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Abu Dhabi to host ‘Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure’ course
For professionals involved in dredging related activities for water infrastructure development, IADC and CEDA will organise a new edition of the “Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure” course from 12-14 December 2023 in Abu Dhabi (UAE) with the support of NMDC. During this 2.5-day course, particip
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IADC paper – ‘Sand as a resource: Best practices to conduct responsible dredging projects’
Every stage of a dredging project presents opportunities to increase the sustainability of sand extraction. How the global dredging industry uses sand in a responsible manner is described in the new paper “Sand as a resource: Best practices to conduct responsible dredging projects”, initiated and pr
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Island building and habitat restoration – the Pigs Eye Lake project VIDEO
Island building and habitat restoration have significant environmental benefits, improving aquatic and land-based ecosystems. Working under LS Marine and alongside Ramsey County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Saint Paul District, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, J.F. Brennan Co
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ENTACT acquires White Lake Dock & Dredge
ENTACT LLC announced recently that it has completed the acquisition of White Lake Dock & Dredge Inc. White Lake is a specialized environmental dredging, sediment capping, and marine construction provider with 20+ years of successful project execution across the United States. Dean Pisani, Chief Exec
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Cleaning up Lake Ontario – final stage of the Randle Reef remediation
State and local government officials yesterday announced the start of Stage 3 of the Randle Reef Contaminated Sediment Remediation Project. Sustained action to restore and protect the Great Lakes is key to the economic prosperity of the region and the well-being of millions of Canadians who rely on
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Modernization of Port of Bujumbura in Burundi includes dredging
The African Development Bank Group and the European Commission have approved funding of over $52 million to renovate and modernize the Port of Bujumbura in Burundi. The port has deteriorated over the years due to lack of investment. This project will rehabilitate infrastructure, dredge the access ch
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Dredging part of the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port project
The Port of Coos Bay and NorthPoint Development have submitted a proposal for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) project for the second round of Mega grant funding. The PCIP is considered to be a project of national significance by creating a new gateway for west coast imports and exports for
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Cooper II dredging Ocean Reef Marina
The Ocean Reef Marina project in Joondalup (WA) is really taking shape as the site team is heading towards dredging of the marina basin. In order to accommodate a wide range of vessels, the internal marina waterfront basin at Ocean Reef Marina needs to achieve a certain depth that has been agreed wi
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VolkerStevin and Boskalis achieve high standards on the Southsea Coastal Scheme
VSBW, a VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster joint venture, scored a full 45 marks on a recent Considerate Constructors Scheme audit on the Southsea Coastal Scheme, plus two additional points for best practice. The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) seeks to improve the image of the construction
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Montauk Point coastal scheme completed
Governor Kathy Hochul, the Army Corps New York District, Montauk Historical Society, and other partners yesterday celebrated the completion of the Montauk Point Coastal Resiliency Project. The officials also celebrated the reopening of the newly restored Montauk Point Lighthouse – the landmark locat
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Two St. Louis River Remediation Projects win WEDA awards
Each year at its annual WEDA Dredging Summit & Expo, Western Dredging Association presents Environmental Excellence Awards to outstanding projects/programs. In 2023 the categories for the awards were reimagined and two Environmental Excellence Awards were given. An award in the category “Partnership
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New chapter in bay restoration
EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz recently joined Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller to announce new strategies by Maryland for restoring water quality in the Chesapeake and Atlantic coastal bays. The governor ushered in a new phase of Chesapeake and coastal bay restoration
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New milestone reached on the Princess Amaliahaven project
The Port of Rotterdam has reached another great milestone on the largest construction project currently taking place in the port—the development of the new quay walls in the Princess Amaliahaven. “Great news in at the Prinses Amaliahaven: all sections on both the Rotterdam World Gateway B.V. side as
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Agencies join hands to dredge the Port of Iberia
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) have entered into a joint agreement to complete the Port of Iberia AGMAC Channel Dredging Project’s Validation Study. It was announced in March of this year that $1,200,000 in federal funding was succe