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Transformation of Damen CSD range underway
With the arrival of the main pontoon at Damen dredging yard, the transformation of their CSD range is underway. “Equipped with an integrated spud carriage as standard, this innovative design features three pontoons instead of 6 – fast and practical assembly and still transportable by road,” said Dam
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Work on Buruni breakwater and backfilling moves forward
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on its Buruni Shore Protection Project. According to MTCC, the works are in full swing – breakwater construction has reached 20% completion and beach area backfilling work has reached 27% completion. Scope of works
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Edgartown Great Pond dredging in full swing
The Edgartown Great Pond dredging operations are moving forward according to schedule. On February 2, the town put its dredger out on the pond, a popular spot for fishing and swimming, as waters hit four feet above sea level. “We’re three-quarters of the way down the beach and all is going well so f
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PHOTO UPDATE: Paducah dredging moves ahead
Dredge America crews are moving forward with the Paducah dredging project. According to the City of Paducah, this latest dredging program is set to remove sediment that has built up as a result of significant flooding in 2018, 2019, and 2020. In October 2022, the City approved a three-year contract
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Dredging on Dysart’s Great Harbor Marina set for next week
Dredging at Dysart’s Great Harbor Marina will now start on February 21 and continue through March 31. The work, to be conducted by Prock Marine Company, was originally set for February 6 through March 23. Under the project, around 3,600 cubic yards removed from the dredge site will be hauled for dis
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Etermar consortium wins Port of Leixoes deal
A consortium led by Etermar – Engenharia e Construção, S.A. has won the tender for the Reinforcement of Dock 1 North of the Port of Leixões for Dual Use and Rail Connectivity. This project for APDL is part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). CEF is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth,
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CHEC gears up for Gwadar Port dredging
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) is about to begin the dredging operations at Gwadar Port in Pakistan. The main goal of this $57 million project is to achieve 14.5 meters of natural and original operational depth of the port areas. Under the title of “The Maintenance Dredging of Navigati
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USACE: Record setting dredging season comes to end
The Dredge Potter crew finished up an unprecedented 2022-23 season on February 1, 2023, that required tremendous teamwork to maintain the congressionally mandated nine-foot-deep, 300-foot-wide navigation channel and overcome the challenges from the widespread drought, and prolonged extreme low water
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Emergency dredging at Santa Barbara Harbor VIDEO
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Navigation Branch, in coordination with Santa Barbara County, completed emergency dredging operations in the entrance channel at Santa Barbara Harbor recently. USACE, along with its contractor, Pacific Dredge & Construction, San Diego, began em
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Eco coastal defence technology wins LCR Launchpad
Eco-friendly sea-walls to prevent coastal flooding will be developed between Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and a global firm, thanks to funding from Innovate UK’s ground-breaking Launchpad programme. This week, £5.5 million for Liverpool City Region was announced for Launchpad, which suppo
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VIDEO UPDATE: Hideaway Beach and Sanddollar Island dredging project
Paul Balzano YouTube channel has just released an amazing video about the progress of the Hideaway Beach and Sanddollar Island dredging construction project. The work started in November 2022 by the City of Marco Island. The video shows the workers operate heavy machinery to move massive amounts of
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Protecting Nile Delta communities from coastal flooding VIDEO
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has just released a very interesting video named ‘Protecting communities in the Nile Delta from coastal flooding’. By supporting the Government of Egypt to upscale a local, ecosystem-based approach to coastal management, GCF and UNDP, are improving the climate resilience
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Calabar Port dredging about to begin
Mr Iyke Olumati, Nigerian Ports Authority’s official, said that the long-awaited dredging of the Calabar Port will begin in a few weeks. Olumati revealed this information last week, when the Commissioner for Trade and Commerce in the state, Rosemary Archibong, alongside the management team of Great
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MWP project in Howth running for the ACEI Awards
Malachy Walsh and Partners (MWP) has been shortlisted in the Innovation – Small/Medium Category for the ACEI Engineering Excellence Awards 2023. The overall project relates to the upgrading of the Middle Pier in Howth FHC for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The upgrading consiste