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NFWF awards $5.49M for restoration projects in Louisiana
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced that a Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) project was one of three impacting Louisiana that were awarded over $5.49 million in funding through the America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC) grant program. NFWF awarded nearly
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Van Oord’s TSHD HAM 318 ready for Port of Rio Grande job
The maintenance dredging works on the access channel to the Port of Rio Grande are set to begin today. According to Portos RS – Autoridade Portuária dos Portos do RS, Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) HAM 318 arrived in the municipality yesterday afternoon – getting ready to kick off
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Surinamese President OKs Port of Nickerie project
Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi has officially given the go-ahead for the construction of a new deep-water port – called Port of Nickerie. According to the Surinamese government’s official release, it is planned to complete the port in 2025. The Port of Nickerie is an initiative of the
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Liebherr P995 floating excavator on Yangtze River VIDEO
Gorgeous Yichang has just released this beautiful video about a Liebherr P995 floating excavator, taken during the recent Yangtze River dredging program. Taking advantage of the unusually low water level during flood season, Yichang City launched the dredging work to clear the waterway and enhance s
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DEME releases 3Q2022 Trading Update
DEME Group announced its 3Q2022 Trading Update today. The orderbook remains high reflecting healthy demand, strong market positioning and sizeable wins for both Offshore Energy and Dredging & Infra. On a year-to-date basis, Group turnover grew 14%, led by Offshore Energy and Environmental and slight
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Ellicott dredgers keep industries moving VIDEO
Ellicott dredges have been supplied to over 100 countries across the globe, including countries in the African continent. An Ellicott 670 dredge is currently operating near the Chevron-owned, Olero oil & gas Flow Station, located on the Edo Delta River, in the Delta State of Nigeria. The Ellicott 67
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Work on Byron Bay sand dunes kicks off
Work on rebuilding the eroded sand dunes at Main Beach and Clarkes Beach in Byron Bay will start today. Beach goers will see machines working on the beach for around seven days, moving sand from the tidal zone further up to where the dunes have eroded, Byron Shire Council said. The work will be done
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NIA chief orders dredging of Magat reservoir
Benny Antiporda, the administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), has ordered the immediate dredging of the Magat dam reservoir due to the reported siltation in its impounding area. NIA Administrator said this during his visit to this province for the convergence meeting at the NIA
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Port of Bari Expansion PHOTO/VIDEO Jan De Nul update
Jan De Nul has just released this amazing video named ‘Facing the Calcare di Bari limestone in Italy’. The Port of Bari is one of the main economic focal points of Southern Italy. To make the region ready to receive both more and larger vessels, Jan De Nul helped construct an extension to the port.
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Open meeting on Dredged Material Management Program set for December 9
The MDOT MPA Dredged Material Management Program (DMMP) is hosting its Annual Meeting on Friday, December 9. This open meeting is an opportunity to learn about what the DMMP has achieved in the past year, initiatives currently underway, and news about upcoming projects. Titled Building the Future To
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USACE officials tour Mobile Harbor Deepening Project
South Atlantic Division Commander Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner and Mobile District Commander Col. Jeremy Chapman toured the Mobile Harbor Deepening Project yesterday. According to USACE, this project will improve the nation’s 11th largest seaport. Mobile Harbor has an economic value of $25.1 billion and
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Counting down to Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022 (OEEC) will open its doors in less than two weeks. On the 29 & 30 November, the entire industry comes together in RAI Amsterdam to connect, discuss, share knowledge, meet and network. Content program Different markets meet under one roof to foster busine
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Charleston Post 45 Harbor Deepening project is wrapping up
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is wrapping up work on the Post 45 Harbor Deepening project. As reported by the Corps, the Post 45 dredging project will make Charleston the deepest harbor on the East Coast. The officlas also added that this significant infrastructure developme
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NWP’s new joint entity NOOA Marine to take over sand dredging business
NWP Holdings Bhd has just announced that its newly formed joint entity, NOOA Marine Sdn Bhd, will undertake contracting work to dredge, transport and load marine sand from a concession area in Melaka onto vessels for export purposes. NOOA, the joint venture between NWP’s unit NWP Marine Sdn Bhd and