Berth Expansion
AD Ports, EGA sign Khalifa Port development deal, dredging included
AD Ports Group and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) have signed an agreement to enhance EGA’s dedicated berth at Khalifa Port. Under the agreement, AD Ports Group and EGA will jointly invest AED 84 million ($22.8 million) in a multi-phase berth enhancement program to upgrade EGA’s dedicated port
United States to fund construction of Poti Seaport’s new berth
The U.S. Embassy in Georgia said today that the U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has signed a second loan agreement worth $25 million with PACE Group for a port development program. According to their official announcement, the financing will be used to complete the construction of the sec
Dredging begins at Port of Ancona’s Berth 22
Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centrale has kicked off the dredging operations at the Port of Ancona’s Berth 22. The objective of the project, co-financed by the PNRR “Logistics Development for the Agri-food, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Forestry, Floriculture and Nursery Sectors” Nex
Haskoning completes major maritime infrastructure project in Tonga
Haskoning and McConnell Dowell have successfully completed a landmark maritime infrastructure upgrade in the Kingdom of Tonga, transforming the nation’s only international port into a modern, climate-resilient facility. The project has not only rebuilt but also extended key sections of the Queen Sāl
Van Oord wins contract for new deep-water berth in Belfast
Van Oord, together with its subsidiary Wicks, has won a contract from GRAHAM Group for the development of a new deep-water berth at Belfast Harbour. According to Van Oord, the project entails a new multipurpose deepwater quay which will be able to accommodate vessels up to 350 metres in length. This
DP World investing $2.5 billion in port infrastructure
DP World is investing $2.5 billion this year to expand its global logistics network, launching major port infrastructure projects across India, Africa, South America and Europe. The port development projects – across four continents – extend DP World’s end-to-end capabilities, significantly expandin
Dredging part of the Peleliu South Dock improvement project
Representatives of the Palau Government along with the U.S. Department of Defense hosted two public meetings in Peleliu and Koror states, August 12 and 14 respectively, to share information about the proposed Peleliu South Dock rehabilitation and improvement project. The public meetings provided res
Dredging part of the Yangtzekanaal project
Over the coming years, container ships will navigate the Yangtzekanaal in greater numbers and dimensions towards the Maasvlakte 2 terminals. To give the current ships more room to move, and to allow ships that are only growing in size to pass, the navigable channel (the bed) of the Yangtzekanaal wil
Ultramar terminal upgrades complete
Russia’s Ust-Luga Port has completed another infrastructure project – reconstruction of the Ultramar marine terminal (phase 3.2). During the works, the seafloor near berth No. 1b was deepened up to -17.2 meters. FSUE Rosmorport, acting as the client for the terminal water area reconstruction, oversa
GRAHAM building new deep-water berth in Belfast
Construction work is now underway on Belfast Harbour’s largest ever port investment project to create new cruise and offshore wind energy terminal. The project will see the £90 million construction of a new dual purpose deepwater quay which will be able to accommodate some of the world’s largest cru
Luanda Port dredging project starting soon
The Port of Luanda, Angola, is about to begin dredging of the Multipurpose Terminal to 16 meters, enabling it to receive Super Post Panamax vessels of up to 14,000 TEUs. This information was provided by the Director of Infrastructure, Works and Supply at the Port of Luanda, Dória Quichaúla, during a
Puyallup Tribe and NWSA to construct new pier on the East Blair Waterway
The Puyallup Tribe and The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) have joined forces to construct a new berth on the East Blair Waterway. Under the terms of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), the Tribe and the NWSA intend to construct a new pier adjacent to one on the East Blair Waterway and to jointly
CCCC kicks off massive dredging project in Malaysia
China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) recently started work on a massive Port Klang West expansion project in Malaysia. With dredging work now underway, the expansion of Port Klang West has entered its construction phase. Under this project, approximately 550ha of new land is to be develo
Høj Nordic busy dredging in Kristiansand Harbor, NO
After a postponement of the activities and a pause in the project, work on creating a deeper and better shipping channel at pier 36 in Kristiansand Harbor is now back in full swing. The work in Kristiansand was first started in 2022 in close collaboration with a Norwegian contractor, but was put on