Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Sanibel Slough dredging about to begin
The City of Sanibel has received grant funding from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Protection Agency to complete dredging within the easternmost portion of the Sanibel Slough. According to the City, the project will involve the dredging of approximately 1,10
Infrastructure
USACE to participate in virtual public meeting on Mispillion Inlet project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District said that they will participate in a virtual public meeting hosted by Slaughter Beach, Delaware regarding the Mispillion Inlet Shore Damages Mitigation Project. The study for the project, conducted under the Continuing Authorities Program Secti
Infrastructure
United States to fund construction of Poti Seaport’s new berth
The U.S. Embassy in Georgia said today that the U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has signed a second loan agreement worth $25 million with PACE Group for a port development program. According to their official announcement, the financing will be used to complete the construction of the sec
Infrastructure
New sand arrives onto Venice shoreline
The City of Venice Government, Florida, said that their new beach renourishment project is underway. According to the City, this program will renourish approximately 3.2 miles of critically eroded shoreline. The project area extends from south of Venice Inlet to south of the Venice Fishing Pier. “Ex
Infrastructure
Public meeting on Georgetown Harbor dredging set for June 30
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, along with partners Georgetown County and the City of Georgetown, will host a public meeting on June 30 to discuss upcoming maintenance dredging in Georgetown Harbor. According to the County, the meeting will give residents, mariners and local b
Infrastructure
EXCLUSIVE: DCI wraps up rock dredging at Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) has successfully completed a technically challenging rock dredging project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA). “The project held significant strategic importance for JNPA as the rock dredging works had remained incomplete for a considerable period a
Infrastructure
BREAKING NEWS: CHEC gears up for Aktau Port dredging
The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan said that the dredging operations at Aktau Port will be completed by the end of 2026. According to the Ministry, the general contractor – China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) – has already completed geodetic surveys and processed the data re
Infrastructure
Italdraghe’s CSD kicks off Hooghly River dredging project
A new Italdraghe cutter suction dredger (CSD) is now operating in India on the Hooghly River. According to the Italian company, the dredging equipment was deployed to support an important cleanup project aimed at restoring safe and efficient navigation in the area. Dredging operations have already s
Infrastructure
Concrete Layer Innovations: Placing new accropode blocks on Apra Harbor breakwater
Concrete Layer Innovations – CLI has completed its second technical assistance visit to the Apra Harbor Glass Breakwater Repairs project in Guam (USA), in collaboration with Tutor Perini Corporation Nan Inc Joint Venture. This visit marked a key milestone with the start of ACCROPODE™ I placement on
Infrastructure
USACE hosts Brazos Island Harbor Channel ribbon cutting ceremony
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, in partnership with the Port of Brownsville and NextDecade, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony tomorrow, to mark the opening of the third deepest port in Texas and the completion of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Channel Improvement Project. The
Infrastructure
North Shore Lane dredging in full swing
Lake Onalaska Rehabilitation Coalition (LORC) said that the North Shore Lane dredging project is moving forward. According to LORC, this project is “about more than improving boat access. It will help reopen a historic channel, improve navigation, create critical fish habitat, capture sediment befor
Infrastructure
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Preparing for upcoming Glacial Lake Outburst Flood
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Alaska District in partnership with the City and Borough of Juneau are preparing for the upcoming Glacial Lake Outburst Flood expected in August. The Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said that they are delivering rapid and continuous transformat
Infrastructure
EXCLUSIVE: Boskalis and Jan De Nul shortlisted for Martín García dredging contract
La Comisión Administradora del Río de la Plata (CARP) said that Boskalis International Uruguay and Jan De Nul have been shortlisted to continue in the running in the international tender to dredge the Martín García Channel, a five-year contract that seeks to ensure the navigability of a key route fo
Infrastructure
Dredging begins at Port of Ancona’s Berth 22
Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centrale has kicked off the dredging operations at the Port of Ancona’s Berth 22. The objective of the project, co-financed by the PNRR “Logistics Development for the Agri-food, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Forestry, Floriculture and Nursery Sectors” Nex