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Manasquan Inlet dredging about to begin
New Jersey Representative, Chris Smith, has just announced that in response to his ongoing advocacy and requests, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a significant dredging operation on the Manasquan Inlet as early as this week to ensure the channel remains safe for marine traffic. “The Army
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Gahdhoo Harbor development moves ahead
The Gahdhoo Harbor Development Project is moving forward according to schedule, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) announced today. First shipment of concrete blocks required for quay wall construction has been delivered to the site. Also, harbor bridge column concrete works are curre
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DEME, Jan De Nul: Oosterweel project enters next phase
The Oosterweel infrastructure project is entering the next phase, DEME Group announced today. The official starting signal was given yesterday for the construction of the eight tunnel elements for the Scheldt Tunnel, which will be built in a dedicated drydock in Zeebrugge. Once the tunnel elements a
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Boskalis’ Causeway busy dredging in Stornoway, UK
Boskalis’ hopper dredger Causeway has begun dredging operations to deepen the new main quay and approaches in Stornoway, UK. The Stornoway new deep water harbour project includes construction of a new quay, berthing dolphin and foundation works for a new linkspan as well as the removal of two shipwr
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Spotlight on Napa River maintenance dredging
Pacific Dredge & Construction (PDC) has won the Napa River Maintenance Dredging project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project goal was to make the river deeper back to its original navigational depths, allowing boats to always transit fully throughout the river. The last time the Napa Riv
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Minister Momen inaugurates Surma River dredging
Bangladeshi Foreign Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) from Sylhet-1 Constituency, Dr AK Abdul Momen, inaugurated the dredging works on the Surma River in Sylhet on Saturday. Under the project, about 18 kilometers of the river will be dredged – from Kushighat in Sylhet City to Lamakaji Bridge –
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Bids invited for South Caicos Port dredging project
The Turks and Caicos Islands Ports Authority is inviting bidders for the South Caicos Port Dredging Project. According to the ports authority, the work includes channel dredging to improve the approach channel, portside/turning basin and dock access at the port on the island of South Caicos. The rec
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Newport News gets grant to expand Seafood Industrial Park, dredging included
The City of Newport News, Virginia, was awarded a $640,994 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to support design work for a seafood market, as well as dock improvements and dredging design at the head of the Seafood Industrial Park. “The Biden-Harris Admi
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Fehmarnbelt VIDEO: Boskalis and Van Oord create over 250 hectares of new land
Femern A/S, a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, today released this amazing video named “Land Reclamation in the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Project”. Under the project, over 250 hectares of new nature and recreational areas with beaches and nature trails will be created
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Albania to release tender for Romano Port project
The Government of Albania is now preparing to release a tender for the first development phase of the new Porto Romano infrastructure project. The tender will be based on a Construct & Finance approach, primarily concerning marine works and port infrastructure (breakwater/revetments, dredging & recl
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Construction of Barangay Taboc seawall completes
The construction of a PHP91.7-million ($1.6 million) slope protection structure in Barangay Tiep is ongoing while a seawall structure in Barangay Taboc in San Juan town, La Union, has been completed. In a statement issued last Thursday, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Ilocos Region in
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Weston Shore coastal erosion scheme VIDEO
Southampton City Council has just released a video about the Weston Shore coastal erosion scheme. In the video, Councillor Eamonn Keogh, Cabinet Member for Transport and District Regeneration, talks about the coastal erosion scheme along Weston Shore. During the summer of 2022, Southampton City Coun
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DeSantis announces award of $100M for beach nourishment projects
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced yesterday the award of $100 million to support beach nourishment projects within 16 coastal counties impacted by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole. On Dec. 16, 2022, Governor DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 4A, which allocated this funding to address coas
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PHOTO UPDATE: Payra Port dredging in full swing
Jan De Nul Group has been busy lately working on the second phase of Payra Port dredging project. One year after the first phase of the project was completed, JDN in late October 2022 began phase two of this capital dredging project. Payra Port, Bangladesh, situated at the Rabnabad channel near the