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PHOTO: Dredger ‘Dinopotes’ working in Dundee
Foyle and Marine Dredging (FMD) recently shared the latest photo of their dredger ‘Dinopotes’ working in the Port of Dundee. Following the recent dredging campaign in the North East of Scotland, the ‘Dinopotes’ is now at work in Dundee for main contractor GRAHAM, providing dredging and revetment wor
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North Topsail Beach and Surf City nourishment update
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and North Topsail Beach and Surf City Towns met Wednesday, December 9th via WebEx to gain a status update on the federal storm mitigation project. USACE has developed a draft policy waiver for real estate acquisition and parking/access analysis waiver. This d
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BAM Nuttall wraps up installation of sea defences in Withernsea
BAM Nuttall, working on behalf of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, has completed the installation of sea defences in Withernsea, helping to protect the town from the threat presented by North Sea coastal erosion. Work on the £7million South Withernsea Coastal Defence Scheme, which began April 2019,
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Jan De Nul signs Payra Port contract
Jan De Nul Group today signed a contract with Payra Port Authorities in order to maintain the depths of the existing port access channel. “Our vessels Diogo Cão and Henry Darcy are mobilizing to Bangladesh in order to start the works in January 2021,” the company said in their official announcement.
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PHOTO: Two cars pulled out from Gowanus Canal
The Gowanus Canal is one of the most polluted bodies of water in the United States, and the communities around it have been advocating for it to be cleaned for decades. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month officially started historic full-scale dredging of this canal in Brooklyn
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PHOTO: H.R. Morris busy at Channel Islands Harbor
Manson Construction has just released this amazing photo – the view from the H.R. Morris while working on the Channel Islands and Port Hueneme Harbors Maintenance Dredging project in Ventura County, CA. Navigating the Channel Islands Harbor will continue to be safe and downcoast beaches will receive
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Lax Kw’alaams Harbor dredging about to begin
Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Small Craft Harbors Program will soon be dredging seafloor at the entrance to Lax Kw’alaams Harbor to allow for safe navigation. The project will be completed before February 15, 2021 to reduce risk to fish and fish habitat, and an environmental monitor will be on site
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Peche Island works in full swing VIDEO
The City of Windsor, Ontario, yesterday released this beautiful video on their Peche Island Shoreline Protection Project. In the Detroit River, the City’s Peche Island has long been a refuge for endangered species. It offers pockets of calm water in the fast-flowing river and wetlands with submerged
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Keppel O&M hands over fifth TSHD to Jan De Nul
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has announced the successful delivery of another trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) to Jan De Nul Group with a perfect safety record. The 6000m3 TSHD Ortelius is the fifth dredger that Keppel O&M has delivered to Jan De Nul Group, following the delivery
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MPS and EIFFAGE reach agreement for the 4th new berth
MPS and EIFFAGE Génie Civil yesterday reached an agreement to extend the original FIDIC Yellow Book Contract to include the land works for the 4th New Berth of the MPS Terminal 3 (part of Phase 2 of the Tema Port Expansion Project). Over the past two years, EIFFAGE has been working hard to complete
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Another successful season for Dredge Hurley
After almost eight months of dredging the Mississippi River, the Dredge Hurley is now docked at Ensley Engineer Yard, Memphis (TN) for some much-needed repairs. According to Adrian Pirani, Dredge Hurley master, the crew successfully removed a little more than 8 million cubic yards of sediment this s
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Napier Port 6 Wharf project on track for 2022 opening
Napier Port, New Zealand, continues to make good progress with their major 6 Wharf project. According to the latest update, despite 5-6 weeks tools down during the Alert Level 4 lockdown earlier this year, this vital piece of infrastructure is on budget and on track to be completed by late 2022. In
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Fujairah F3 IPP deal for Jan De Nul
South Korean Samsung Construction & Trading, EPC contractor for the construction of the new 2.4GW Fujairah F3 gas-fired combined-cycle power plant, awarded the marine subcontract for the intake and outfall installation to Jan De Nul Group. The Fujairah F3 Independent Power Plant (IPP) will be built
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Work on West End of Grand Isle kicks off
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has officially started construction on an emergency beach nourishment project to repair the damaged shoreline at the West End of Grand Isle. The work, undertaken by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, involves emergency restoration wor