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EXCLUSIVE: The world’s largest port reclamation project wraps up
DL E&C said that they have completed the Singapore Tuas Terminal 1 sea landfill construction. Singapore is currently working on the Tuas Terminal project to create the world’s largest port. When all four phases of the project are completed by 2040, it will be reborn as a super-large new port capable
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Boskalis’ dredgers create new land for the Philippines’ most sophisticated airport
The construction of the New Manila International Airport (MIA) is moving forward according to schedule. Under this massive project – the largest project in Boskalis’ history – around 1,700 hectares of land will be developed for the new facilities. The airport is located around 20 kilometers north fr
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Callan Marine nabs $13.8M Houston dredging contract
Callan Marine Ltd., from Galveston, Texas, has won a $13.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for the pipeline deep-draft dredging of the Houston Ship Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in its latest announcement. Work will be p
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Carteret ferry terminal project includes dredging
Carteret Mayor Daniel J. Reiman said that the Borough of Carteret has taken major steps forward in constructing its long-planned ferry terminal with the completion of Phase 1 and the beginning of Phase 2 for the state-of-the-art transportation project. Phase 1 included the installation of approximat
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Restoring Hammond Cove’s depths for safe navigation
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) joined Councilmember Marjorie Velazquez, Assemblymember Michael Benedetto, and community members yesterday for the “water” breaking of the Hammond Cove dredging. The dredging is set to restore Hammond Cove’s depths for safe navigation, oper
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Developing Abu Dhabi’s Corniche Beach by NMDC
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has contributed to the development of the Abu Dhabi Corniche Beach in the UAE. Their work included extending the Corniche to Airport Road, dredging and shaping sand to form new beaches, and protecting the beach by floating barriers and marker buoys. Approximat
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Dutra continues San Rafael dredging program
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s and City of San Rafael’s dredging contractor The Dutra Group will continue dredging operations in the San Rafael Canal in the month of January, 2023. Dredging will soon continue in the San Rafael Canal from 7:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. in reach 3 of the Canal, and 24/7 in [
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Pallone announces start of Elberon beach replenishment
New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. has announced that the Army Corps of Engineers will begin beach replenishment in Elberon around January 1. The Corps will place 1.2 million cubic yards of sand starting at the southern end of Elberon at Lincoln Avenue in the next few weeks and work north to
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More sand arrives onto Jimmys Beach
MidCoast Council will continue to renourish the sand on Jimmys Beach from the Winda Woppa stockpile to protect this area that is threatened by coastal erosion. A review of the use of the sand transfer system which was designed to pump sand from the stockpile to the beach is still underway. “Initial
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GLDD on track with fleet modernization program
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has announced an update on its fourth quarter 2022 operations. Revenues and gross profit margins for fourth quarter 2022 are expected to be lower than previously anticipated. These results were impacted by the earlier than expected retirement of the Terra
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Klaipeda development plans include dredging
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Klaipėda State Seaport Authority have signed a €65 million loan agreement for the development of Klaipėda seaport in Lithuania. Klaipėda is the main port connection in Lithuania, part of the TEN-T North Sea-Baltic corridor, and one of the largest port complexes
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UAE President inaugurates Khalifa Port expansion project
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, inaugurated Khalifa Port’s expansion – a major development project with a total investment of AED 4 billion. His Highness was briefed by His Excellency Falah Mohammed Al Ahbabi, Chairman of AD Ports Group, and Capt. Mohamed Juma
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Contecon Manzanillo kicks off Phase III of port development program
Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Mexico, has commenced its third phase expansion project, which will increase its capacity from 1.4 million to more than two million TEUs within the next five years. CMSA Chief Executive Officer José A
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Dredging campaigns in Genoa and Savona move forward
Dredging operations are underway across the Ports of Genoa and Savona, with the dual objective to maintain and to deepen the depth alongside quaylines. It is essential to regularly remove the accumulations of sand and sediment – deposited by tide and river flows into the sea – from the navigation ch