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All set for Lansing dredging project
Lansing Village Creek boat channel dredging will begin tomorrow and is expected to continue through October 15, Iowa DNR said. The navigation channel from the boat ramp to the main channel Mississippi River will be dredged hydraulically. “Hydraulic dredge materials will be pumped into geo-fabric bag
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Ryde Harbour dredging starts next week
A project to dredge Ryde Harbour will get underway later this month, the Isle of Wight Council said. Fifteen-hundred cubic metres of sand will be removed from within the harbour by local contractors Reynolds and Read. The work will be carried out over three phases, starting from Monday, 20 September
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GLDD nabs several major dredging contracts
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has announced the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $261.3 million. The awarded work includes: Corpus Christi Upper Bay Reach Channel Improvement Project (Capital, Texas, $139 million); Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point Phase 1 Beach Proj
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World’s largest container ship arrives at Port of Felixstowe
The world’s largest container ship – Ever Ace – has made its maiden call at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe. Operated by Taiwanese line Evergreen Marine, the 24,000TEU capacity vessel arrived at the UK’s largest container port from Hamburg, having started its voyage at Qingdao in July. Chris Lewi
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Parana short-term dredging contract for Jan De Nul
Argentina’s government has agreed a short-term deal with Jan de Nul to dredge the Parana River, Reuters reports. The company completed a 25-year maintenance agreement earlier this year and currently carries out the work until a new long-term contract is signed by the National Ports Administration (N
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FEIS released for Coastal Texas Protection Study
USACE and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) have released the final version of the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study. The Coastal Texas Study is a six-year, $20.63 million comprehensive study led by USACE in partnership with their non-federal cost-share sponsor, the TXGLO. According t
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Meeting on Townsville Port Channel Upgrade next week
The Port of Townsville said that the Independent Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet this week to discuss the Channel Upgrade Project. The public update will be held online on Wednesday, 15 September, from 4pm. The ITAC members have diverse technical backgrounds and all are recognized in t
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Augustine Beach Boat Ramp closes due to dredging work
Preparations are underway for the Augustine Beach Boat Ramp dredging project, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control informs. According to their official statement, the Boat Ramp near Port Penn and adjacent intertidal beach located on the south side of the existing ro
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Port of Wells dredging starts next week
For week commencing 13th September 2021, the dredger Kari Hege, Captained by Tristan Roberts, will be engaged in dredging operations in and around the Port of Wells’ Outer Harbour. “All pre-arranged dredging areas are constrained by the weather and wave heights therefore operations are subject to ch
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Expanding the Houston Ship Channel
It’s hard to believe that 107 years ago, the city of Houston was celebrating its first deep-water port. On September 7, 1914, dredge Texas whistled completion of the Houston Ship Channel expanding the channel to 25 feet deep and 150 feet wide. Today, the ship channel continues to be one of the busie
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AD Ports, CMA CGM sign new terminal agreement
AD Ports Group and France-based CMA CGM Group have announced the signing of a 35-year concession agreement. Under the terms of this deal, a new terminal will be established in Khalifa Port, the first semi-automated container port in the GCC region, which will be managed by a joint venture owned by C
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APEC course on Dredging Technologies in October
APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center has just announced that their course on Dredging Technologies will be held in Antwerp from 11 October to 22 October. According to APEC, this high-level seminar on Dredging Technologies gives an overview of the latest applications, technology, equipment and
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Coastal protection works move forward in Jam Jerrup
The Jam Jerrup coastline has been experiencing significant erosion that is impacting on native vegetation, public access and safety in the area. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) in partnership with the Bass Coast Shire Council, University of Melbourne and Lang Lang For
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Enhancing the handling capacity of Jubail Commercial Port
Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO) has announced its expansion initiative that includes the installation of additional assets and equipment worth USD 50 million that further enhanced the handling capacity of Jubail Commercial Port (JCP). Initiatives such as dredging to 14m, employing and t