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Jan De Nul gears up for Payra Port dredging
Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development works of Payra Port on October 27. The projects include: capital dredging work at the Port, inauguration of eight new vessels, construction of a terminal, 6-lane connecting road and bridge.
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Port Taranaki starts dredging around boat ramp
New Plymouth fishing crews can expect some delays if they are launching or returning to the Lee Breakwater boat ramp this week, Port Taranaki said. From Tuesday, Port Taranaki will be removing sand that has built up around the boat ramp ahead of the busy summer boating season. The work is being carr
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More dredging works at the Beadon Creek Onslow
The Government of Western Australia, Department of Transport, has just announced that more dredging will be carried out in the Beadon Creek Onslow, Western Australia. According to DoT, these works are scheduled to commence around the 24h of October 2022 and are expected to be completed by the 24th o
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Lagos embarks on massive dredging of canals across the state
Lagos State is prepared to mitigate any impact of the ravaging flood, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, said. According to Bello, the state – through the Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources – has embarked on massive dredging and cleaning of all primary an
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Beach nourishment continues along the Delaware Bay
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is set to continue beach nourishment along the Delaware Bay. Under the plan, the Pickering Beach nourishment project and others in Delaware Bay communities to be undertaken this year by DNREC will be funded in large part by the A
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Rosmorport announces tender for Volga-Caspian Canal dredging
FSUE Rosmorport is seeking a contractor for the implementation of maintenance dredging on the Volga-Caspian Shipping Canal (between 130,0 and 188 km) in 2023. According to the official portal for public procurement, initial (maximum) price of the contract is RUB 1,594,437,643.72 ($26 million). Biddi
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Rohde Nielsen finishes Port of Mukran job in Germany
Rohde Nielsen has completed a small port development project in the Port of Mukran in Rügen, Germany, for the client Deutsch Dänische Wasserbau Gmbh. The reclamation work comprised dredging 25.789 m3 of fine and compacted sand in the turning circle in the harbor, where the sand afterward was transp
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TSHD Amazone ready for maintenance dredging project in Ireland
Dredging operations are about to kick off at the Port of Waterford with a maintenance dredging campaign to be carried out by a Dutch company. According to the Port, Baggerbedrijf De Boer’s trailing suction hopper dredger Amazone will be in the area, ready to conduct activities in the vicinity of Bel
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Louisiana CPRA: Soliciting new projects for Atchafalaya
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is now accepting proposals for specific projects in the Atchafalaya River Basin in anticipation of its Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2024. CPRA will accept proposals from various sources including academia, par
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Water levels on Mississippi and Ohio rivers at record lows
Water levels on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in the US Midwest are at record lows, causing delays in barge traffic and forcing industry to use more equipment to move the same amount of cargo, ICIS reports. American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) said in its daily update on Monday that levels on the
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Land reclamation for New Manila International Airport moves forward
Above the Philippines has just released these amazing photos of the newly created site for the New Manila International Airport – the largest project in Boskalis’ history. Under this massive program, approximately 1,700 hectares of new land will be developed for the airport, located in Bulacan Provi
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Volta River dredging program starts
Ada East District Chief Executive, Ms Sarah Dugbakie Pobee, said that some portions of the Volta River will be dredged to reduce the trend of tidal waves and high rate of flooding in the district. According to Ghana News Agency, Pobee said that the river had not been dredged in more than 20 years, r
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Shore protection project at Nellaidhoo Island nears end
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just announced that the Shore Protection Project of Nellaidhoo Island in Haa Dhaalu Atoll is nearing completion. According to MTCC, about 93 percent of Nellaidhoo Shore Protection Project has been completed. Additionally, the company disclosed th
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USACE announces completion of Rochester East Pier repairs
The USACE Buffalo District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the completion of repairs to the 1,025 foot, 114 year-old Rochester East Pier. In attendance were Lt. Col. Colby Krug, Commander USACE Buffalo District, John Pellito representing Congressman Joe Morelle, Chief Matthew