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Developing new sustainability framework for Port of Melbourne
Port of Melbourne published its 2021 Sustainability Report a couple of days ago, outlining their sustainability progress over the 2021 financial year. “This year, we have continued to progress the Port Development Strategy, completing rehabilitation works at Swanson Dock East and undertaking planni
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Kwai Tsing dredging continues
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately three months, dredging operations will be carried out within the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals 4, 6 and 7. The works will be carried out by one grab dredger. A tugboat, a hopper barge and a survey boat will provide assistance, the Hong Kong Ma
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Boskalis wins EUR 63.5M coastal protection contract in Benin and Togo
Boskalis has just signed a contract with the Beninese and Togolese governments to respond to the advance of coastal erosion, AFRIK 21 reports. The value of this contract is 41.6 billion CFA francs, nearly EUR 63.5 million. Under the contract, the Dutch giant will protect the segment (180 km) of the
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Afsluitdijk reinforcement project in full swing, Van Oord says
The Afsluitdijk reinforcement project is in full swing on the Wadden Sea side and the work on the IJsselmeer side has also begun. Here too, large sections of the dyke need to be reinforced, said Van Oord in its latest project update. “We carefully check the condition of the dyke. If the existing rev
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Five Delaware Bay communities set for beach nourishment
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Shoreline and Waterway Management Section is set to begin beach nourishment work in the Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, Bowers, South Bowers, and Slaughter Beach communities in early January 2022. The beach and dune are an importa
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SPI Mobile Pulley Works under new management
SPI/Mobile Pulley Works announced yesterday that together with an investment company, Bill Prine III, Billy Prine Jr’s son, acquired the company as President and will run the daily operations. Robert Jonk, who joined SPI/Mobile Pulley Works in 2016, will take the position as senior vice president in
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Wular Lake dredging program (VIDEO)
Reach Dredging Limited, a division of the Rashmi Group, has just released this amazing video about the Wular Lake dredging program in the Kashmir Valley. Spanning over an area of 130 sq. km, the lake plays a crucial role in the hydrographic system of the Kashmir Valley by acting as an absorption bas
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MTCC signs Gadhdhoo Harbor contract
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure of Maldives towards implementing the Gdh. Gadhdhoo Harbor Development Project. MTCC CEO, Adam Azim, signed the deal on behalf of the company and Ms. Zeeniya Ha
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Deepening of Antwerp Europaterminal (VIDEO)
Antwerp Port Authority has asked Witteveen+Bos to investigate the possibility of deepening and relocating the Europaterminal quay wall. The purpose of deepening the Europa Terminal is to accommodate ships with a larger draught. Hydraulic, sedimentological and morphological studies were conducted as
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Dredging begins on Cape Henry Channel
The USACE Baltimore District and Dutra Group recently began work to dredge approximately 2.36 million cubic yards of material from the Cape Henry Federal Navigation Channel. The District awarded the $14.8 million contract on September 24, 2021. This work is part of the larger Baltimore Harbor and Ch
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Construction of Terneuzen sea lock in full swing
For the new locks in Terneuzen, MPS’ customer DEME Group is the contract partner in the joint venture SASSEVAART – in charge of all dredging works on the project. A MPS – Modular Pontoon Systems pontoon is used for the excavation work with two Liebherr HS 895 HD grab cranes with a weight of approxim
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Upgrading Cleveland Harbor infrastructure
The USACE Buffalo District is making more than $16 million in upgrades to the breakwaters that protect critical infrastructure in Cleveland Harbor. As part of multiple projects, repairs and extensions are being made to portions of the more than five-mile-long structure which allows for navigation be
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Port of Cleveland gets $10.5 million boost
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port of Cleveland) has been awarded $10.52 million in infrastructure development grants from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Maritime Assistance Program (MAP). The grants will be utilized for the following projects in the amounts indicated
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Royal Van der Leun inks pontoon deal with shipyard CRIST S.A.
Royal Van der Leun has signed an important contract with shipyard CRIST S.A., located in Gdynia, Poland. The deal includes the delivery of the complete control room, a VFD container & Transformer container for the Multi Purpose Pontoon of the Femern Link Contractors project. The pontoon with submers