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Sacramento Weir VIDEO: Guardian of the Valley’s past and future
The USACE Sacramento District has just released a video about the Sacramento Weir, an engineering marvel that has safeguarded California’s Central Valley for over a century. From Native tribal stewardship to Gold Rush levees, to modern flood control innovations, this video explores how history, inge
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USACE: Ribbon cutting of Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project
Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, Alaska USACE district commander, and Randy Bowker, director of the Programs and Project Management Division, joined leaders from the City of Kenai last month to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project. “The combined power of state and local off
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USCG Cape Disappointment’s heavy surf rescue boats get new docks
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell said that she secured a commitment from U.S. Coast Guard Acting Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday to support the construction of new docks that can support the station’s critical heavy surf fleet of rescue boats, and the new replacement fleet for the 52-foot rescue boats at th
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DEME’s Environmental segment reports EUR 200M turnover
In its latest Trading Update Q3 2025, DEME said that their Environmental segment reported a turnover of 200 million euros year-to-date. In the Netherlands, DEME announced a long-term contract for the reinforcement of the Lekdijk, with works started in September 2025 and completion expected in 2027.
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VIDEO: Work continues on Lower Pool 10 ecosystem restoration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is moving forward with the construction works on the Lower Pool 10 habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project, just upstream of Pool 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa. The project includes construction of several new islands, shoreline protection of seve
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Poland to embark on €2.35B port development project – the Cape Pomerania
Poland is embarking on one of the largest investments in the Baltic Sea — the PLN 10 billion (EUR 2.35 billion) port development project named Cape Pomerania. The Cape Pomerania project, presented yesterday by Deputy Infrastructure Minister Arkadiusz Marchewka, will include construction of a nearly
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Haskoning completes major maritime infrastructure project in Tonga
Haskoning and McConnell Dowell have successfully completed a landmark maritime infrastructure upgrade in the Kingdom of Tonga, transforming the nation’s only international port into a modern, climate-resilient facility. The project has not only rebuilt but also extended key sections of the Queen Sāl
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Dredging part of the Omi Eko project
The Lagos State Government has officially launched the Omi Eko Project, a landmark initiative aimed at transforming water transportation in the state. The project, spearheaded by the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), represents a major step toward achieving a cleaner, smarter, and more effici
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Sustainable dyke reinforcement in the Netherlands
This summer, the Tiel-Waardenburg dyke reinforcement project achieved an impressive milestone: more than 100,000 operating hours with electric equipment. From trucks and cranes to shovels and sheet piles, an average of 45 electric machines are operating on the construction site daily. This has alrea
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Ports North: Smiths Creek 3 reaches full capacity
Ports North said that Smiths Creek 3 has now reached full operational capacity for the first time since the completion of the Cairns Shipping Development Project. Both sides of the wharf are now in use as in-water maintenance berths, capable of accommodating vessels up to 80 meters in length. The fa
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BREAKING NEWS: Van Oord wins River Meuse multi-year maintenance contract
Rijkswaterstaat has selected Van Oord for a multi-year maintenance contract covering the entire Dutch stretch of the River Meuse. The contract includes both routine maintenance as well as emergency response services. “We will be responsible for maintaining the waterway, riverbanks, civil structures,
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USACE builds island to reduce wave fetch
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is constructing an island upstream from the embankment at Lock and Dam 2 on the Mississippi River to safeguard the existing embankment from wind and wave erosion. The 3,250-foot-long earthen embankment was constructed in 1930 and has since suffere
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VIDEO: Big blocks, big milestone – First hanbars on site at Mangahauini Gorge
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said that the first of 1,300 large concrete blocks, known as ‘hanbars’ have arrived onsite for recovery work at Mangahauini Gorge on SH35. Weighing between 5 and 10 tons each, these heavyweights will help form a new ‘roughened channel’ in the river that will help stea
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Port of Auckland: Work starts on Bledisloe North wharf
Port of Auckland kicked off the construction of its Bledisloe North wharf with a blessing event today. Attended by Prime Minister Luxon and Minister Bishop, the milestone event celebrated the start of nearly $200m of developments to make the port big ship capable and support the cruise tourism indus