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BREAKING NEWS: Dredging work underway for Iraq’s first LNG import terminal
Excelerate Energy said that the dredging activities and site clearance works for the development of the Iraq’s first LNG import terminal at the Port of Khor Al Zubair are in full swing. In October 2025, Excelerate executed a definitive commercial agreement with a subsidiary of Iraq’s Ministry of Ele
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Easydredge 2700XL TSHD project: Royal IHC opts for Royal Van der Leun
Royal Van der Leun has been awarded the electrical engineering scope for a new Easydredge® 2700XL trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), currently under construction by Royal IHC for a dredging project in West Africa. “With the contract now signed, our engineering team is getting straight to work a
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Webuild wins EUR 803M contract for Genoa Undersea Road Tunnel
The Webuild Group strengthens its presence in Liguria with an €803 million contract awarded by Autostrade per l’Italia for the construction of the central section of the Genoa Undersea Road Tunnel. The project will be executed by Webuild (90 percent) and its subsidiary SELI Overseas (10 percent). Ac
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Wasa’s backhoe Optimus kicks off Tornio dredging
Wasa Dredging said that their heavy-duty backhoe dredger Optimus kicked off the dredging operations on the Tornio outer fairway recently. The outer fairway in Tornio refers to the maritime shipping channel leading into the Port of Tornio (Port of Röyttä) located in the northern part of the Bothnian
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Bids invited for Chipoka Port capital dredging
The Malawi Government has taken a major step towards restoring operations at Chipoka Port by inviting bids for consultancy services to undertake an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and supervise capital dredging works at the port. “The move marks significant progress in Government’s
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Army Corps: Port Freeport raises the bar
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and Port Freeport marked a major milestone in the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project during a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. The federal navigation project deepens and partially widens the harbor channel, enhances the upper turning bas
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BREAKING NEWS: Jan De Nul begins Anaklia dredging project
Dredging works have officially started at Anaklia Deep Sea Port in Georgia, marked by the arrival of the first dredging vessel Tristao Da Cunha into the maritime aquatory of the future port. Under the development plan, the seabed in the Anaklia marine area will be deepened to 17.5m, followed by the
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DP World: Major dredging works at Port of Ndayane done 13 months ahead of schedule
Major dredging works at Port of Ndayane, Senegal’s future deep-water port, have been completed 13 months ahead of schedule, DP World said. More than 1,000 people are currently employed directly on the project as construction activity accelerates. The early completion of the major dredging works allo
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First phase of Yangtze Canal widening done, phase two starts
The first phase of the Yangtze Canal widening project in the Netherlands has been completed, Van Oord, part of the contractor consortium together with Hakkers and De Klerk, said. The consortium has delivered a new tugboat quay with twelve berths and shore power facilities. To facilitate this, the Ya
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Jan De Nul gets green light to start USD 122 million dredging project in Brazil
The Santos Port Authority (APS) has authorised the start of the project to deepen the navigation channel of the Port of Santos, Brazil, from 15 meters to 16 meters. Back in June, it was announced that Jan de Nul do Brasil (part of the Jan De Nul Group) won the USD 122.3 million contract to […
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Manson nabs $12.9M Oakland dredging deal
Manson Construction from Seattle, Washington, has won a $12.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Oakland Inner and Outer Harbor fiscal 2026 maintenance dredging project. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, the Department of War (DoW) said. Work will be performed in Oakland
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Marinex wins Brunswick dredging contract
Marinex Construction Inc., from Charleston, South Carolina, has won a $19.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Brunswick Harbor modification project, including expansion and dredging of the Cedar Hammock Range bend widener and placement of dredged material at Jekyll Island. Bids were solicite
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EXCLUSIVE: Poland launches construction of Cape Pomerania
Poland has kicked off construction of a 10 billion zloty (EUR 2.3 billion) deepwater port and container terminal in Świnoujście – the largest investment in the over 75-year history of the Szczecin and Świnoujście Maritime Ports Authority and one of the largest port investments currently underway in
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Tender launched for Gioia Tauro dredging
The Port System Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas has launched a tender for the dredging works on the Gioia Tauro Port channel, in the northern section of the port. The contract, worth over EUR 2.6 million, is part of the broader EUR 5 million port deepening project, aimed to ensu