HARWICH – Barnstable Country’s two dredges are busy clearing Saquatucket Harbor and Allen Harbor channels and using sand to build up both public and private beaches along Nantucket Sound. The dredges are working under an emergency waiver from the state Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) which allows the projects to operate during time-of-year restrictions that… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The US Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District is kicking off an Environmental Impact Statement that could change Operations and Maintenance Dredging and Placement Activities in the Charleston Harbor. Charleston Harbor is one of the deepest ports on the East Coast at 52 feet deep. Keeping it that way takes constant… Read More
Last week, Royal IHC celebrated an important milestone together with their valued client Rio Tinto | 𝗤𝗠𝗠: the keel was laid for the FANGALY, a new electric cutter suction dredger (eCSD). Marking the official start of assembly, the keel laying represents a key step in bringing this next-generation dredge mining solution to life. Key features of… Read More
As progress on the La Chatière project becomes increasingly visible, members of the press were invited to discover the works currently underway at Port 2000 in Le Havre, France, including dredging activities carried out by DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger Lange Wapper. Together with our partner Terélian, DEME is delivering a new connection between Port… Read More
Keeping waterways open and operational takes a lot of coordination behind the scenes. On the Tampa Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project, our team dredged navigation channels to a depth of 34 feet while working alongside multiple contractors, managing environmental monitoring requirements, and navigating challenging site conditions. From material removal and transportation to disposal operations and stakeholder… 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