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Online course Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure for the Americas
The International Association of Dredging Companies announced yesterday that the next edition of their online course ‘Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure’ will be held in March 2022 for professionals in Central & Latin America, Canada and the USA region. Following on from the success of the prev
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USACE, Delaware senior leaders tour Delaware River navigation project
Mr. Michael Connor, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and USACE senior leaders visited the Port of Wilmington and met with elected officials and partners during a January 26 visit to the State of Delaware. The group also toured the Delaware River federal navigation project from
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Rainbowing and rainbow at Abu Qir Port Project
Ahmed Abd El Hameed, Project Engineer at DEME Group, has just released this amazing photo from the largest ever dredging and land reclamation project in DEME’s history – the Abu Qir Port in Egypt. According to the Belgian giant, this project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It
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MTCC signs Magoodhoo land reclamation contract
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has signed an agreement with the Maldives’ Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure towards implementation of the F. Magoodhoo Land Reclamation and Shore Protection Project. MTCC CEO, Adam Azim, signed on behalf of the company and Ms
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Boost for Wider, Deeper, Safer Norfolk
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announced last week the work plans for two recently enacted laws – the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. These will provide the USACE Norfolk District with an additional
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Dredging Corporation of India, NMDC enter strategic alliance
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and National Maritime Dredging Company (NMDC) entered into a strategic alliance today. The alliance will focus on areas not limited to capital dredging works, project development on BOT basis, operate ports as managers, participate in the public, private partnersh
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MTCC completes Maalhos Harbour dredging
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) completed the dredging operations on the Aa. Maalhos Harbour basin yesterday. The scope of work on this project involved: dredging and excavation operations of 24,335cbm, construction of a 394m quay wall, a 407m breakwater, a 100m revetment, a 56m gr
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DCI, NMDC to form strategic alliance
Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) will sign a strategic alliance with National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) next week to pursue work jointly in India and overseas markets using each other’s resources. Under the agreement, NMDC will be providing their cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) to DCI and
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Construction of hopper dredger Miss Katie nears completion
Bob Woodard, Chairman of Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC), summarized the highlights of 2021 and outlined what’s to come in the year ahead in the annual “State of the County” presentation yesterday. While the milestones of 2021 were a big component of the presentation, Woodard also touched o
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Collins, King: $18.5M for four Maine dredging projects
Senators Susan Collins and Angus King have announced that four Maine dredging projects in Ogunquit, Scarborough, Milbridge and Bar Harbor – totaling $18.5 million – were included in the USACE’s work plan for Fiscal Year 2022. This funding was secured through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment
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Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022 opens floorplan
We are excited to announce that from now on it is possible to book your stand at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2022. The 15th edition of OEEC will take place on the 29th and 30th of November 2022 at RAI Amsterdam. Many leading companies have already booked their stand for OEEC
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‘Financing Sustainable Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure’ postponed
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced their decision to postpone the ‘Financing Sustainable Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure’ conference in Dubai. “As IADC, we have been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in both Europe and other global regions. Last wee
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Wrightsville Beach gets $11.6M for renourishment
North Carolina Congressman David Rouzer, Senator Richard Burr and Senator Thom Tillis yesterday announced that $11.6 million for the Wrightsville Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) project is included in the USACE Work Plan for the Disaster Relief and Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022
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Port of Corpus Christi finishes 2021 in style
The Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, ended 2021 with record tonnage. Their new annual tonnage record of 167.3 million tons is a 4.7 percent increase over 2020. The Port also saw its best quarter in Q4-2021 at 44.3 million tons, besting the prior record from Q2-2021, and setting a new high for the seco