Preparations for the Addu City capital land reclamation project will start immediately, Van Oord said today. Land will be reclaimed along the coasts of the islands Hithadhoo and Maradhoo/Maradhoo-Feydhoo. In addition, three new islands will be created in the city’s lagoon. The trailing suction hoppe
Gippsland Ports recently provided a regular update on the planned and actual progress of the dredging activities at the Lakes Entrance, Victoria. Summarizing the 2021 season, Gippsland Ports said that 570 loads of dredged material have been placed in the Dredged Material Grounds. They also added tha
Staff members of the Dutch Embassy in New Zealand recently took a tour of the hopper dredger Albatros to find out more about the vessel and its current dredging operations in the area. “We would like to extend a big thank you to Dutch Dredging, Ron and the crew for inviting us onto the Albatros [&he
The new boat ramp at Onslow is taking shape with contractors recently using excavation equipment to allow water to flood the newly completed boat ramp basin for the first time. According to the Department of Transport WA, dredging and construction of revetments is close to completion as part of the
Eastland Port has signed a contract with McConnell Dowell to rebuild Wharf 7 into a vital and resilient lifeline asset that will support Tairāwhiti’s growing exports. After following significant value engineering process, the design of wharf 7 was refined so only 50 percent of piles were needed and
The Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) has just announced the latest update on the Blairgowrie to Tootgarook beach renourishment works. According to DELWP, work has begun on a series of beach renourishments between Blairgowrie and Tootgarook at the souther
Work on the next phase of the Ōrewa seawall project is underway after the resource consent was granted via the Environment Court, Auckland Council said. The project is now in the developed design phase, with site surveying and investigation due to begin in May 2022. Once this phase is complete, the
Work on the New Manila International Airport (MIA) – the Philippines’ largest and most sophisticated airport – is moving forward. Approximately 1,700 hectares of land will be developed for the airport, located in Bulacan Province of Central Luzon Region. The land development project will be designed
Since the start of the dredging works in June 2021, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) removed almost 40 percent of silt from Pasig River. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Acting Secretary, Jim Sampulna, recognized the effort of the diversified conglomerate after dredging 321,670
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) will soon embark on another maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Weipa. NQBP CEO Nicolas Fertin said that the hopper dredger Brisbane is due to begin work from late April 2022. “Maintenance dredging works are an integral part of port operations,
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
CentrePort is undertaking the Wellington Harbour maintenance dredging works to ensure sufficient depths for shipping at some of its wharves, and improvements to shipping channel safety. The Dutch Dredging company vessel Albatros returns to clear build-ups of sand in front of the Aotea Quay, and the
