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All set for Opotiki dredging works
Opotiki District Council, New Zealand, today confirmed that work continues on a multi-million Opotiki Harbour Development Project. The amphibious excavator made her maiden voyage this week and is now ready to start dredging the river, the council said. As the existing harbour entrance is limited to
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Mrvan: $47M in infrastructure investments at Indiana Confined Disposal Facility
Indiana Representative Frank J. Mrvan joined Colonel Paul Culberson from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Superintendent Paul Labovitz from Indiana Dunes National Park, and Chief Operating Officer Andrea Hermer from the Ports of Indiana earlier this week to announce $47,852,000 in Fiscal Year 2022
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Longboat Key dredging about to start
Area east of Longboat Pass Bridge will be closed to boaters and bathers for about three weeks due to the dredging operations, the Town of Longboat Key said. Beginning this week, the Town’s dredge contractor is mobilizing to begin work associated with an emergency dredge providing access to Canal 1A
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All set for South Wave Break Island Channel dredging
Dredging operations are set to get underway in the Gold Coast Broadwater in a bid to improve access and safety for marine vessels. According to Gold Coast Waterways Authority, crews will remove a massive 20,000m3 over the next few months with a focus on the South Wave Break Island Channel. Monitorin
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PHOTO: TSHD Vox Ariane rainbowing off the Dutch coast
Van Oord’s latest addition to the fleet, trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Ariane is undergoing final trials before she goes into operational service. At the moment the vessel is located off the Dutch coast, carrying out dredging and rainbowing work for the first time. The Vox Ariane is the first
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CEC wins $224 million tunneling project in Kaohsiung
Continental Engineering Corporation (CEC) last week announced the award of the “N-WH Project” Cross-Harbor Tunnel contract for the Ministry of National Defense. Located within the existing Zuoying military port in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the project scope includes a cut & cover cross-harbor tunnel, port
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Contract awarded for the new harbour at Clyde River
The Government of Canada has awarded a contract for the construction of a new small craft harbour in Clyde River, Nunavut. The announcement was made yesterday by Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Service and Procurement Ca
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Lyme Regis dredging operations move forward
Works have been progressing well to dredge Lyme Regis harbour and replenish the sand beach, with no further plans to close the beach, Lyme Regis Town Council said. “Dorset Council has been carrying out essential annual dredging works, which are expected to continue into early next week,” according t
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Great cooperation between Alewijnse and Thecla Bodewes
Systems integrator Alewijnse recently completed the comprehensive electrical and automation installation on board the new build trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Krakesandt. The Krakesandt is the second advanced dredging project that Alewijnse has undertaken for Thecla Bodewes Shipyards for its
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Port Houston awards largest-ever dredging contract
Last Friday, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met in a special session and awarded two of the largest contracts in the organization’s history. The Commission approved the staff’s recommendation to award Weeks Marine and Curtin Maritime Corporation contracts totaling $430 million
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Callan Marine’s latest fleet asset dredging in Texas
Callan Marine’s latest fleet asset – the 28” cutter suction dredge General Bradley – recently initiated a maintenance dredging project located at the Bolivar Ferry Terminal. This is the inaugural project for the General Bradley, consisting of the removal of 600,000 cubic yards of material and return
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Curtin takes part in Houston Project 11
Curtin Maritime, Corp. (CMC) has been awarded a contract for a segment of work as part of the Houston Ship Channel (HSC) Expansion Channel Improvement Project (ECIP) Project 11. The work encompasses dredging of approximately 4.175 million cy of the HSC with deposit of materials into the Ocean Dredge
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Rock groyne at Point Richards takes shape
The new rock groyne at Point Richards is really taking shape, Better Boating Victoria reports. Core rock has been put in place along the structure’s length, with armour rock now being installed as part of the upgrade. These big boulders form the outer layer of the groyne and weigh up to 1.5 tonnes e
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Eastland Port’s Twin Berth project step closer to reality
Eastland Port, New Zealand, informed today that after five years in the planning, the Twin Berth stage two application is just weeks away from being submitted. The application will cover the extension of wharf 8; one hectare of reclamation; dredging the channel and harbour; rebuilding the outer brea