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Royal IHC reports stable financial results for 2022
Royal IHC has just released the annual report for 2022 providing an overview of the past activities and achievements undertaken throughout the year. According to the company, IHC is, and remains, an important player in the Dutch maritime manufacturing industry through its expertise of complex custom
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EXCLUSIVE PHOTO UPDATE from Abu Qir Port Project
Work on the Abu Qir Port Project in Egypt is moving forward. This vast program, undertaken by DEME, included the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land, the deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m and the dredging of a turning basin to 22m. This ambitious megaproject creates land for the
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Makunudhoo dredging resumes after temporary halt
After a temporary halt, the dredging operations for the development of HDh. Makunudhoo Airport have officially recommenced. The dredging work in Makunudhoo was suspended to facilitate an investigation into the explosion of a gas cylinder in the island’s harbor area on October 21, an incident that le
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Major dredging project on the way for Murrells Inlet
Georgetown County is seeking a permit from the US Army Corp of Engineers for the most extensive dredging project ever for Murrells Inlet. The proposed work consists of new work and maintenance dredging and discharging sediment in a proposed nearshore (open water) disposal site using a hydraulic pipe
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Lewes and Rehoboth dredging moves forward
USACE contractor DredgIT of Houston, TX, began dredging operations last month along the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal in Sussex County, DE, and work is continuing. According to USACE, the federal channel hasn’t been dredged in a number of years. The waterway is used by commercial and recreational fishing
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Dredging on Fascine channel in full swing
Department of Transport (DoT) are currently progressing with dredging in the Fascine channel and stabilisation works on the Babbage Island sand spit. The forecast schedule is to complete the Fascine channel prior to the end of year shutdown, with further dredging to take place at the entrance channe
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO UPDATE: Reclaiming new land for the Philippines’ most sophisticated airport
Mxtv today released the latest video update from the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) – the largest land reclamation project in Boskalis’ history. Under this capital development scheme, around 1,700 hectares of land will be developed for the new facilities, located around 20 kilometers north
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Strengthening American supply chains with $653M ports investment
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, this funding will help
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MP Hylton calls for Duhaney River dredging
Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton, is pleading with the authorities to allocate the funds necessary to dredge the Duhaney River to prevent another major flooding event in the New Haven community. According to Loop Jamaica, the river was last dredged in 2007. “We cannot
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Major milestone for the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project
Hall Contracting crew working in Tuvalu has just wrapped up coastal protection works on the Funafuti atoll. The team has successfully constructed a new 78,000m2 bunded foreshore reclamation area as well as a new boat harbour and breakwater. According to the company, the crew will now relocate to Nan
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Sandpiper to dredge White River entrance channel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Little Rock District has released latest update for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. According to the Corps, all traffic on the locking queue at Montgomery Point Lock & Dam (NM 0.5) has been cleared and normal locking procedures have begun. H
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Pentair jetpump for dredging company in Cameroon
Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis supplied a Split Case pump type Venus1-300,410 (1100 m3/h @ 85 mlc and 2200 m3/h @ 43 mlc) for a dredging company in Cameroon recently. The pump housing is cast iron and the impeller is aluminum bronze. According to Pentair, the pump was inspected and approved by an externa
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GCWA celebrates 10 years of Gold Coast waterways management
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) is celebrating a decade of Gold Coast waterways management. The GCWA was established in December 2012 by the Queensland Government through the Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act 2012. With the responsibility for a waterways network that stretches from Jumpin
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Boskalis completes dredging works for the new inland harbor at Spijk
Boskalis has just announced the completion of the dredging works for the new inland harbor along the Upper Rhine near Spijk in the Netherlands. For this project, Boskalis dredged 2.3 million cubic meters of sand, utilizing an electric suction dredger and crane barges. Unique to the project is not on