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Port of Mackay maintenance dredging at halfway point
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation announced recently that they have reached the half-way point for the maintenance dredging at the Port of Mackay. Maintenance dredging at the Port of Mackay last occurred in 2013. Since then, NQBP has managed siltation through regular bed-levelling. But, recent
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Thinadhoo Port project includes dredging
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) and Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) have signed a contract for the development of a regional port at the island of Thinadhoo in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. Under the deal, the port will be developed on a 108,000 square foot area allocated in the island. Overall
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MPS and EIFFAGE reach agreement for the 4th new berth
MPS and EIFFAGE Génie Civil yesterday reached an agreement to extend the original FIDIC Yellow Book Contract to include the land works for the 4th New Berth of the MPS Terminal 3 (part of Phase 2 of the Tema Port Expansion Project). Over the past two years, EIFFAGE has been working hard to complete
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Centerm expansion project – December update
The Port of Vancouver (BC) today released the latest update on their Centerm Expansion Project and ongoing works in the area. As reported, work in the water, on the terminal, and on the south shore continues in December. The land fill in the eastern expansion area continues to settle and will be rem
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Finishing line in sight for the Boston Harbor project
Cashman Dredging just reached an interesting milestone on the Boston Harbor Deep Draft Navigation Project. According to the company, the crews working on the Boston dredging project sent the 4,000th barge-load of material for disposal this weekend. With the 4,000th barge sent for disposal, this proj
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JDN wraps up Ostend Port project
Jan De Nul Group has successfully completed another challenging project, this time in the Ostend Port, Belgium. “Six months ahead of schedule, we’ve completed the widening of the Ostend Port entrance to 125 meters,” stated JDN. During the project, the company performed dredging works, scour protecti
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Virtual public meeting for the New York & New Jersey Harbor deepening study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) will next month hold a virtual public meeting for the New York & New Jersey Harbor Deepening and Channel Improvements Draft Feasibility Study. The public meeting will take place on Thursday
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Port of Workington dredging kicks off
Another one of Anthony D Bates Partnership maintenance dredging projects gets underway, this time in the Port of Workington. According to the company, the 2020 maintenance dredging campaign is in full swing now. The Port of Workington is located at the mouth of the River Derwent on the North East co
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Report released for New York & New Jersey Harbor improvements
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has prepared an Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA) that evaluates a range of nonstructural and structural measures with the potential to improve navigation efficiencies within the New York and New Jersey Harbor. Cur
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Major milestone for Townsville Port Channel Upgrade project
Port of Townsville has marked another major achievement in its biggest ever upgrade, the $193 million Channel Upgrade project. “It’s taken seven months and 570,000 tonnes of rock, and we’re thrilled to advise we have now joined the eastern and western sides of the port’s 2.2km rock wall,” reported H
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Aberdeen South Harbour expansion – before and after PHOTO
Aberdeen Harbour Board has just release a before and after photo of the South Harbour expansion project. The two photos were taken a year apart – the first in October 2019 and the second only a few days ago. There one can see the placement of the final caissons and infill material on the east [&hell
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Leatherman Terminal project on the home stretch
Construction of SC Ports’ Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, the country’s first container terminal to open since 2009, is progressing toward a March 2021 opening. The site, situated on the former Navy Base along the Cooper River, is on track to become a world-class terminal. Following years of planning a
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Centerm expansion project – September update
The Port of Vancouver, BC, Canada, has presented the latest update on the ongoing Centerm Expansion Project. According to the port officials, infilling of the lagoon in the eastern expansion area, as well as the placement of preload materials is now complete. Infilling of the northeast perimeter dyk
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Rosmorport adds one more to the fleet
Russia’s Onezhsky Shipyard (Petrozavodsk, the Republic of Karelia) has successfully launched the Smelaya, a self-propelled hopper barge of Project NV-600. The vessel is the second addition to the FSUE Rosmorport’s Makhachkala Branch. Onezhsky Shipyard launched the first hopper barge of Project NV-60