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Ukraine triples volume of dredging in 2021
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) removed 3.6 million cubic meters of material in 2021 through the dredging operations with its own fleet. According to Interfax-Ukraine, the volume of similar work was 1.1 million cubic meters of material in 2020. “The volume of dredging works during 2021, car
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Portland’s Baker Design joins GEI Consultants in Maine
Baker Design Consultants (BDC) – a Freeport, Maine based Civil, Marine, and Structural Engineering consulting firm – has joined GEI Consultants (GEI). Under the direction of Barney Baker, PE, BDC has served public and private sector clients since 1996 on waterfront projects that include pier facilit
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Massport: Conley is ‘big ship ready’
The 1,100-foot-long Ever Fortune – the biggest container ship ever to call on the Port of Boston – visited the Conley cargo terminal yesterday, Massport said. The ship’s arrival marks a new chapter for Boston’s rich maritime history, the result of an $850M investment to modernize and expand Conley T
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Felixstowe dredging already pays off
Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has handled what is believed to be the largest number of containers ever on a single ship in Europe. A total of 23,773 TEU (standard containers) were handled on the 24,000 TEU MSC DILETTA which completed operations and sailed from the port on January 12, 2022. Comm
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Rhyl coastal defences plan on the table
Denbighshire County Council has launched a consultation on proposals to improve coastal defences at Rhyl, between Drift Park and Splash Point. The 28-day pre-application consultation for the Central Rhyl Coastal Defences Scheme will run between January 12 and February 9 and gives residents and other
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Accelerating the energy transition by Van Oord
Van Oord’s white paper makes a bold statement about accelerating the energy transition. “In our white paper, we pledge to contribute actively to accelerating the energy transition. That means investing in vessels, investing in people and investing in the value chain. In a way, we are developing a ne
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Ukoha highlights importance of Calabar dredging
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has urged stakeholders in the oil sector to collaborate with the Federal Government for the dredging of the Calabar channel, local media reports. Mr. Ogbugo Ukoha, the Executive Director, Distribution System, Storage, Reta
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The largest dredging project in Thyboron Port history wraps up
The dredging of the fairway to the Danish Port of Thyboron – Thyboron Canal – is now complete. A water depth of 10m in the fairway from the North Sea and between the pier heads into the outer harbour and all the way down to the Limfjordskaj quays in Sydhavnen is now a reality. For […]
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Moscow dredging congress next month
PortNews Media Group is gearing up for a busy 2022 during which the company will organize three major events for industry specialists, all to be held in mixed online/in-person format. The season will kick off with the Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress, a unique and highly acclai
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Lekki Deep Sea Port Project in full swing
The Lekki Deep Sea Port Project is moving forward – dredging and reclamation works have reached 89.93 per cent while the building of quay walls has reached 85.65 per cent. The effort to complete construction works at the breakwater has gained significant improvement as it now stands at 79.66 per cen
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More rock boulders arrive for Hoarafushi Airport shore protection
The 4th shipment of rock boulders required for Ha. Hoarafushi Airport Shore Protection was delivered to the project site earlier this week, on January 4. According to the contractor, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), scope of works for the project will include: construction of a 2,8
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TSHD Hegemann I busy in Warrenpoint Harbour
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Hegemann I’ is in the second largest port in Northern Ireland at the moment – working hard on the Warrenpoint Harbour latest maintenance dredging program. This TSHD – with a load space volume of 2.500 m³ – is the largest vessel in the Hegemann fleet. The d
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MTCC completes Landhoo Harbour development
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just announced that the N. Landhoo Harbour development project is now complete. The President of the Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, inaugurated the project yesterday. The MTCC CEO, Adam Azim, and other senior officials of the company participat
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DP World starts construction of $1.13B deep-water port in Senegal
Senegal President, Macky Sall, laid the foundation stone yesterday for the construction of a $1.13 billion deep-water port at Ndayane, located around 50 km (31 miles) south of the capital Dakar. The facility is being developed by Dubai’s state-owned port operator DP World. According to DP World, the