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Over 30 countries join the world’s largest freshwater restoration initiative
In a major boost to global efforts to mitigate climate change and adapt its worsening impacts on societies and economies, more than 30 countries yesterday signed up to the Freshwater Challenge – the world’s largest initiative to restore degraded rivers, lakes and wetlands and to protect vital freshw
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Jan De Nul’s Willem Van Rubroeck working its way in the Port of Suape
Jan De Nul Group is working on another historic project in Brazil – deepening of the Port of Suape. According to the Ministério de Portos e Aeroportos, the last stage of dredging works for the Complexo Industrial Portuário de Suape has begun and the work is being carried out by one of the world’s la
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EXCLUSIVE: The latest VIDEO UPDATE on New Manila Airport available
Work on the largest land reclamation project in Boskalis’ history – the New Manila International Airport (NMIA)- is moving ahead according to schedule. Mxtv released the latest video update from this capital development program just this morning: The New Manila International Airport, also known as B
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Van Oord’s Vox Amalia departs the Fehmarnbelt project area
State-of-the-art hopper dredger Vox Amalia has completed its share of work on one of Europe’s largest infrastructure projects – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel. This impressive giant, part of Van Oord’s new generation of trailing suction hopper dredgers with a focus on energy efficiency for the smallest poss
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Port of Gothenburg to use €146M funding for infrastructure works and dredging
The European Commission has approved, under EU State Aid rules, a €146 million (SEK 1,7 billion) Swedish measure to support infrastructure works and dredging in and around the Port of Gothenburg. The measure is aimed at increasing maritime safety and benefiting the economic activity of the port. The
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Curtin Maritime delivers jetty rock for the Coos Bay project
Curtin Maritime, Corp. has been busy lately taking part in a critical infrastructure improvement project – the Coos Bay North Jetty scheme. Coos Bay is Oregon’s largest deep-draft coastal harbor, and the jetties there reduce wave action in the bay, ensuring the safety of ships, recreational boaters,
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Work in full swing on the new terminal in Stornoway
McLaughlin & Harvey (McL&H) recently reported successful completion of the main and linkspan quay combi-walls under the Stornoway Port’s Deep Water Terminal project. According to the company, works now have begun to install the main quayside concrete capping beams at the project site. This involves
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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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Wasa Dredging busy in Paldiski South Harbour
Following completion of geotechnical measurements, the next phase of the construction of a new quay in Paldiski South Harbour (6A) is now underway in Estonia. The work continues with dredging operations conducted by Wasa Dredging’s backhoe dredger “Optimus” and self-propelled split barges “Boann” an
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Suisun Bay Pier dredging project underway
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the contractor, Pacific Maritime Group have commenced maintenance dredging of the Suisun Bay Pier in Benicia, California. This significant project will remove approximately 80,000 cubic yards of material from two adjacent dredge areas. In line with the MARAD a
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Mott MacDonald and RHDHV taking part in one of the UK’s largest port development projects
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Associated British Ports (ABP) to support the development of one of the UK’s largest port projects at Port Talbot. With the partner Royal HaskoningDHV, Mott MacDonald will be leading a series of reports on the port at Port Talbot’s design, including the developme
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Plan presented for Ireland’s first deep-water port development
Architecture Firm Henning Larsen has unveiled plans for what will become the first new deep-water port development since the foundation of the Irish state – the Bremore Ireland Port. The ‘Vision for Bremore Ireland Port’ showcases a world-class deep-water multi-modal energy port that will transform
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Orion to replace dry dock at Grand Bahama Shipyard
Orion Group Holdings has won a contract worth more than $100 million for the turnkey design-build of a replacement dry dock at the Grand Bahama Shipyard, situated in Grand Bahama, Bahamas. The scope of work includes marine works and infrastructure construction, dredging, creating new mooring facilit
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Dredging part of the East Java Multipurpose Terminal project
East Java Multipurpose Terminal (EJMT), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), last week hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to showcase the development of a new state-of-the-art gateway near Surabaya, Indonesia. The development consists of a 300-meter quay line, breakwater,