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Maduvvari project includes significant amount of land reclamation
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has officially started the physical works of the Harbor Development Project of Maduvvari island in Meemu Atoll. According to the latest project update, the dredging operations on the entrance channel are currently underway. The scope of work under th
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Spotlight on North Extension Stabilization Step 1 Project
Manson’s North Extension Stabilization Step 1 (NES1) project at the Port of Alaska is a design-build job that will take place over the next two seasons. Subcontractors Granite Construction Company, Condon Johnson, and design firm WSP USA began the first work season with a land base excavation of app
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Luhr Bros wins $12.7 million dredging deal
Luhr Bros. Inc., from Columbia, Illinois, has won a very important $12.7 million firm-fixed-price dredging contract. Besides dredging of shoals, the work includes mobilization of the dredge and attendant plant, at points along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and tributaries. Bids were solicited via
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Arrowhead Cove pilot dredging project on the table
Arrowhead Cove, at Deep Creek Lake, has been selected as a priority area for a pilot dredging project, Garrett County Chamber of Commerce said. The project will involve the removal of accumulated sediment from the lakebed, revitalizing the waterbody, providing greater boater access, and preserving i
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POLB’s Pier Wind facility includes massive land reclamation works
The Port of Long Beach has released plans for an ambitious facility conceived to help California and the nation reach renewable energy targets in the coming decades. The new facility – known as Pier Wind – would support the manufacture and assembly of offshore wind turbines standing as tall as the E
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Lincolnshire beaches get new sand
Annual works to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities, undertaken by the Environment Agency, are now underway. Over the next 6 to 7 weeks, around 400,000 cubic metres of sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point, reducing the risk of floodin
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McLaughlin & Harvey constructing fourth berth at DP World London Gateway Port
McLaughlin & Harvey, working on behalf of DP World, recently began work on the construction of a fourth container berth at DP World London Gateway Port. This investment of £350m at the London Gateway logistics hub will boost the local economy, bolster supply chain resilience and increase capacity to
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Sand renourishment for Jimmys Beach about to start
MidCoast Council is about to undertake a sand renourishment program onto Jimmys Beach in the following days to protect the area from coastal erosion. “Sand renourishment is undertaken each autumn to provide a buffer to protect assets such as the road,” said Council’s Director of Engineering and Infr
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Spotlight on Upper Barataria Basin Risk Reduction project VIDEO
Preconstruction engineering and design work is underway for the Upper Barataria Basin Risk Reduction project, with support from the USACE St. Paul District. In this video, Col. Cullen Jones, commander, New Orleans District, joined Col. Eric Swenson, commander, St. Paul District, as they discuss the
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Kirk Point project about to begin, BBV says
Construction work is about to begin on the $4 million Kirk Point boat ramp upgrade, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. The ramp will be out of action from Monday, 15 May. Crews will initially set up the site before beginning work on adding a second ramp lane, a jetty and a breakwater. “It’s expecte
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Reducing erosion along San Clemente shoreline
Col. Julie Balten, Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commander, joined U.S. Rep. Mike Levin and San Clemente Mayor Chris Duncan to sign a ceremonial project partnership agreement May 4 to reduce erosion and protect coastal infrastructure from storm-induced waves along the San Clemen
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MTCC completes Kinolhas Harbor project
In just a year-and-a-half since the contract was signed, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company has completed R. Kinolhas Harbor Development Project. MTCC and the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (MNPHI) signed the MVR 46.55 million (around $3 million) contract for the R
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Pine Island and Aqua Golf clean up plans introduced
The City of New Smyrna Beach will receive $1 million in state funding to help clean up canals surrounding Pine Island and Aqua Golf, two centrally located mainland communities that saw some homes flooded during Hurricane Ian last September. First dug in the 1950s, the canals have experienced conside
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Parana River dredging: Ambassadors tour Jan De Nul’s giant TSHD
The United States Ambassador to Argentina, Marc Stanley, toured Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Alfonso de Albuquerque recently. Karl Dhaene, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Argentina, also attended the visit. This massive dredger is currently operating on the Parana Rive