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China Communications Construction Company and CCCC Shanghai Dredging Company have launched the 25,000-m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Xin Hai Jing to improve efficiency in land reclamation and channel deepening. In the U.S., the Army Corps of Engineers is mobilizing the hopper dredger Padre Island for maintenance dredging at Palm Beach Harbor, utilizing material for beach nourishment.

In Australia, TasPorts has begun maintenance dredging at the Port of Devonport, essential for freight flow. Sarasota County's $41 million dredging project at Philippi Creek aims to restore flow capacity, while Kenya Ports Authority's dredging at Kisumu Port seeks to facilitate larger vessels and enhance trade with Uganda and the DRC.