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Backhoe dredger Capall Mara ready for Bridlington Bay job
The backhoe dredger Capall Mara, owned by ABCO Marine, is set to transit from the Port of Grimsby on January 22 to the work site at Bridlington Bay. “The Capall Mara will be carrying out spoil management activities. She will remain on station/site during the night and be manned 24 hours throughout,”
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Whitewater lakes dredging starts
The dredging portion of the City of Whitewater lakes project is set to begin today. The city has contracted with A-1 construction to perform the work. According to the latest project update, “A-1 will have two teams (one for each lake) begin preparing next week with the hopes of starting to dred
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Major milestone for Ocean Reef Marina
Construction of a world-class marina at Ocean Reef has reached another key milestone, the Government of Western Australia said. This includes the crossing of the new breakwaters at the multimillion-dollar project, set to create a safer, more accessible waterside entry for harbour users. Work on the
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Stoke-on-Trent £6.5M flood defence scheme set for March
Environment Agency is about to start work on a £6.5 million flood risk management scheme to reduce the risk of flooding for 350 homes and businesses in Stoke-on-Trent. The scheme is designed to reduce the risk of flooding from the the Fowlea Brook, a 6-mile tributary of the River Trent, when water l
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NMDC nabs $21.5M dredging job in Egypt
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has won a 79 million dirhams ($21.5 million) contract for a very important dredging project in Egypt. The job includes dredging the entrance to the navigation channel and the trench of the quay wall in the Red Sea Port in Safaga, NMDC said in a disclosure to t
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Jenkins hopper barges Nab and Needles busy in Solent area
Winter dredging is well underway again with the new look split hopper barges Nab and Needles both back hard at work in the Solent area, Jenkins Marine said. Working together with Jenkins’ 30m x 9m backhoe dredger ‘Doreen Dorward’ and her onboard 50t long reach excavator, they enable dredging to cont
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CDES wins Sarzeau dredging deal
CDES, a Luzancy (Seine-et-Marne) based marine specialist, has won the Port of Saint-Jacques dredging contract, located in Sarzeau, north-western France. The works, aimed to effectively and sustainably solve the problems of silting in the area, will include removal of 4000 m3 of material. According t
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Ungoofaaru channel contract for MTCC
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has signed an agreement with the Maldives’ Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure towards implementation of the R. Ungoofaaru Channel Relocation Project. MTCC CEO, Adam Azim, signed the contract on behalf of the company and Ms. Zee
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Woomera ready for the Townsville Channel Upgrade
Hall Contracting has just announced that their 65-metre-long backhoe dredge Woomera is ready for her next dredging job, the Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade project. The Woomera has set sail from Brisbane and is journeying 700 nautical miles to the Port of Townsville to work on the Channel Upgrade
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Kooiman Marine Group to lengthen TSHD Swalinge
Kooiman Marine Group has just announced that they are embarking on another exciting project, lengthening of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. The Swalinge was built as a coaster in 1977 and rebuilt into a hopper dredger after being purchased by Den Herder Seaworks in 1996. This single pr
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CCCC wrapping up another big project in Africa
President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, recently inspected the progress of ongoing works at the new Kipevu Oil Terminal (KOT) in Mombasa. The construction of KOT, which is now almost finished, has been wholly funded by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and implemented by China Communications Construction
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Baars part of an exciting port expansion project in La Turballe, France
Baars Charter B.V. together with Merceron recently completed a port expansion project on the west coast of France – dredging the harbour of La Turballe. For this job, in addition to dredging equipment from Merceron, Baars type B113 split barge was used to transport dredged sediment, sand and water.
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The largest dredging project in Thyboron Port history wraps up
The dredging of the fairway to the Danish Port of Thyboron – Thyboron Canal – is now complete. A water depth of 10m in the fairway from the North Sea and between the pier heads into the outer harbour and all the way down to the Limfjordskaj quays in Sydhavnen is now a reality. For […]
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New PERS certification for Niedersachsen Ports, Germany
ESPO has just announced that Niedersachsen Ports, Germany, is once again being certified through the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). With a total of 15 port locations, Niedersachsen Ports is the largest operator of public seaports in Germany. A committed member of the EcoPorts Ne