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Broward County Segment II work moves forward
The Broward County Segment II Shore Protection Project is making headway, USACE said in their latest project update. As of Thursday, December 2, the crews had placed approximately 87,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand in the section of beach running north from Anglin’s Pier. The team is progressi
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Dredging of two harbors in Northern Norway about to begin
NCC is about to begin with improvement work on the harbors in Hammerfest and Forsöl in Northern Norway, on behalf of Hammerfest Municipality and the Norwegian Coastal Administration. The assignment involves comprehensive environmental remediation work and upgrading, and is scheduled for completion i
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Lekki to become the deepest port in Sub-Saharan African region
Construction work at the Lekki Deep Seaport project site in Nigeria has reached 74.15 percent as of November 28, 2021. According to the latest Lekki Port Construction Completion Status report, dredging and land reclamation works have reached 85.38 percent, while the building of quay walls has reache
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DEME separates from its parent company CFE
After announcing its candidacy for the construction of an energy island in the Danish North Sea earlier this week, DEME is now separating from its parent company CFE by summer 2022. CFE’s board of directors announced today in a press release its intention to split the group into two separate listed
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Important milestone for Port of Felixstowe
Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has passed the 100 million TEU mark since it handled its first container in the 1960s. The 100th million TEU was loaded at Berth 8, the port’s newest facility and one of four berths at the UK’S largest container port capable of handling the world’s largest containe
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Transforming Ardersier Port into energy transition facility
UK’s Ardersier Port is set to be transformed into Europe’s first fully circular energy transition facility where old oil rigs will be recycled to make foundations for floating offshore wind farms. In the 1970s Ardersier – a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness – was one of the l
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Land & Water opens new hub in Newcastle upon Tyne
UK’s wet civil engineering firm, Land & Water, has extended its offering to the North of England as it opens up a new regional hub in Newcastle upon Tyne as part of a continued period of growth. The new hub, which opened this month and will become Land & Water’s eighth location in the UK, […]
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New River Bayou dredging kicks off
A ceremonial groundbreaking event was held earlier this week to kick off the dredging project of New River Bayou from its juncture at Bayou Grand Goudine to the weir east of the City of Gonzales. The project is expected to boost drainage and flood relief for a large part of the east bank of Ascensio
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Boskalis, DEME to develop the world’s first energy island project
Boskalis, DEME, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and two internationally renowned companies have signed a partnership agreement to bid for the development of the energy island in the Danish North Sea. According to Boskalis, the signing of this agreement marks a significant step towards reali
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Fehmarnbelt work starts on the German side
Works on the world’s longest immersed tunnel officially started on the German side today, Femern A/S said. Up to 9 metres high and 43 metres wide, the 18 km long combined road and rail tunnel linking Germany and Denmark will foster trade and tourism in Northern Europe. This new infrastructure facili
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Seaway Canal Phase 2: More dredging in 2022
Phase 2 of the Sabetta seaport’s Seaway Canal reconstruction, planned for 2022, foresees dredging of about 13 million cbm of material, said Aleksandr Bengert, General Director of FSUE Hydrographic Company. Phase 1 of the project was completed this year. “The scope of dredging performed at the Seaway
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Ettalong Umina coastal management VIDEO
Central Coast Council has just released this amazing video named Ettalong Umina Coastal Management. The entrance to Brisbane Water is characterised by a highly mobile and dynamic sedimentary system consisting of a series of nearshore shoals and sandy beaches. “Since early European exploration this c
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Quay wall construction in Amaliahaven moves ahead
The first piles for the construction of the new quay walls in the Amaliahaven have gone into the ground, Port of Rotterdam said. In total, almost 3,000 piles and 700 sheet piles will be used in order to construct the 2.4 kilometres of quays and earth-retaining walls. The quay walls provide greater r
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Portland dredge application not selected for federal funding
A collaboration of the City of Portland, City of South Portland, the Portland Harbor Commission and the Maine DoT to complete much needed dredge work at and around the piers, wharfs and marinas in Portland Harbor will be extended at least another year while the collaborating partners continue to see