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USACE pauses Grand Haven dredging in response to E.coli concerns
The USACE Detroit District is pausing dredging in Grand Haven, Michigan, in response to Ottawa County Health Department’s “no-contact order” for North Park Beach after preliminary testing found E.coli concentrations in the area. Dredging will be paused in the area until testing results show the E.co
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Tinian Port’s $500M development program includes dredging
The Commonwealth Ports Authority has approved a Letter of Intent with the Department of Defense for a $500 million development project to repair and improve the Tinian Harbor. The approval comes after CPA conducted a town hall with community members and local leadership. CPA Board Chair, Kimberlyn K
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USACE report on the Akutan Harbor navigational improvements
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District has prepared a new feasibility report and environmental assessment for navigational improvements at Akutan Harbor on Akun Island and is seeking public comment on the draft document. USACE proposes to construct a harbor on the island to accommodate ve
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Bangladesh: China offers dredging assistance for flood management
Ambassador of China to Bangladesh Mr. Yao Wen visited Hon’ble Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen, MP at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka yesterday. The Chinese Envoy updated about different development projects in Bangladesh that are being carried out with support from China. While exchang
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Quirky coastal defence project shortlisted for ICE award
The Newlyn Coastal Research & Development Project has been shortlisted by The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West Civil Engineering Awards 2023. The Newlyn Coastal Research & Development Project is trialing innovative new ways of offering better protection to coastal communities while im
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Land reclamation at Eko Atlantic in full swing
Eko Atlantic, Nigeria, is entering the next phase of its land reclamation efforts. The sand-filling process for phase 4 of the project will begin immediately after the completion of phase 3 and extend towards its designated area. The construction of infrastructure and buildings is progressing steadi
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Boskalis kicks off second phase of Gulhifalhu land reclamation project
In the presence of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldives, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Oranje has started work on the land reclamation project on the island of Gulhifalhu. In his inauguration speech, the president called this dredging project “an important development initiati
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Jan De Nul dredging in Gdynia (PHOTO)
Jan De Nul continues to make good progress in Poland with dredging of the Port of Gdynia now being almost halfway done. Dredging of the Port of Gdynia inner basins kicked off in late 2022, and once complete, will allow the port to handle the largest ships in the Baltic Sea. The project includes deep
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McCarthy wraps up largest public port project on Texas coast
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has completed construction of Berth 8 at Port Freeport, Texas. Part of the Velasco Terminal, Berth 8 features over 925 feet of berth and an associated roll-on/roll-off dock extension. The expansion represents the single largest project built by a public port on the
Infrastructure
Panay dredging to address perennial flooding in Capiz
The ongoing dredging at the Panay River is just one of the interventions to address the flooding in Capiz while the feasibility study (FS) for the Panay River Integrated Development Project is being updated, the Philippine News Agency said. “We will just jumpstart anything that could lessen the silt
Infrastructure
Marinex wins $26 million Savannah dredging contract
Marinex Construction has won a $26 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Savannah Inner Harbor maintenance dredging work. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work will be performed in Savannah, Georgia, with an estimated complet
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USACE announces channel maintenance dredging near Evansville
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District, has begun annual channel maintenance dredging on the Ohio River, which will likely include maintenance dredging at Evansville Bend at Ohio River Mile 792 near Evansville, Indiana. USACE typically dredges at the Evansville location annual
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Maintenance dredging wraps up at Shakhtersk Seaport
Maintenance dredging has been completed in the inner basin and at the approaches to the seaport of Shakhtersk (Sakhalin Region), the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot) said. The design depth of the access canal ensured by the dredging is now 4.5 meters. The dredging operation
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Infrastructure Malta kicks off work on the Bugibba breakwater
Infrastructure Malta recently kicked off works to develop a new 180-metre breakwater at Bugibba, in St Paul’s Bay. The new breakwater is to be longer than the existing one and will provide better protection for vessels moored in this area. Next to the breakwater, Infrastructure Malta will construct