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Project is advancing, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducting a geotechnical investigation along the federal navigation channel. The investigation involves drilling soil borings and collecting subsurface samples at multiple locations along the federal navigation channel to evaluate soil conditions and inform engineering and design decisions. The… Read More
Kyle Johnson has compiled and updated a very interesting listing of new build additions to the US Dredging Fleet.
Trailing Suction Hopper Dredges:
“Frederick Paup”. 2026, 15,000 cy
“Amelia Island”. 2025, 6,300 cy
“Mighty Quinn” 2024, 4,000 cy
“Galveston Island”. 2023, 6,300 cy
“RB Weeks”. 2023, 8,600 cy
“Magdelan”. 2017, 8,600 cy
“Ellis Island”, 2017, 15,000 cy
Cutter Suction Dredges:
TBA, 2026, 30″ discharge, 11,500 hp
“General Arnold”, 2024, 32″ discharge, 24,000 hp
“Vaneta Marie”, 2024, 24″ discharge, 9,630 hp
“General Marshall”, 2023, 18″ discharge, 3,005 hp
“Lorraine Hooks”, 2023, 27″ discharge, 8,040 hp
“General Bradley”, 2022, 28″ discharge, 9,260 hp
“General MacArthur”, 2020, 32″ dischage, 24,000 hp
“J.S. Chatry”, 2019, 30″ discharge, 23,000 hp
Mechanical Dredges:
“Catalina”, 2025, 100 cy max bucket
“Avalon”, 2022, 70 cy max bucket
“Baltimore”, 2019, 50 cy max bucket
“No. 58”, 2019, 50 cy max bucket