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Oakland ship turning basins study released
Additional expansion and modernization of the Port of Oakland (California) is now one step closer thanks to the release of Oakland ship turning basins study. Integrated Feasibility Report and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA), as well as a draft Finding of No
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Jan De Nul’s largest CSD completes its first mission
Jan De Nul’s largest cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck has completed its first mission in Mauritania with success. In the port of the capital Nouakchott, the vessel was working for developer ARISE Mauritania, on the deepening of the access channel, the port basin and the new berth alongside
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Calais Port 2015 project officially complete
After six years of construction, the new Port of Calais was officially inaugurated on September 9, 2021. Considered as one of the largest European port infrastructure projects of the decade, the new port was inaugurated in the presence of Louis Le Franc, prefect of Pas-de-Calais; Xavier Bertrand, pr
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Charleston to become deepest port on the east coast
The Charleston Harbor is on track to have the deepest port on the east coast and harbor some of the world’s largest ships. Large container ships, even super-post-Panamax vessels like the 1300-foot-long CMA CGM Marco Polo which cruised into Charleston’s harbor this May during high tide, will soon hav
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Big award for SCPA’s Leatherman Terminal project
South Carolina Ports’ Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal has been named 2021 South Carolina Project of the Year by the South Carolina Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This prestigious award recognizes the complex engineering and construction process behind the Leatherman Terminal’
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Aberdeen Harbour – Working through the winter
Aberdeen Harbour has released the latest update on their £350 million South Harbour expansion project. “Work has progressed on site despite the wintry weather in February, and we are gearing up for a busy construction period in the spring and summer,” announced the port. In February, revetment work
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Van Oord to take part in the Amalia Harbour construction project
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded the construction of some 2.4 kilometres of quays and earth-retaining walls in the Princess Amalia Harbour to the HOCHTIEF, Ballast Nedam and Van Oord consortium. The construction of the quays marks the start of the further development of the harbour locate
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Centerm expansion project – February update
Construction work under the Centerm Expansion Project continues and is progressing well, according to the Port of Vancouver. The preload settlement in the eastern expansion area is completed and is currently being moved to infill the area around the perimeter of the original Ballantyne Pier, the por
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Dredger Zheng He wrapping up work in Tarragona (Spain)
Cutter suction dredger Zheng He is about to complete dredging and infilling works for the new Baleares Wharf in Spain, informs the Port of Tarragona. According to the port, the dredger Zheng He is filling the interior of the Baleares Wharf at a good pace. The work is going faster than planned and dr
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PHOTO: Dredge ‘DB Ironbound’ working in the Port of Hueneme
Curtin Maritime Corp. of Long Beach, California, has just released this beautiful photo of the dredge ‘DB Ironbound’ from the Port of Hueneme deepening project. The dredge is currently working in the approach channel while one of the company’s survey boats collects some fresh hydrographic data. The
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The Outer Port project in Gdynia moves forward
The Port of Gdynia Authority S.A. has formally launched a procedure to select a private partner for the “Construction of the Outer Port” project. “The procedure is conducted in the form of a competitive dialogue. The most optimal form of conducting an order provided for in the Public Procurement Law
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Contract signed for the new Pionersky terminal
Inter RAO-Engineering and FSUE Rosmorport have signed contract for the construction of the new Pionersky terminal in the Kaliningrad Region, reports PortNews. Under the deal, the Russian company will complete the construction of the future international freight/passenger terminal in Pionersky. Last
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Inter RAO to build new terminal in Pionersky
Inter RAO – Engineering LLC (member of Inter RAO Group) has been announced as the winner of FSUE Rosmorport’s tender for the construction of port infrastructure in Pionersky, Kaliningrad Region. According to Roseltorg, the largest federal operator of electronic trading, the contract for the new term
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Port of Tarragona ready for dredging
The Port of Tarragona, Spain, recently added the second connection to the new Balears Wharf and is now ready to begin dredging. According to the port, the second connection made between the Llevant breakwater and the caissons of the Port Tarragona’s Balears Wharf gives a highly identifiable appearan