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Two meetings on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway CRS next week
The USACE Galveston District and its Non Federal Partner (NFP), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will co-host two virtual public meetings on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Coastal Resilience Study (GIWW-CRS). The main goal of these meetings, set for February 14 and 17, is to provide in
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Major boost for New Haven Harbor dredging project
Among the many projects in the multi-billion-dollar Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), one in particular will play key role in securing efficient and safe navigation and marine commerce in New Haven Harbor, Connecticut. The Corps plan under IIJA includes $63 million for the New Haven Har
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New funding to back better boating access at Apollo Bay
One of Victoria’s most iconic coastal locations will soon offer a better recreational boating experience with funding secured for an $800,000 upgrade of boating facilities at Apollo Bay. The project is part of the Andrews Labor Government’s unprecedented $47.2 million investment into Victorian boati
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Feevah Harbour development wraps up
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has wrapped up the Feevah Harbour Development Project. According to the company, the project was completed on January 29, 2022. Under the scope of the project, MTCC carried out dredging operations in amount of 40,420 cubic meters and channel dredging
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Cravath and Trippe dredging underway
Dredging operations on Cravath and Trippe Lakes started on February 2, as part of the Lakes Drawdown Project in the City of Whitewater, Wisconsin. After many weeks of preparation with a controlled burn, skinning snow and vegetation from the top and laying wood matting, Stout Construction was able to
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Vitogo dredging to safeguard nine communities
Desilting works on the Vitogo River will further boost efforts to safeguard nine communities and an estimated 1,000 Fijians, the Fijian Government said. The dredging works are expected to mitigate flooding and benefit seven settlements, three villages, and sugarcane and crop farms adjacent to the Vi
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Banana Port construction project officially underway
DP World and the Democratic Republic of Congo recently kicked off construction of the massive Banana Port project. This infrastructure project, one of DP World’s largest port investments in Africa, is being developed at Banana, along the country’s 37km coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in Kongo Centra
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Port Vanino dredging wraps up
Port Vanino in Khabarovsk Region, Russia, has just announced that the dredging works along the port’s waterfront are now complete. The project resulted in recovery of design depth at their hydraulic engineering facilities. Investments into these works – undertaken in two phases – exceeded RUB 180 mi
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Beach nourishment for South Hutchinson Island starts in March
St. Lucie County’s Erosion District has received final approval to move forward with the St. Lucie County Coastal Storm Risk Management Project – a federal beach nourishment project for South Hutchinson Island from Normandy Beach to the Martin County line. Work to replace sand along this 3.4 mile st
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Port MacDonnell dredging set for April
After a five year campaign by Independent member for Mount Gambier, Troy Bell, and the Port MacDonnell Professional Fishermen’s Association, the Port MacDonnell Harbour will be finally dredged. This very important dredging program is scheduled to start in April. “It took five years, eight speeches a
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Van Oord in Romania: Reinforcing Eforie coastline
Van Oord is moving ahead with the coastal reinforcement works at the Romanian seaside resort of Eforie. This is a coastal defence project in a tourist area in Romania. New groynes and beaches will be designed and the project includes environmental works. The project’s goals are: making way for more
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Foakaidhoo Harbour development moves forward
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released that the work on the Sh. Foakaidhoo Harbour development is in full swing. According to the project update, installation of precast concrete blocks required for quay wall construction started earlier this week. Also, the construction
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DeSantis: $404M for 113 environmental resilience projects
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited Pinellas and Miami-Dade counties earlier this week to announce the award of grants totaling over $404 million for 113 environmental resilience projects across the state through the Resilient Florida Grant Program. The main goal of this grants is to help prepare
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Freeport of Riga invests big in port infrastructure development
The Freeport of Riga Authority plans to invest EUR19.8 million in the development of the port’s infrastructure this year – 24% or EUR3.8 million more than last year. Out of the total investments, approximately 60% or EUR11.6 million are funding from the budget of the Freeport of Riga Authority, and