Asia’s largest, most advanced cutter suction dredge (CSD) was launched in early November 2017 in the city of Qidong, in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu. The dredge, built for… 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.
In late August 2017, the Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm (SEZAD) and Boskalis Westminster (Oman), LLC signed an agreement to construct a liquid bulk berth at Duqm Port. Al… Read More
As announced in mid-October, Hollands Noorderkwartier (Northern Quarter) District Water Control Board awarded the reinforcement of the Prins Hendrik dike on the Dutch island of Texel to the Jan De… Read More
In December, the Comision Administradora del Rio de la Plata (CARP) awarded Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) a 5-year contract for the capital and maintenance dredging of the Martín García… Read More
This past August Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. received an order for the Port Works of Package 1.2 of Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Project in Bangladesh from Sumitomo Corporation. Read More
In mid-October, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) held a ceremony for the launch of the construction of the AmadorCruise Port, which will be a completely new cruise terminal. The project… Read More
Cormagdalena, Colombia’s river management authority, has requested the country’s finance ministry, as well as the nation’s planning department, DNP, to make agile the process of closing a new contract… Read More
The Mexican Port of Mazatlán, in the state of Sinaloa, has opened a dredging tender, which has been delayed since 2013 due to lack of resources. The Mazatlán port administration,… Read More
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Public Works (MTOP) said in late November it has set a commission to evaluate the concession contract of Turkish port operator Yillport, which operates the Port… Read More
DynaCover, constructed from Dyneema fibers, is the latest technology available for outer dredge pump casing. Introduced by Damen, the DynaCover can be mounted around existing cast pump casing, weighs significantly… Read More
