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Boost for NJ beach replenishment and restoration projects
New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim said that money from a government funding and disaster relief bill in September and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is coming back to New Jersey and will be used by USACE to protect and replenish shore communities across the state. “The Jersey Sh
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Napier 6 Wharf Project Overview (VIDEO)
Napier Port and HEB Construction today released the latest video about the 6 Wharf development scheme, the biggest port construction projects in New Zealand in recent times. In the video, Napier Port’s Chair Alasdair Macleod and HEB’s Construction Manager Dan Chisnall presented some of the highlight
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Lewes and Rehoboth Canal dredging plan gets $3.8M
Delaware will benefit from USACE’s plan to invest $51.5 million in fiscal year 2022 for the repair and operations of four major water infrastructure projects, said Delaware Senator, Tom Carper. “The Corps’ investments are critical to the economy of Delaware,” said Carper, Chairman of the Senate Comm
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Asia’s largest cutter dredger back in action after repairs
Asia’s largest cutter suction dredger, the CSD ‘Tiankun’ is back in action after drydocking and repairs at Rizhao Port Shipbuilding & Machinery Industry Co., Ltd (RPIC). CSD ‘Tiankun’ is the most advanced self-designed and independently built cutter suction dredger in China with a length of 140 mete
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MMO gives consent to Lowestoft LEEF
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) recently granted a marine licence to Associated British Ports (ABP) for the development of the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF). This followed a period of collaboration and joint working, beginning in November 2020, when ABP applied to the MMO to conduct
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Edwards announces $2.6B in USACE funding for Louisiana
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has announced that the state will receive $2.6 billion in USACE funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (Supplemental Disaster Relief). This funding will support co
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Restoring Long Point Bayou with Calcasieu Channel dredge material
Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) funds stemming from an oil spill incident will be funding a Louisiana Master Plan marsh creation and habitat project this year. The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO) reported this today at the monthly meeting of the Coastal Protection and Rest
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Ukulhas Harbour development works near end
The Ukulhas Harbour development project at Alif Alif Atoll in the Maldives is nearing completion. Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) today revealed that the work on the design and build of the island harbor quay wall and jetty construction is well underway and currently at 92 percent
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Leipzig Court temporarily halts Fehmarnbelt dredging works
Following concerns raised by an ecological activist group, the Federal Administrative Court of Leipzig has recommended a pause on the dredging works on the German side of the immersed tube Fehmarnbelt Tunnel between Germany and Denmark. An emergency application was made last week by Aktionsbündnis g
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SCA to complete Suez Canal expansion by July 2023
The latest Suez Canal expansion project is expected to be completed after two years of work – in July 2023, said Osama Rabie, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egyptian President, approved the widening and deepening of the southern part of the Suez Canal in May 20
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Tsunami strikes Santa Cruz Harbor, dredge pipeline damaged
Crews have been working to assess the damage at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, CA, in the wake of Saturday’s tsunami that struck in the early morning hours after a massive underground volcano erupted in the South Pacific. As a result of the strong tsunami surge, the Santa Cruz Power District’s d
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Fremantle dredging plan introduced
The City of Fremantle and Fremantle Ports are proposing to undertake up to 150,000 cubic metres of maintenance and capital dredging from a portion of Fremantle Ports deep water entrance channel and nourish Port Beach with the dredged material. The proposal footprint is 60.27 hectares, located 1.6 ki
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Officials inaugurate Komandoo land reclamation project
Maldives’ Minister of Economic Development, Fayyaz Ismail, and Minister of State for National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, H.E. Mr. Akram Kamaluddin, inaugurated the Sh. Komandoo Shore Protection Rectification Works and the Mathi Komandoo Connectivity Project two days ago. According to Mald
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Maintaining Damietta Port with NMDC’s TSHD Ghasha
The 8,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Ghasha – owned by National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) from Abu Dhabi – is currently working on the latest maintenance dredging program at Damietta Port, Egypt. The Ghasha, delivered to NMDC by Royal IHC in September 2020, is based on the design