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Spotlight on Swansea Channel dredging benefits
Swansea Channel will be one of five NSW waterways set to benefit from future state government funded dredging programs, Newcastle Weekly reports. The Lake Macquarie passage of water will share in a total of $6.2 million worth of dredging work to be carried out as part of a NSW Government stimulus fu
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Bargny-Sendou deal for Etermar
Etermar – Engenharia e Construção S.A. has won a contract for the design, supply and construction of the Solids Bulk Terminal of the Port of Bargny-Sendou in Senegal. “This is our second project at the port, and we could not be more excited to continue working on this impressive development that is
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CEDA: Registration opens for Dredging Days 2021
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced that Dredging Days 2021 programme is being finalised and registrations for CEDA’s flagship event are now open. This year, CEDA Dredging Days will be a virtual event and the committee have pulled out all the stops to ensure that it remains the bes
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Advancing the Roberts Bank 2 project
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority continues to work on the development of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project – a proposed new marine container terminal on Canada’s west coast. As reported, the authority is continuing field studies in July 2021 as part of ongoing environmental and technical work f
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WCT,CCCC JV to expand Sapangar Bay Container Port
WCT Holdings’ 60:40 joint venture with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) will be the main contractor for the Sapangar Bay Container Port expansion, worth RM899.81 million ($214 million), The Edge Markets reports. The contract is expected to begin in September 2021, and to complete in
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Boost for Semo Port dredging activities
USACE has awarded $400,000 to the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority (Semo Port) to support dredging activities for the harbor, Missouri Congressman Jason Smith announced earlier this week. Semo Port is essential to support Southeast Missouri’s rural economy. Funding has not been sufficient
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Creating climate resilient and safer islands in the Maldives
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has officially approved a project proposed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA): Building Climate Resilient Safer Islands in the Maldives. This project aims at establishing a climate resilient mechanism for coastal conservation and protection against futu
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VIDEO Dredging at Port of São Francisco do Sul
The Port of São Francisco do Sul, one of the largest ports in Brazil and Latin America, has just released this beautiful video about their latest dredging project. Late 2020, Van Oord was contracted to perform maintenance dredging works in order to keep this maritime hotspot accessible. Under the pr
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The biggest excavation in Denmark begins
The biggest excavation project in Denmark has now begun, Femern A/S reports. “We have started the excavation of the 18 kilometer tunneling between Rødbyhavn and Puttgarden in Germany, where the Femern tunnel will be located,” said Femern. “Our tunnel contractor FBC has inserted some of the world’s l
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Newfane resiliency project kicks off
New York Governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, yesterday announced the start of construction of a $14 million resiliency project awarded to the Town of Newfane, Niagara County, through the Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. Olcott Harbor is an important recreational harbor located on the southern
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Salomague Port gears up for new normal
The Salomague Port in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, is now ready to welcome bigger cruise ships with reinforced concrete (RC) Platform Back-Up Area and RC Pier Extension. Government officials, led by DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade, will host the project inauguration ceremony today. The upgradi
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Callan crews busy at Bolivar Ferry Terminal
Callan Marine is currently serving as the prime contractor to the Texas Department of Transportation for a maintenance dredging project located at the Bolivar Ferry Terminal. The project consists of the removal of 369,000 cubic yards of material and returning the landings to the required depth of 22
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Ever Given sets sail after deal signed
The 20,000 TEU containership Ever Given is finally leaving the Suez Canal. A formal settlement was agreed earlier this week and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said that the vessel would be allowed to sail today. The vessel, one of the world’s largest container ships, had become wedged diagonally acr
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Lekki Port Project moves ahead
Construction of Nigeria’s Lekki Deep Sea Port Project is progressing in an orderly manner – despite the global health crisis – and 54.71% of the construction work has been completed, China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) reports. The project will totally change Nigeria’s business developm