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Phase 3 of Map Ta Phut port development kicks off
Construction has started on Phase 3 of the Map Ta Phut Industrial Port Development in Thailand – the ACCROPODE project. The 3D physical model tests were carried out recently at the CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory to check and confirm the stability of the single-layer ACCROPODE™ armour. According
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Port of Aberdeen marks penultimate construction milestone
The handover from construction to operations for Dunnottar, Crathes and Castlegate (East) Quays was completed last week. More than 60% of Port of Aberdeen’s £400 million South Harbour development is now operational, marking the penultimate construction milestone in this transformational project. The
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Rohde Nielsen wraps up Nogersund job
Earlier this year, Rohde Nielsen won a contract by the client NCC, related to the transport of wastewater from the island of Hanö to the sewage treatment facility in Nogersund, Sweden. The contract scope comprised dredging a 6 km long trench, at water depths from -3m to -30m. The backhoe dredger, Mj
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MPs call for review of River Tees dredging work
Following the mass deaths of shellfish, an urgent review of dredging in the River Tees is needed, a cross-party parliamentary committee said. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee also called for more research into the die-offs in 2021. The MPs want an expert panel to examine conflicting
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USACE reports great progress on Dredge Currituck
USACE Ensley Engineer Yard team is making great progress on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District’s Dredge Currituck. Metal Worker Welder Joey Cabay said: “Of the long list of repairs already made, the big-ticket items include removing the pilot house, pump engines, generators, old pi
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Dredger Omvac Diez arrives at Port of Cabedelo
The dredging vessel Omvac Diez, the second dredger set to undertake the dredging works at the Port of Cabedelo, Brazil, is about to begin its task. According to local media, the vessel is now in Recife and should arrive in Cabedelo – to join the dredger Kenford (already working in the area) – in the
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Twin Lakes dredging nears end
Sediment is being removed from the channel between Upper and Lower Twin Lakes, Coeur d’Alene Press reports. The main goal of the project is to improve water quality for wildlife, boaters and the overall community. The Twin Lakes Improvement Association, a nonprofit formed in 1956 to improve and pres
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Dredge Hurley Slideshow VIDEO
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, has just released this very interesting video named ‘Dredge Hurley Slideshow’. USACE uses the dustpan dredge Hurley to remove sediment from within the navigation channels of the Mississippi River. Dustpan dredges are unique to the Mississippi River
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Spotlight on DEME’s Hedwige Prosper project
DEME Group highlighted importance of the Hedwige Prosper area on the Dutch-Belgian border today. On behalf of De Vlaamse Waterweg nv (the Flemish Waterways Authority), DEME and partners worked together on the five-year polder project, whereby 465 hectares of land have been given back to nature by cr
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Biden-Harris: More than $703M for improving port infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced more than $703 million to fund 41 projects in 23 states and one territory that will improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program. The funding, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure
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Svitzer expands fleet with three newbuilds
Svitzer, a towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, will take delivery of two new ASD tugboats and one workboat and thereby further modernising and expanding the fleet in the Americas region. The workboat – Svitzer Moín – is a survey vessel, which will service Svitzer’s operation in Costa Ric
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Derrickboat Kolber joins USACE Buffalo District’s Floating Plant fleet
In a ceremony led by USACE Buffalo District Deputy District Commander Maj. Lyle Milliman and Deputy District Engineer Dave Romano, held at the Buffalo District’s Ohio Area Office in Cleveland yesterday, Ohio, the Derrickboat Kolber was officially christened. “This boat you see before you is 160 feet
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Sand, sand, sand… Work on the Philippines’ largest airport in full swing
The Philippines’ largest and the most sophisticated airport – located in Bulacan Province of Central Luzon Region – is taking its shape. SEAL Sea Air Land recently released these amazing photos from the largest project in Boskalis’ history – the New Manila International Airport (MIA). The land devel
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New HID’s CSD boosts Changjiang River dredging program
HID Dredging, a Chinese manufacturer of dredgers and dredging equipment, has delivered a cutter suction dredger (CSD) with 4500m3/h for the Changjiang River dredging project. “In addition to the delivery of dredging equipment, we will also supply a spare parts package, assembly, commissioning and ex