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J.E. McAmis crew busy at MCR South Jetty
J.E. McAmis dredge crews and land crews worked together yesterday to get the barge landing facility at the MCR South Jetty ready to receive the first barge load of rock for 2021. The first barge load of jetty stone will be arriving this Sunday. The Corps constructed the Mouth of the Columbia River j
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All set for Kangaroo Island dredging
Maritime Constructions’ Jordan Graham and crew – with the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Marcon – arrived on the spot yesterday to clear up the Kangaroo Island ferry terminal area. Working for the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT), they will remove approximately 10,000m3 of material to
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Get ready for the 2nd ‘Meet the Experts’ webinar
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is getting ready to host their second ‘Meet the Experts’ webinar next week. Yves Bosteels of Jan De Nul Group will on May 4, 11:00 CET address the importance of managing financial risks in a dredging project. In this webinar, the topic of managi
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MIP breaks ground on East Med Hub II Expansion
Mersin International Port Management Inc. (MIP), Turkey’s largest trade gateway to the world, held a groundbreaking ceremony recently to mark the beginning of the expansion works for the East Med Hub (EMH) II. The ceremony was hosted by MIP General Manager, Johan Van Daele, and MIP Board Member, Zaf
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Round Valley Reservoir rehabilitation moves ahead
Major excavation works at the North Dam – the dam that faces Lebanon Borough – officially started earlier this week, the New Jersey Water Supply Authority (NJWSA) reports. According to their latest project update, soils will be excavated from the downstream (north facing) slope of the embankment and
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Important milestone for Port of Baltimore
The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore completed dredging operations last week to create a second, 50-foot deep container berth at its Seagirt Marine Terminal. The project, accomplished as part of the public-private partnership between the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Admi
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Strengthening dyke between Gorinchem and Waardenburg
Graaf Reinaldalliantie has received EUR 350 million to implement the strengthening of the dyke between Gorinchem and Waardenburg in the Netherlands over the next 5 years. Water Board Rivierenland, the client and partner in this alliance, received funding for this through the Flood Protection Program
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Meanderende Maas: Boskalis receives conditional contract award
Boskalis has received the conditional contract award for a major dike reinforcement, river widening and area development in the Netherlands, namely the project Meanderende Maas. The project is part of the national Flood Protection Program in which the government and regional Water Boards work togeth
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Dredgit nabs Craney Island contract
Dredgit Environmental Corporation from Houston, Texas, has won a $17 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide site improvements at the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area in Virginia. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in
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GLDD wins Mobile Harbor dredging contract
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (GLDD) has won a $54 million firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in its latest announcement. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an
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Pasig River dredging starts in May
Preparations for a historic effort to clean up the Pasig River, to be fully funded by San Miguel Corporation (SMC), are in full swing. The work will be in cooperation with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Public Works and Highways. Under the official dredging
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IADC: Legal development and changes in risk profiles
The latest edition of IADC’s Terra et Aqua introduced this very interesting article ‘Adverse Physical Conditions: Legal development and changes in risk profiles’. The author is David Kinlan (Kinlan Consulting Pty Ltd). Over the past 10 years, there have been noteworthy advances in case law with resp
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Productivity and sustainability in an era of rising demand
While dredging is often seen as a dirty and unattractive business, it plays a vital role in keeping ports and waterways around the world open for commerce, transport and recreation. Every year, billions of tonnes of sediment are carried down rivers and along coastlines where they settle onto sea and
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EDP takes over dredging assets of RLB Contracting
Encore Dredging Partners, LLC (EDP) has just announced its acquisition of the dredging division assets of RLB Contracting (RLB). As reported, EDP has acquired substantially all the dredging division assets and associated equipment of RLB. Additionally, EDP will hire the existing RLB dredging crews a