Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Dr. Abdulaziz Alwasil stressed on Friday the Kingdom’s commitment to global market stability, sustainable development, and ensuring reliable energy flows to support the global economy. Speaking at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Special Meeting on “Safeguarding energy and supply flows: Supporting global development through… Read More
The National Dredging and Marine Services (NDMS) company has formally commenced dredging operations at Karachi’s Port Qasim, a statement said on Saturday. Dredging is a critical prerequisite for efficient port operations. However, due to non existence of indigenous dredging capability, the capital dredging at Pakistan’s ports had not been undertaken since 1980 restricting the port’s… Read More
By Michael Berry There’s so much sludge on the bottom of the Windmont Park lagoon that it’s only a couple of feet deep in some places. But the amount of sludge is decreasing, thanks to the Kewanee Park District and Ratliff Brothers. The park district is paying Ratliff $75,000 to dredge the sludge out of the… Read More
By Anuska Banerjee The completion of a long-awaited dredging project at Hythe Quay has been officially announced. This marks a major boost for Maldon’s historic waterfront and maritime infrastructure. The works, funded through investment by Maldon District Council and supported by the Maldon Harbour Improvement Commissioners, were completed on May 13 following several weeks of… Read More
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK PETERSBURG — “Bear with us as we endure the beach replenishment of 2026,” Upper Township Administrator Jimmy Van Zlike said May 11, noting the work is expected to last through early August. “This is the process it takes to get a brand new 1.3 million cubic yards of sand on your… 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