The Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore – the first Centre of Excellence in Singapore dedicated to strengthening local capabilities and expertise in coastal protection and flood management research and solutioning – was officially launched at NUS by Minister for Sustain
Physical works on the land reclamation of four areas under the second phase of the Thilafushi reclamation project in the Maldives have begun. Urbanco said that the land reclamation works began on Thursday, with reclamation of Area B is currently underway. Four areas in which reclamation works starte
Dredging work on the Ettalong Channel is set to be completed six weeks ahead of schedule, with ferry services expected to resume on Monday, September 25. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, said that the hydrographic studies would be completed this week by several parties ahead of the reopening of the
Wattle Range Council, SA, announced today the successful completion of Beachport Boat Ramp dredging works. A couple years ago, Wattle Range Council awarded seven-year contract to Victorian Marine Services (VMS) for maintenance of the boat ramp basin. Since 2018, the contractor has been dredging sand
Boskalis’ waterbox is the winner of the IADC (International Association of Dredging Companies) Safety Award 2023. This new and improved waterbox, which is used for sandfill areas, greatly improves safety for its employees. It is designed and constructed to eliminate the risk of implosion due to soil
Professors, key stake-holders, U.S. Embassy and Palau Government Representatives, military members and subject matter experts (SMEs) from around the Indo-Pacific region gathered to participate in the Coastal Resiliency Workshop in Koror, Republic of Palau, Sept. 12-14, 2023. “We wanted to get subjec
This week, Rohde Nielsen’s hopper dredger ‘Trud R’ will continue maintenance dredging and near-shore nourishment project in Tweed River, Australia. The project, consisting of two phases, was launched in early May 2023. Since then, 199,764m3 of sand has been dredged from the Tweed River entrance and
Port of Townsville Limited, QLD, Australia, announced today that maintenance dredging is underway in Cleveland Bay. According to the Port, the hopper dredger Brisbane is removing natural sediment from the shipping channel to ensure vessels can safely access the Port. The maintenance campaign will ta
Hamilton City Council is preparing to undertake work to protect a critical piece of the city’s water infrastructure, following erosion to the bank located on the western side of the Waikato River. In 2020, a section of the riverbank near the water treatment plant, opposite the Hamilton Gardens, requ
Port Macquarie Hastings Council today announced that they are halfway through the dredging operations at Lake Cathie, with close to 10,000m3 of sand now extracted from the lake. “We’re undertaking this important work for two reasons; to improve the recreational amenity of the lake, and to protect Li
Hall Contracting has successfully delivered another amazing project for Queenslanders, the new Yorkeys Knob boating facility. The new recreational boating facility has been built on reclaimed land between the Yorkeys Knob Boat Club and the Half Moon Bay Golf Club. The scope of works delivered is a f
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways-Central Luzon (DPWH-3) is conducting dredging operations in the heavily silted river channels in a bid to mitigate flooding in this province. DPWH-3 Regional Director, Roseller Tolentino, said that the agency’s Regional Equipment Management Di
