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Preparing the Fehmarnbelt project basins for the shipping of tunnel elements
The world’s largest precast concrete element factory in Rødbyhavn, which is being used for the construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel elements, has taken another step towards shipping of the first tunnel element into the Fehmarnbelt. The construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel took another major step
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EXCLUSIVE: Dhidhdhoo land reclamation begins
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) officially started the HA. Dhidhdhoo land reclamation operations earlier this week. The project includes construction of a 1,150-meter sand bund wall, land reclamation with 623,968cm of sand in the beach area, and land reclamation with 10,962cm of sa
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BREAKING NEWS: Biden OKs emergency declaration in Louisiana for saltwater intrusion
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today declared that an emergency exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the seawater intrusion beginning on September 20, 2023, and continuing. The Pr
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Inland Dredging wins $10.4 million dredging job in Brownsville
Inland Dredging Co. LLC, from Dyersburg, Texas, has won a $10.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for a channel pipeline dredging project in Texas. According to the Department of Defense (DoD), bids for this contract were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Brown
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Nigerian Navy finalizes survey report for Oguta Orashi dredging
The Nigerian Navy has successfully finalized the hydrographic and Comprehensive Bathymetric/Investigative Survey Report for the proposed dredging project in Oguta Lake and River Orashi. According to a statement from an executive member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Akin Akinwa
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Contract awarded for Meta River navigability project
Colombia’s national infrastructure agency (ANI) has selected consortium Unión Temporal EIF Navegabilidad Rio Meta to structure the project that will allow navigability on the Meta River. The consortium includes Coral Delgado & Asociados, Bonus Banca de Inversión and Ingeniería De Proyectos, and the
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Boost for Narragansett Bay coastal resiliency projects
In an effort to protect Narragansett Bay, promote environmental stewardship, and enhance coastal resiliency and the blue economy, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner yesterday announced $1.1 million in federal funding for Roger Williams University to
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EXCLUSIVE: Boskalis kicks off Hulhumale’ Phase 3 land reclamation
Land reclamation operations for the Hulhumale’ Phase 3 in the Maldives – conducted by Boskalis – officially started last week. Under this phase, around 63 hectares of new land will be created, said Urbanco. Land reclamation works for the Phase 3 started from the north-west end the bridge tunnel, bet
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BREAKING NEWS: Callan wins final contract for Corpus Christi dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) awarded the fourth and final multimillion dollar contract for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CCSCIP) yesterday. Callan Marine will receive approximately $102.9 million to complete dredging on the final stretch of
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Onslow Boating Precinct project in race for the 2023 WA Earth Awards
The next featured finalist in the 2023 WA Earth Awards is the Onslow Boating Precinct Stage 1A delivered by Ertech for client the Department of Transport, Western Australia. This multi-stage upgrade to the boating facility and supporting infrastructure included the dredging of 45,000 cu. m of materi
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Louisiana’s first living shoreline protects levees, restores wetlands
With $4.5 million dollars in funding from NOAA under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, Jefferson Parish is building the first living shoreline to protect a federal levee system. Stretching from Bucktown Harbor to the Bonnabel Boat Launch, the living shoreline will consis
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Princess Royal unveils £420M Aberdeen Port expansion
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened Port of Aberdeen’s transformational £420 million expansion project on September 22, catalysing a multi-billion pound economic and jobs boost for Scotland. More than 250 stakeholders attended the opening event on Dunnottar Quay. The Princess Roy
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Opotiki dredging operations make progress
Opotiki District Council said that the construction work continues on the harbour walls and great progress is being made on the raised ends and with Pohonui dredging between the walls and river closure. Also, the Ōpōtiki harbour channel opened to recreational boats over the last weekend, marking a s
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Notice of Intent to Proceed for Arrowhead Cove pilot dredging
Maryland Environmental Service (MES) and Garrett County Government recently announced a Notice of Intent to Proceed with Byco Enterprises for the Arrowhead Cove Pilot Dredging project. Arrowhead Cove, at Deep Creek Lake, is selected as a priority area for a pilot dredging project to remove accumulat