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Major milestone for Spoilbank Marina – Entire basin fully excavated
Spoilbank Marina announced today that they have reached a major milestone – the entire marina basin has been excavated to design depth. “We’re now turning our attention to the inner channel, excavating material from both sides of the bund and from the bund itself,” according to their official statem
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Emergent Method team tours LSU Center for River Studies
Members of Emergent Method team toured the LSU Center for River Studies recently, alongside the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. “We learned more about the past, present, and future of Louisiana’s coast and were able to see how experts use the state-of-the-art Lower Mississipp
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Alexandroupolis Port gets EUR 24 million EU funding, dredging included
Greece has secured 24 million euros in European Union funding to upgrade its northern Aegean Sea Port of Alexandroupolis, privatisation agency HRADF said. Alexandroupolis, which is close to Bulgaria and Turkey, has been used by U.S. military ships to unload munitions and move them to the eastern fla
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Annual dredging of San Elijo Lagoon kicks off
The City of Encinitas will start the annual dredging of San Elijo Lagoon this week, headed up by the City, California State Parks, and the Nature Collective. The dredging work will last until May 25, during regular construction hours. “No dredging activity will occur on the weekends. All dredging wi
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Registration open for the IADC Dredging & Reclamation Seminar
Registration is open for the well-known Dredging & Reclamation Seminar in Delft. The next edition of IADC’s 5-day Dredging and Reclamation Seminar will be held from 3-7 July 2023 in Delft (NL). Since 1993, over 1,300 participants from all over the world agree: this seminar on dredging and reclamatio
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EXCLUSIVE: Europa Terminal renewal project begins
The first phase of the Europa Terminal’s renewal project is officially underway, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges said today. To facilitate the ongoing construction while continuing to accommodate vessels, a new barge quay has been constructed, providing temporary mooring space for inland navigation. The
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NEOM, Riyad Bank sign Sindalah financing deal
NEOM has signed an agreement with Riyad Bank for SAR 3 billion ($800 million) in debt financing to help fund the development of Sindalah, marking the first NEOM region to be successfully financed with bank debt. Extending over an area of approximately 840,000 square meters, Sindalah, is one of a gro
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DEME 1Q23 Trading Update available
DEME has just announced topline metrics for the first quarter ended 31 March 2023 – orderbook reached 7.1 billion euro and the total turnover, led by Offshore Energy, increased 9%. The turnover of the Dredging & Infra segment reflects lower activity levels compared to a strong first quarter last yea
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Nashville hosts Dredging Contractors of America 2023 Annual Meeting
The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) held its 2023 Annual Meeting at the Conrad Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on April 24-26. DCA President Fred Paup of Manson Construction Co. welcomed dredging companies large and small from across the United States. Major General William H. “Butch” Graham, D
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Manila Bay land reclamation PHOTO UPDATE
Lights On You has just released these beautiful photos from the SM PRIME 360 land reclamation work that is being undertaken in Manila Bay. A 360 hectares of the reclamation program will be connected to the Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex, which is also a land reclaimed project that was turned into a vibr
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Oguta Lake, Orashi River dredging plans get support
The African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for African Development (AUDA-NEPAD) has expressed readiness to collaborate with the federal government and Imo state government in ensuring the realisation of the objectives of the dredging of Oguta Lake and Orashi River. The Chief Executive Offi
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Damen opens new service hub in Vietnam
Damen Services has opened its twelfth service hub, located in South-East Asia at Damen Song Cam shipyard in Haiphong, Vietnam. This latest addition to its Service Hub network will enable Damen to provide a dedicated resource from which it can deliver faster and more comprehensive maintenance and oth
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Historical milestone for Klaipeda: Dredging project completed
If a standard five-storey building was to stand in the middle of the Klaipeda port waters today, it would be completely underwater. The port waters and entrance channel dredging project that began at the Port of Klaipeda in 2020, has now been completed. 15.5 metres – this is now the depth of the Por
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Q1 results: Boskalis looks ahead positively
Boskalis has just announced that they concluded a busy and good first quarter. Both revenue and earnings increased compared to Q1 2022 and both major divisions – Dredging & Inland Infra and Offshore Energy – contributed to this growth. A lot of new work was secured during the quarter leading to an i