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Boskalis versatile fleet in action (VIDEO)
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) recently unveiled a video of the Öresund cable replacement project across the strait between Sweden and Denmark. The video titled “Öresund connection Denmark – Sweden” shows replacement of a total of 30 km of power cable within a restricted outage period. L
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$2.5M for Wellfleet Harbor dredging project
The Baker-Polito Administration recently awarded a $2,500,000 grant to the Town of Wellfleet for their harbor maintenance dredging project. Thanks to this funding from the Massachusetts Dredging Program, the town will remove an estimated 116,500 cubic yards of material from areas surrounding the Tow
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Dutra Team working hard at Ocean Beach, SF
The Dutra Group has been busy lately working on a beach renourishment project at Ocean Beach, SF. For this project the company is using their trailing suction hopper dredge Stuyvesant to pump sand from the ocean floor up onto the beach. This beneficial use project is being managed by the U.S. Army C
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Another successful marsh creation project in Barataria Basin
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently announced the successful completion of the Northwest Turtle Bay Marsh Creation project. This project created and nourished over 1,000 acres of marsh in the Barataria Basin, where land loss rates peaked at nearly 10 square miles per year in
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Funding secured for Phase II of Plymouth Harbor dredging project
The Baker-Polito Administration recently announced its latest round of grant funding to nine dredging projects through the Massachusetts Dredging Program. Among the recipients was the Town of Plymouth, which received a $1,300,000 grant for the Phase II of the Plymouth Harbor Dredging Project. The pr
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MTCC development projects in full swing
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc (MTCC) has shared the latest updates on the ongoing projects in region. According to MTCC, they have completed land reclamation works at R. Dhuvaafaru. The first shipment of rock boulders required to commence shore protection works have been delivered t
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Vancouver Harbour dredging almost complete
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is about to complete maintenance dredging of DP World’s Centerm Terminal located along the south shore of Vancouver Harbour. The project which started mid-August, will be finished by the end of the month, reported the port authority. They also added that this clam
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USACE to dredge Mississippi River near Winona
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has announced their plans to dredge the Mississippi River near Winona, Minnesota, starting at the end of the month. Corps officials estimate that they will need to dredge approximately 70,000 cubic yards from the 9-foot navigation channel to ensur
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Improving waterway navigation in Bangladesh
Just in last decade, dredging works across the country have added an additional 2,300 kilometers of navigational waterways to Bangladesh’s river system. In 2012, following a renewed Bangladesh government dredging initiative, Ellicott began supplying dredges to the Bangladesh Inland Waterway Transpor
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Construction activities in Sturgeon Lake starting soon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will soon begin construction activities in Sturgeon Lake in Pool 3 of the Mississippi River and at the Sturgeon Lake boat landing near Red Wing, Minnesota. According to the Corps, construction is expected to begin the week of Aug. 30, and will con
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Dutum to dredge 11 rivers in Ibadan
As part of efforts to proactively forestall annual flooding in Ibadan during the ongoing rainy season, Oyo State has launched the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP). The IUFMP project includes dredging of 45 rivers and streams as well as desilting of blocked drains at different locations
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West Grand Terre project in full swing
Restoration work continues on one of Louisiana’s most recognizable barrier islands, the West Grand Terre. West Grand Terre is one of the Barataria Bay chain of barrier islands, stretching about 2.8 miles long. This island is located at the mouth of Barataria Bay and is bordered by Barataria Bay to t
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Biscayne Bay contract awarded
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has announced an award of a construction contract for ecosystem restoration in south Florida valued at more than $10 million. The project is part of Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW), Phase I. The construction project is the Comprehensive Ev
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Port of Everett to dredge boat launch
The Port of Everett is working on a project that will complete necessary maintenance dredging at the Jetty Landing Boat Launch located at 10th Street and West Marine View Drive in Everett. Earlier this month the commission authorized port staff to solicit public works bids for this maintenance dredg