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Singapore’s first large-scale mangrove restoration project moves ahead
Government organization National Parks (NParks) has just released the latest update on the OCBC Mangrove Park – Singapore’s first large-scale Ecological Mangrove Restoration project. “Last year, we announced the establishment of the OCBC Mangrove Park at Sungei Durian ponds along the southern coast
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EXCLUSIVE: New Manila International Airport passes halfway mark
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said that the land development activities for its massive international airport complex in Bulacan, 35 kilometers north of Metro Manila, would be completed by the end of 2025. Overall progress at the airport project – the largest land reclamation project in Boskal
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Norfolk Dredging Company bags $9.8 million dredging deal
Norfolk Dredging Co., from Chesapeake, Virginia, has won a $9.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for a dredging job in Norfolk. Work will be performed at Degaussing Station Range; and the waterfront area of Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, and will be completed by July 2024. Fiscal 2023 op
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CS Murkomen, Dutch delegates discuss port development projects
Transport Cabinet Secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, met the Dutch delegates to Kenya on a trade mission on port development on Monday. This development program is an effort by the Dutch Government to strengthen trade and investment relations between Kenya and the Netherlands, said the official. “This m
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Ettalong Channel dredging to be completed six weeks ahead of schedule
Dredging work on the Ettalong Channel is set to be completed six weeks ahead of schedule, with ferry services expected to resume on Monday, September 25. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, said that the hydrographic studies would be completed this week by several parties ahead of the reopening of the
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USACE Los Angeles meeting focuses on Civil Works projects
John Moreno, programs director for USACE South Pacific Division, discussed project updates with Los Angeles District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ employees at the district’s command conference room in downtown LA recently. Discussion focused on the Civil Works projects (including Navigation, and In
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GLDD bags $18.6 million Saint Marys dredging deal
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD), from Houston, Texas, has won an $18.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project in Georgia. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work will be performed in Saint Marys
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Milestone in Cape Town: Phase 1 of Silvermine Wetland dredging wraps up
The City of Cape Town’s Water And Sanitation Directorate has completed phase one of its Silvermine Wetland dredging initiative. Phase two will begin in the new year, once the Western Leopard Toad (WLT) breeding season has come to an end. Work began on this project in April with the aim to improve in
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Naam River dredging kicks off
The Unity State Legislative Assembly said that the Naam River dredging operations are underway, Radio Tamazuj reports. According to local authorities, three large excavators mounted on pontoons are being used to clear the water to mitigate flooding in the state where most areas have been inundated f
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McLaughlin & Harvey improving marine infrastructure in Douglas Harbour
McLaughlin & Harvey recently won a major engineering project designed to protect critical marine infrastructure in Douglas Harbour, Isle of Man. The alterations to King Edward VIII Pier include the installation of two new large steel piles around the end of the pier, as well as the installation thre
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Gdynia’s Northern Port breakwater project almost done
Port of Gdansk Authority has just announced that the modernization of the breakwater system in the Northern Port is nearing completion. As reported, the construction part has already been completed, only formal and settlement issues remain. “The investment of the Maritime Office in Gdynia improves t
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DEME makes great progress at Scheldetunnel
DEME Group is making great progress at the Scheldetunnel project in Antwerp. “Construction of two out of the eight tunnel elements is now almost complete. This marks a significant achievement for our team working at this major infrastructure project,” said DEME. Each of these tunnel elements weighs
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USACE signs partnership agreement for Houma Deepening Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD), Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the Port of Terrebonne have signed a partnering agreement to begin efforts to advance the Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Deepening project. The tot
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Hamilton moves quickly to combat riverbank erosion
Hamilton City Council is preparing to undertake work to protect a critical piece of the city’s water infrastructure, following erosion to the bank located on the western side of the Waikato River. In 2020, a section of the riverbank near the water treatment plant, opposite the Hamilton Gardens, requ