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Jan De Nul’s Willem Van Rubroeck working its way in the Port of Suape
Jan De Nul Group is working on another historic project in Brazil – deepening of the Port of Suape. According to the Ministério de Portos e Aeroportos, the last stage of dredging works for the Complexo Industrial Portuário de Suape has begun and the work is being carried out by one of the world’s la
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Van Oord joint venture wins Port of Burgas dredging project
Cosmos Van Oord, a joint venture of Cosmos Shipping and Van Oord, has won a dredging contract for the development of Port of Burgas, the biggest port in Bulgaria. According to Van Oord, the Bulgarian Port Authorities have chosen the joint venture for the combination of local maritime know-how and th
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Marking the first construction milestone for the Lumsden Point project
The Lumsden Point development project has achieved an early construction milestone, according to the Pilbara Ports. The first stage of the seawalls has been completed, the second stage is underway and expected to reach completion by March 2024, reported the company. Minister for Ports David Michael
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Brunswick Harbor modification project
The Port of Brunswick primarily operates as an auto and machinery port for roll–on/roll–off cargo and Georgia Ports Authority is aiming to make it the top Ro/Ro port by 2026. The GPA plans to suspend all Ro/Ro cargo operations at the Port of Savannah and shift those operations to the Port of Brunswi
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Work underway on the new Wharf 7 in Houston
Russell Marine LLC has officially kicked off construction of the new Wharf 7 at Port Houston. The Wharf 7 project consists of 1,000 linear feet of new wharf construction at Bayport Container Terminal. The work also includes dredging of approximately 300,000 CY of wet and dry excavation, 68,000 LF of
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All set for Ogdensburg Terminal expansion project
US Senator Charles E. Schumer recently announced $5.1 million in federal funding from the U.S Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) for the Port of Ogdensburg Terminal Expansion Project. According to Schumer, the major investment was made possible by the
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Dredging allows Felixstowe to think big
The Mumbai Maersk has set a new record for the deepest draft vessel to call at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe – just four weeks after the UK’s largest container port announced the completion of a £130 million dredging project. The deepening project increased the depth of the approach channel fro
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More permits needed for the Roberts Bank new terminal
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is continuing field studies in November 2023 as part of ongoing environmental and technical work for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project is a future marine container terminal in Delta, B.C. that will provide 2.4 million twenty-
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Boskalis completes dredging works for the new inland harbor at Spijk
Boskalis has just announced the completion of the dredging works for the new inland harbor along the Upper Rhine near Spijk in the Netherlands. For this project, Boskalis dredged 2.3 million cubic meters of sand, utilizing an electric suction dredger and crane barges. Unique to the project is not on
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Wasa Dredging busy in Paldiski South Harbour
Following completion of geotechnical measurements, the next phase of the construction of a new quay in Paldiski South Harbour (6A) is now underway in Estonia. The work continues with dredging operations conducted by Wasa Dredging’s backhoe dredger “Optimus” and self-propelled split barges “Boann” an
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Mott MacDonald and RHDHV taking part in one of the UK’s largest port development projects
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Associated British Ports (ABP) to support the development of one of the UK’s largest port projects at Port Talbot. With the partner Royal HaskoningDHV, Mott MacDonald will be leading a series of reports on the port at Port Talbot’s design, including the developme
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Plan presented for Ireland’s first deep-water port development
Architecture Firm Henning Larsen has unveiled plans for what will become the first new deep-water port development since the foundation of the Irish state – the Bremore Ireland Port. The ‘Vision for Bremore Ireland Port’ showcases a world-class deep-water multi-modal energy port that will transform
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Dredging part of the East Java Multipurpose Terminal project
East Java Multipurpose Terminal (EJMT), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), last week hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to showcase the development of a new state-of-the-art gateway near Surabaya, Indonesia. The development consists of a 300-meter quay line, breakwater,
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MT Højgaard Danmark wins Port of Rønne expansion contract
MT Højgaard Danmark, a business unit of MT Højgaard Holding, has won a turnkey contract for the continued expansion of the Port of Rønne. The contract includes the two next phases of the work to future-proof the harbor, allowing the Port of Rønne to increasingly fulfil its obligations as Bornholm’s