Nicaragua’s Port Authority Empresa Portu-aria Nacional (EPN) is building nine artificial islands at the Bluefields Bay area in an attempt to boost tourism in the region. A dredge owned by… Read More
Dredging & Marine Construction
The Waterways Journal has been covering dredging and marine construction news on the inland rivers since 1887. Now, with the combined power of IDR (International Dredging Review), we cover this news in greater depth, expanding our coverage to major projects along all US waterways, coastlines and the Great Lakes.
Ecosystem Services concepts were applied at the Polders of Kruibeke in Belgium. Part of the polder has been converted into a tidal marsh by the creation of a Flood Control… Read More
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has been conducting a year-long series of webinars on Dredging Equipment and Technology. The webinars focus on the Cutter Suction Dredge and the Trailing Suction… Read More
Five ports in New Zealand have signed a ten-year contract with Baggerbedrijf de Boer-Dutch Dredging of Sliedrecht the Nether-lands. The contract was signed in early November 2016 and will provide… Read More
Work on Ghana’s Tema Port Expansion Project officially started in early October 2016 according to the Ghana Ports & Harbors Authority (GPHA). This capital development project is being executed by… Read More
On November 9 2016 Kommer Damen chairman of the Damen Shipyards Group officially reopened the offices of Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) in Nikerk. Among the many improvements the building now… Read More
In November 2016 Aquamec launched a new Watermaster Classic V dredge with 50 percent more suction dredge capacity com-pared to the Classic IV model. The new amphibious dredge reaches 900… Read More
In November 2016 in2Dredging (i2D) launches its new software program Pumps ‘n Pipeline (PnP) v1.1. The company said PnP is the first commercial pumps and pipeline estimating tool for the… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group announced a new line of trailing suction hopper dredges – Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD) 4000 and 5600 vessels. The dredge line was introduced in response to market… Read More
Two local contractors in the Delta State Nigeria recently took delivery of 10-inch Wolverine class dredges from DSC Dredge. As the political capital of Delta State Asaba is a rapidly… Read More
