dredging


Sunday, June 8, 2025
Taiwan’s coast guard conducts its annual drill in southern Taiwan.REUTERS/Ann Wang
Defense

Taiwan Coast Guard, Military Drill To Better Face China’s ‘Grey Zone’ Threat

By Ben Blanchard KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, June 8 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s coast guard held drills with the military on Sunday to better practice joint

June 8, 2025
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
USTRANSCOM Report Reveals Key Challenges in U.S. Strategic Seaport Dredging Operations
Ports

USTRANSCOM Report Reveals Key Challenges in U.S. Strategic Seaport Dredging Operations

A recently declassified U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) report has identified significant challenges affecting dredging operations at strategic U.S.

May 28, 2025
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Monday, April 7, 2025
Renderings of the Medium Class Hopper Dredge (MCHD)
Shipbuilding

USACE Breaks 45-Year Hiatus with Cutting-Edge Hopper Dredge Construction at Eastern Shipbuilding

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has launched construction on a groundbreaking medium class hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), marking

April 7, 2025
Total Views: 2383

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock's new hopper dredge Galveston Island launched at Conrad Shipyards. Photo: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Shipping

Robust U.S. Dredging Industry Saved Taxpayers Millions in 2022 -Report

A new report commissioned by Dredging Contractors of America reveals the strength and competitiveness of the U.S. dredging industry, with a record $2.5 billion

October 4, 2023
Total Views: 1341

Monday, July 24, 2023
An illustration of the Rio Grande LNG’s 984-acre facility courtesy Port of Brownsville/NextDecade
Ports

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock to Proceed with Largest Project in its 133-Year History

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) has received a Notice to Proceed for improvements to the Brownsville ship channel to enhance

July 24, 2023
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock's new hopper dredge Galveston Island launched at Conrad Shipyards. Photo: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Shipping

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Gives Profit Warning

The largest provider of dredging services in the Unite States lowered expectations for earnings in the fourth quarter due primarily to external factors such as

December 20, 2022
Total Views: 1402

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Awarded Dredging Contracts Worth At Least $143 Million
Shipping

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Awarded Dredging Contracts Worth At Least $143 Million

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced Wednesday the receipt of

October 12, 2022
Total Views: 2215

Tuesday, September 13, 2022
aerial view of the ports of los angeles and long beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Dredging Projects Approved

Officials at the Port of Long Beach, one of the busiest ports in the nation, have approved a $170 million channel deepening project that will improve

September 13, 2022
Total Views: 3931

Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Awarded Dredging Contracts Totalling $107 Million
Ports

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Awarded Dredging Contracts Totalling $107 Million

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, has announced the receipt of several

August 24, 2022
Total Views: 1413

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Orders Second Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge at Conrad Shipyard
Shipbuilding

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Orders Second Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge at Conrad Shipyard

Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) has exercised its option to build a second 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity Trailing Suction

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 4141

Saturday, January 22, 2022
Sand-dredging ships with Chinese flags are seen in the waters off the Taiwan-controlled Matsu islands, January 28, 2021. Picture taken January 28, 2021.
Maritime Security

Dredgers Spotted Off Cambodian Base Where China’s Growing Influence Is Of Concern

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Dredgers have been spotted off Cambodia’s Ream naval base, where China is funding construction work

January 22, 2022
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Hundreds Of Dredging Rafts Illegally Mining For Gold On The Madeira River
Environment

Hundreds Of Dredging Rafts Illegally Mining For Gold On The Madeira River

By Bruno Kelly AUTAZES, Brazil, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Hundreds of dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira

November 24, 2021
Total Views: 4580

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Yangtze-river-boat
Shipping News

China To Crackdown On Illegal Yangtze River Sand Dredging

by David Stanway (Reuters) – China has launched a crackdown on illegal sand mining (dredging for sand used in construction) operations on the Yangtze

March 16, 2021
Total Views: 2615

Friday, February 5, 2021
China’s Latest Weapon Against Taiwan: The Sand Dredger
Shipping

China’s Latest Weapon Against Taiwan: The Sand Dredger

By Yimou Lee ON BOARD THE TAIWAN COAST GUARD SHIP PP-10062, East China Sea, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the

February 5, 2021
Total Views: 19064

Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Manson Construction to Construct the Largest Dredger in the United States
Shipping News

Manson Construction to Construct the Largest Dredger in the United States

Seattle-based Manson Construction has awarded a contract to build the biggest hopper dredge ever built in the United States. The contract was awarded Keppel

September 22, 2020
Total Views: 224

Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Bodies of Two Missing Waymon L Boyd Crew Members Recovered
Shipping News

Bodies of Two Missing Waymon L Boyd Crew Members Recovered

The bodies of two missing crew members from the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd have been recovered after a portion of the vessel was recovered from the Corpus

August 25, 2020
Total Views: 169

Sunday, August 23, 2020
Pollution and Salvage Response Continues After Dredging Vessel Fire in Corpus Christi
Shipping News

Pollution and Salvage Response Continues After Dredging Vessel Fire in Corpus Christi

The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies continue pollution and salvage response for the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dive and

August 23, 2020
Total Views: 135

Friday, April 10, 2020
Callan Marine Wins $98 Million Dredging Contract to Deepen Corpus Christi Ship Channel
News

Callan Marine Wins $98 Million Dredging Contract to Deepen Corpus Christi Ship Channel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a nearly $98 million dredging contract to Texas-based Callan Marine for the second phase of the Corpus Christi

April 10, 2020
Total Views: 273

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
North Korea Caught Shipping Sand to China, Group Says
News

North Korea Caught Shipping Sand to China, Group Says

By Josh Smith SEOUL, March 4 (Reuters) – For several months last year, a steady stream of ships was observed dredging sand in a North Korean bay then

March 4, 2020
Total Views: 93

Thursday, October 10, 2019
port hedland dredging
Shipping News

Jan De Nul Completes Three-Year Dredging Project at Port Hedland

Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul Group says it has completed dredging on the navigational channel in Port Hedland, Western Australia. The completion of dredging

October 10, 2019
Total Views: 91