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Jan De Nul’s TSHD Galileo Galilei proves success in Guyana
In just under eight months, Jan De Nul Group’s Galileo Galilei – hailed as the largest dredger ever arrived on the Demerara River – has delivered on its mission. According to a press release from Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc. (VEHSI), the one of the world’s largest hopper dredgers was deployed to the
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Kenner boat launch opens to community
Jefferson Parish leaders held a ribbon cutting at the site on Friday (August 11) to mark the end of the Laketown Boat Launch Rehabilitation Project in Kenner. Leaders broke ground on the $2.16 million project this past November. It was an effort to make repairs to the boat launch and to dredge its c
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Pamalakaya: Manila Bay work continues, despite suspension order
Despite the declaration of the Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend all reclamation projects in Manila Bay, dredging activities intended for reclamation continue in Cavite, a fisherfolk group claimed. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) reported
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BREAKING NEWS: Boater killed after striking dredge pipe in Cape May Harbor
Authorities have identified a boater killed when his craft hit a loose dredge pipe in Cape May Harbor. Christopher W. Heitman, 45, of Cape May, was operating the 17-foot vessel Sea Hunt in Cape May Harbor yesterday, with one occupant, when his boat struck a loose dredge pipe in the channel, causing
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CPRA breaks ground on the most ambitious environmental restoration in Louisiana
Governor John Bel Edwards yesterday joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), as well as several federal and state leaders, to officially break ground and begin construction on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. The project is widely regarded as the most ambitious
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Spotlight on LA River Ecosystem Restoration Project
Pete Perez, chief of Engineering and Construction for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, continued his visit with leaders and other subject-matter experts with the Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during several stops along the Los Angeles River Aug. 3 to discuss updat
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Mayor Fernandez: Continuous dredging to address perennial flooding in Dagupan
The City Government of Dagupan is looking into continuous dredging and investing in infrastructures to address perennial flooding in the city, the Philippine News Agency reports. In a statement on her official social media account, Mayor Belen Fernandez said that these measures were brought up durin
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Knights Brown to build Cardiff’s new coastal flood defence system
Knights Brown has been awarded the contract to build Cardiff’s new coastal flood defence system in south-east Cardiff. The scheme, on the Rover Way foreshore and the banks of the River Rhymney, has been designed to protect properties from the impact of extreme weather events, and from rising sea lev
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University Lakes phase 1 focuses on dredging
The first phase of the University Lakes Project in Baton Rouge is now officially underway. Officials gathered for a news conference on Tuesday, August 8, to reveal the updated plans for Phase 1. “And this is not a small deal. All in we’ve got $65 million dollars lined up for this project,” said Loui
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BREAKING NEWS: Tulfo airs concerns about Manila Bay land reclamation
A party-list lawmaker is seeking an investigation into the status of the Manila Bay reclamation projects and its consequential effects on national security and the environment, the Philippine News Agency said. ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo filed House Resolution 1171 today, directing the House
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Lake Cathie dredging program set to begin next week
Port Macquarie Hastings Council (PMHC) said that a significant milestone in the efforts to support and safeguard Lake Cathie and its surrounding environment will take place tomorrow, with the dredging vessel being lifted into the water and operations expected to start next week. The works are being
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USAID helps scale innovative climate adaptation technology in Maldives
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and INVENA (PVT) Ltd. have signed an agreement to scale up a technological solution to coastal erosion that mimics nature by harnessing ocean currents to accumulate sand. Rising sea levels and coastal erosion are significant threats to M
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Dredging moves forward at Rio Verde golf course
Work is moving ahead on a dredging project at the Qual Run Golf Course, Rio Verde. According to fhtimes.com, there is an ongoing process to remove sludge from the irrigation storage lake along the 18th hole of the course. The sludge that has collected as sediment in the lake is being pumped out with
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BREAKING NEWS: Komandoo land reclamation completes
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has completed the land reclamation works of the Sh. Komandoo Shore Protection Rectification and Mathi-Komandoo Connectivity Project. Furthermore, Mathi-Komandooo temporary shore protection & Komandoo existing revetment rectification works has reached