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Segoditshane River dredging wraps up
The Chinese Enterprises Association in Botswana handed over the Segoditshane River dredging project to Gaborone City Council yesterday. The project, which began on February 28, is set to help address the city’s drainage issues during the rainy season. “It is truly a great pleasure and honor to be re
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Barcelona Harbor dredging set for May
New York Congressman Nick Langworthy has announced the Army Corp of Engineers’ plan to start dredging the Barcelona Harbor in May, three months ahead of schedule. Following the Congressman’s meeting with county and town officials, he made it a top priority to tour the harbor back in February to see
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Contractors starting work on the Coos Bay North Jetty
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District contractors will soon begin making repairs to the Coos Bay North Jetty. Engineers will this weekend close access roads to the North Spit marking the start of this three-year, $64 million critical infrastructure improvement project. Coos Bay is Oreg
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HID Shipyard: New chain bucket dredger ready for delivery
HID Shipyard is putting the final touches on the newly built chain bucket dredger before delivery to its new owner. The dredger consists of a series of buckets that are attached to a continuous looped chain, which is driven by a motor. The buckets scoop up sediment and debris from the bottom of the
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One project, two dredgers – Cape May dredging in full swing
Dredging is in full swing near the Cape May ferry terminal at the southern end of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway project. The government Dredge Murden is working there this week while USACE’s contractor Barnegat Bay Dredging Company will continue to work in the area for about a month. One proj
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Construction work begins on Barren Island
Barren Island Phase I construction is set to begin this week, and will last through October 2024. Phase I construction will include installation of a majority of the stone sills and breakwaters. The Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration Project – commonly known as Mid-Bay – is located in D
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VIDEO: This is Neom
Neom is not a city. It is a place that will be made up of a number of regions – including the linear city The Line, center for advanced and clean industries Oxagon, the mountain destination Trojena and the luxury island resort Sindalah. Neom is arguably the world’s largest and most controversial arc
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EXCLUSIVE: Boskalis wins contract for Saudi futuristic city Neom
Boskalis has won a contract for a Red Sea port development to service a new futuristic city in Saudi Arabia – Neom. Early 2023, the Dutch giant was awarded “a significant contract for the development of a port on the Red Sea coastline of Saudi Arabia as the first step in the development of a [&helli
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Coastal protection at Great Ocean Road wraps up
Coastal works to protect the foreshore and Great Ocean Road from further erosion are now complete at Eastern View. The job included constructing a section of rock revetment at the Devil’s Elbow carpark, and rock bag protection for car parks and power poles north to the Memorial Arch. The project is
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Huizenga helps secure dredging funds for St. Joseph Harbor
Michigan Congressman Bill Huizenga announced recently that his office helped secure just over $1,000,000 in critical funding from the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure the St. Joseph inner harbor will be properly dredged. The Army Corps of Engineers will also be providing an additional $560,000 for
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EXCLUSIVE: DCI wins Ernakulam Naval dredging contract
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has won another major dredging contract – the Ernakulam project. Southern Naval Command (SNC) Kochi today awarded the prestigious Annual Maintenance Dredging Contract of Ernakulam Naval Channel to the Indian dredging giant. The work includes removal of 1.5 million
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Boskalis, Van Oord JV begins capital dredging in Harwich
The Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project, undertaken by Boskalis and Van Oord, is underway. Under the project, the trailing hopper suction dredger (TSHD) Rotterdam will be carrying out capital dredging in the Harbour. The TSHD will also dispose the dredge material at the Inner Gabbard East dispos
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Van Oord: Immense steel rolling door installed at Afsluitdijk
Immense steel rolling door, weighing nearly 1 million kg, was installed at a safety lock in the Afsluitdijk dam in the Netherlands today. According to Van Oord, the rolling door was chosen because of the width of the waterway and will be closed in case of very high water levels. To enable installati
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300 Metro Gabu fishermen get fishing equipment from dredging contractor
The Ilocos Norte Government has distributed fish aggregating devices called “payao” to about 300 fishers from the coastal villages of Metro Gabu in this city to help boost their livelihood. Composed of three fisherfolk associations, the beneficiaries are from Barangays 34-A (Gabu Norte West), 34-B (