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VIDEO: Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening
The official USACE YouTube channel, Corps Connection, has just released a very interesting video named ‘Charleston District – Channel Deepening and Peninsula Study Overview’. In the video, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, talks with John Tecklenburg, may
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More dredgers to sail under the flag of Russia
More interesting topics are being opened on the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” that launched yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Following the announcement that Hydrographic Company is planning to invest o
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GLDD posts fourth quarter and full year 2021 results
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation yesterday reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “We ended the year with strong fourth quarter results, which reflects solid project performance resulting in this
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Berbice dredging about to begin
CGX Energy is set to kick off dredging and building the docks of a key deepwater port at Berbice, in eastern Guyana, Reuters reports. “The construction of docks and dredging will begin very shortly,” said CGX Energy Co-Chairman Suresh Narine. “The works onshore are well advanced,” he said, noting a
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Transforming DEME long-term loan portfolio into sustainability-linked loans
In order to achieve DEME’s sustainability goals in all aspects of its business, the Group has undertaken the complete transformation of its long-term loans portfolio and converted them all into sustainability-linked loans. According to DEME, this major commitment underlines their vision to realise a
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Jan De Nul’s Bart Gorsse in Navingo Career Podcast
Bart Gorsse is Chief Engineer of Les Alizés, Jan De Nul’s newest offshore installation vessel. Together with his colleagues, he monitors the construction of this vessel in China and makes sure that everything works properly. Mr. Gorsse represented Jan De Nul in an episode of the Navingo Career Podca
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1st onsite course Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure in April
CEDA and IADC have just announced that they will organise the 1st ONSITE course ‘Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure’ on 5 & 6 April 2022 in The Hague (NL). According to the two organisations, experienced lecturers will describe the latest thinking and approaches, explain methodologies and techn
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Van Oord’s Vox Amalia busy on northern Europe’s largest infrastructure project
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD) Vox Amalia is currently busy working on northern Europe’s largest infrastructure project – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel. When completed, the project will remove a bottleneck, reduce travel time and strengthen links between Scandinavia and Central Europe.
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Trailing suction hopper dredger Sospan Dau ready for Harwich job
Harwich Haven Authority (HHA) has just announced that the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sospan Dau will begin maintenance dredging in the harbour on February 13. According to HHA, the TSHD will work in the area for a period of approximately seven days. Dredged material will be disposed of t
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Protecting and restoring Lake Erie Coastal Zone
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced yesterday that six projects received Coastal Zone Grants totaling more than $250,000. The grants, which are aimed at protecting and restoring the Lake Erie Coastal Zone, will be used toward projects that will benefit this critic
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NMDC has launched new strategic partnership with Daewoo
Building further on its global partnerships to drive aggressive growth, National Marine Dredging Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Daewoo Engineering & Construction to mutually explore and grow business opportunities across the Middle East and Africa. The MoU was signed by Eng. Y
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Klobuchar, Smith: $19M for Port of Duluth-Superior
Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced yesterday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded $19 million through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to help with operational and maintenance repairs for waterway infrastructure surrounding the Port of Duluth-Superior. “
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VIDEO: Duqm Port officially opens, facilitating growth of green hydrogen
The official opening ceremony of the Port of Duqm in Oman took place yesterday. The ceremony was held in the presence of His Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium and His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman. The opening sets a new milestone in the partnership between DEME Group,
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Tillis secures $59.7M for Eastern NC dredging
North Carolina Senator, Thom Tillis, has secured $59.7 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to go towards a multitude of navigation projects and multi-purpose flood risk management projects in Eastern NC. These funds will come from the bipartisan infrastructure package supported by Senator T