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EGLE opens comment period on Manistique River plans
Michigan EGLE has announced a 28-day public comment period for the proposed removal of the Restrictions on Dredging Activities Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) from the Manistique River Area of Concern (AOC). The Manistique River was declared an AOC in the mid-1980s, consistent with the Great Lakes W
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ABP invests £4 million in Port of Garston
Associated British Ports (ABP) has invested a further £4 million in its Port of Garston, Liverpool. To support both current and future business, the Port of Garston has increased its local workforce by 25%, invested in new equipment, and welfare facilities, and undertaken a significant dredge campai
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Scalise: $1.5M for Port Fourchon dredging
Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise has secured $1.5 million in the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee bill for deepening the Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel. According to Scalise, dredging the Port Fourchon Channel will reduce the transportation cost of servicing offsh
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ICTSI Iraq reaches important milestone
Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), International Container Terminal Services’ (ICTSI) subsidiary operating at the Port of Umm Qasr in Iraq, recently handled its three millionth TEU. The milestone was achieved during the handling of Evergreen’s Ever Uranus and coincided with BGT’s seventh year of operatio
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Mrvan projects included in appropriations measures
The House recently approved a package of several appropriations measures, which include $45 million investment in projects for Northwest Indiana. Commenting the latest news, Indiana Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, said: “These federal projects are essential to improving the Northwest Indiana environment
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Van Oord crews busy at Aberdeen Harbour VIDEO
Aberdeen has been a busy international port for nearly 900 years. Its harbour is the oldest existing business in the UK. To accommodate the significantly larger vessels and large-scale operations, Aberdeen Harbour needed to extend their current port facilities and Van Oord was commissioned to do all
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Bristol Channel dredging resumes
Hinkley Point C is resuming mud dredging as part of works to install cooling water intakes in the Bristol Channel. The mud is no different from mud elsewhere in the channel and comprehensive testing has shown that it poses no harm to people or the environment, said EDF. An independent report commiss
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DOTr inaugurates Cantilan Port expansion project
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) inaugurated the recently-completed expansion project at Cantilan Port in Surigao del Sur yesterday. The project included the construction of RC wharf and back-up area, doubling the Cantilan Port cargo operations. During the
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Spoilbank Marina update: Rocks for breakwater arrive
Construction is well underway at the Spoilbank Marina site in Port Hedland. According to Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA), the long-awaited marina will alleviate demand on existing boat launching facilities, and improve access and safety for recreational boaters. MGN Civil is progressing bulk earthwork
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New sand arrives onto Babe’s Beach in Galveston
Work is underway at Babe’s Beach in Galveston, TX, to place up to 950,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand on this section of the beachfront. State and local funding have provided $12 million to nourish and extend Babe’s Beach at no additional cost to residents. The project started west of 61st Str
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Shelby encourages bipartisan work as spending measures advance
Alabama Senator Richard Shelby yesterday highlighted the committee’s work to advance three FY22 bills for the subcommittees on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; and Military Construction, Veterans Af
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Weeks Marine nabs $15.7M Ocean City contract
The USACE Baltimore District awarded a $15.7 million contract for berm reconstruction in Ocean City to Weeks Marine on August 2. Weeks crews will be using sand from Weaver Shoal, located more than 7 miles offshore of Ocean City on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), under an agreement signed this spr
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Van Oord creates 50 hectares of new beaches in Romania
Following the works carried out by Van Oord, another 50 hectares of beaches will be made available to tourists in the Eforie area, Romania. Van Oord was contracted by Administratia Bazinala de Apa Dobrogea-Litoral (ABA-DL) in 2019 to design and build new groynes and beaches. Under the project, the p
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Mordraga crews busy in Gulf of Ob
Dredging works on the Sea Canal in the Gulf of Ob are in full swing now. At the moment, seven giant dredging vessels are busy working on the waterway. The main contractor is Mordraga LLC. The first five dredgers arrived to the site on July 19, IAA PortNews reports. The agreement on reconstruction of