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Australia’s largest backhoe dredge making nice progress in Townsville
Australia’s largest backhoe dredge, Woomera continues to make good progress on the $232m Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade project. The Woomera is working to widen Townsville’s 14.9km shipping channel from 92 metres to 180 metres at the inshore (Port) end, tapering to 120 metres at the seaward end.
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The Blount Island dredging project is a big win for the community
Government, industry, and local leaders gathered recently to share their thoughts on the importance of JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal dredging project. The project deepened 11 miles of the federal shipping channel to 47 feet from its previous depth of 40 feet. The deeper channel allows larg
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Jan De Nul completes dredging of Paldiski LNG terminal (VIDEO)
Dredging work at the Paldiski LNG terminal in Lahepere Bay has been completed, informs Estonian company Alexela. As disclosed, the dredging lasted in total of ten days and was carried out by the hopper dredger Pedro Alvares Cabral, owned by the Belgian company Jan De Nul. According to Martti Talgre,
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Massive Houston Ship Channel dredging project kicks off
The Port of Houston yesterday (Wednesday, June 1) kicked off long-awaited billion dollar dredging scheme, the Houston Ship Channel Widening and Improvement Project 11. The amazing Houston Ship Channel Expansion dredging kick off ceremony began at 8:30am in Galveston, Texas, with the welcoming speech
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The Port of Mobile expansion continues
Alabama’s seaport modernization program remains on track to meet shipper demand and accommodate new vessel services. In keeping with their commitments to service and efficiency, the Alabama Port Authority and APM Terminals inked a deal to add container capacity at the Port of Mobile. Under the agree
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New milestone for the Tuas Next-Generation Port project (VIDEO)
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has marked another milestone – the completion of fabrication works for all 227 caissons for the Tuas Port Phase 2. According to MPA, this is the largest of the four phases to be reclaimed at 387 hectares. The 8.6 km wharf structure will consist of 227 c
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CCCC completes dredging project in Yancheng
China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) recently completed all dredging works under the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Yancheng “green energy port” project. According to CCCC, this massive project project included dredging of the harbor’s basin, the approach channel and the
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Napier Port 6 Wharf official opening in July (VIDEO)
Napier Port has a major project underway to build a new wharf that will support continued growth for the region and the port’s customers. The 6 Wharf development scheme – one of the biggest port construction projects in New Zealand in recent times – will reduce congestion, allow handling of larger l
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TSHD Albatros wraps up CentrePort dredging scheme
Baggerbedrijf de Boer B.V. – Dutch Dredging has successfully completed another maintenance dredging project in New Zealand. The company’s hopper dredger Albatros today departed CentrePort Ltd after a very successful berth pocket maintenance work program. The project, which started in mid-April, was
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Seychelles dredging project gaining momentum
The dredging component of the Port Victoria Rehabilitation & Extension Project is now gaining momentum, according to the Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA). “The dredging component of the project will soon start affecting the activities happening in Port Victoria, particularly in the approach channel
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Dredging part of the Rosslare Europort ORE Hub project
Rosslare Europort management has announced plans to establish the port, its hinterland and the south-east region as Ireland’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, with the potential to create up to 2,000 jobs. After a history making 2021 which saw Rosslare Europort become Ireland’s number one port f
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Studies commencing for Westport’s new port
The Government of Western Australia has just announced that Westport will soon start geotechnical and geophysical investigations into Cockburn Sound’s seabed. The officials are currently planning for a new port in Kwinana supported by efficient integrated road and/or rail transport corridors. As par
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Stornoway’s new deep water terminal project includes dredging
Stornoway Port Authority and McLaughlin & Harvey have signed a contract for the construction of the port’s new multi-purpose Deep Water Terminal. According to the contractor, work on the transformational project at the Outer Hebrides’ main port is expected to start in the coming weeks, while complet
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Galveston Harbor Channel Extension project coming soon
The recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) includes substantial funding for Texas dredging projects, among which is the Galveston Harbor Channel Extension scheme. According to the Army Corps, the IIJA Appropriations Law will provide an estimated $11 million in Federal funding