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Joyce introduces bills to combat shoreline erosion
Ohio Congressman Dave Joyce has introduced two pieces of legislation to address shoreline erosion in Northeast Ohio: the Creating Opportunities to Advance Shoreline Treatments (COAST) Act and the Detrimental Erosion Forcing Enhanced Needs to Defend (DEFEND) the Great Lakes Act. “Water levels in the
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Date fixed for the next dredging congress in Moscow
Information & Analytics Agency PortNews (PortNews) has just announced the date of their 5th International Dredging Congress in Russia. The event named “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” will be held in Moscow on February 16-17, 2022. The Congress is a unique and highly acclaimed industr
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Union Dredges crews busy in Abu Dhabi
Union Dredgers & Marine Cont Co LLC is currently working on a project which includes dredging and installation of an HDPE Pipeline in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The scope of works for the project will include: dredging the existing trench to attain the agreed levels; trench preparation including the preparatio
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Feydhoo Harbour development moves ahead
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on their Sh. Feydhoo Harbour development program. The first shipment of rock boulders required for the breakwater construction was delivered to the project site on September 4, 2021. New harbor basin dredging opera
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Geelong Refinery Pier works include dredging VIDEO
As part of the proposed Gas Terminal, Viva Energy would construct an extension to the existing Geelong Refinery Pier to accommodate the Floating Gas Terminal and LNG carriers. This work will require some dredging around Refinery Pier. In this very interesting video, Laura Bishop, Regulatory Approval
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Newport dredging nears end
After placing of 4,500 tons of stone and 150 cubic yards of concrete recently, the USACE Los Angeles District marked the completion of repairs to the east jetty at Newport Bay Harbor, CA. Maintenance dredging of the harbor, part of the same project and which started alongside the jetty repairs in Ap
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TSHD Juan Sebastián de Elcano ready for Dampier job
The Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) will begin dredging and survey operations within the Port of Dampier during the next week. According to their official announcement, the works will be undertaken at the following locations: Rio Tinto Channels, Parker Point Berths, East Intercourse Island Berths, Dam
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MDOT releases draft six-year capital budget
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) today released its Draft FY 2022 – FY 2027 Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP), which details MDOT’s $16.4 billion six-year capital budget. The Draft CTP reflects a $1.2 billion increase compared to the $15.2 billion Final FY 2021 – FY 2026 CTP
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Dredging underway at Lugaport terminal
The dredging operations are underway at the Lugaport terminal, part of the Ust-Luga seaport, located in the Leningrad Region. According to FSUE Rosmorport, the completion date is scheduled for December 30, 2023. The dredging project is being undertaken by the Novotrans consortium. Upon completion, t
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Revitalising the Riviera of Senegal
Saly in Senegal used to be one of the most popular touristic hotspots of this West African country. Unfortunately, the coastal community suffered from rising sea levels and other negative effects of accelerated climate change. To revitalise Saly’s fragile local economy and prevent flood damage, the
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Vital role of TSHD Vox Amalia in Poland
A channel that connects Szczecin and Świnoujście is currently being deepened by a joint-venture between Van Oord and DEME. Van Oord’s newest trailing suction hopper dredger, Vox Amalia, has a vital role in upgrading this important waterway. The dredger has a length of 158 meters, a width of 36 meter
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Brennan crews busy on Illinois River
A J.F. Brennan Company’s team is currently in action along the Illinois River. The crew is working to place riprap along the riverbank near the Marseilles Lock & Dam, which will help to protect the riverbank from future erosion. Marseilles Lock and Dam is located southwest of Marseilles, Illinois, n
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Alifushi land reclamation contract for MTCC
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) and the Ministry of National Planning, Housing & Infrastructure have inked an agreement towards executing the R. Alifushi Land Reclamation and Airport Development Project. Ministry’s Director-General, Fathimath Shaana Farooq, signed the deal yesterda
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Boskalis takes on the largest project in its history
Boskalis is gearing up for the Manila International Airport (MIA) project in the Philippines. With an estimated value of EUR 1.5 billion, this concerns the largest project ever taken on by Boskalis. Approximately 1,700 hectares of land will be developed for the MIA airport in Bulakan, located around