Three parties have submitted bids to dredge areas in the Maldives where new airports will be developed, local media reports. The Government the Republic of Maldives is working to develop airports in six islands on a cross-subsidy basis. While developers have already been secured to build an airport
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said that they expect its Pasig River cleanup project to cross one million metric tons of dredge material removed by the next month, as its dredging teams focus their efforts on both ends of the river – the Manila Bay and Laguna Lake. SMC president and CEO Ramon S. Ang r
The Department of Transport (DoT) WA is about to begin the annual Sand Bypassing scheme at Dawesville Cut. Undertaken each year, the project will see about 110,000 cubic metres of accumulated sand excavated from Pyramids Beach and pumped north of the entrance to the Dawesville Cut via pipes on the s
Boskalis has won a contract from the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure of the Republic of the Maldives related to the further development of Gulhifalhu – including climate adaptive measures for the island. The contract carries a value of approximately EUR 120 million. This pr
City of Newcastle said that they have welcomed this morning’s announcement by the Deputy Premier, Paul Toole, that NSW Public Works will be charged with project managing key activities to enable sand nourishment for Stockton Beach. In October 2022, the NSW Government was successful in obtaining a $6
City of Newcastle (CN) said that they have welcomed the $2.3 million in funding from the NSW Government’s 2021-22 Coastal and Estuary Grants Program for the first of three protection structures to address immediate erosion risk at Stockton Beach. This grant will be boosted by further funding from CN
The Gahdhoo Harbor Development Project is moving forward according to schedule, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) announced today. First shipment of concrete blocks required for quay wall construction has been delivered to the site. Also, harbor bridge column concrete works are curre
In April 2022 the South Australian Government announced that the planned construction of a sand recycling pipeline between West Beach and Semaphore South would be halted. Instead, a comprehensive review of all available coastal (sand) management options is being undertaken to ensure a long-term solu
Bangladeshi Foreign Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) from Sylhet-1 Constituency, Dr AK Abdul Momen, inaugurated the dredging works on the Surma River in Sylhet on Saturday. Under the project, about 18 kilometers of the river will be dredged – from Kushighat in Sylhet City to Lamakaji Bridge –
HID Dredging, a Chinese manufacturer of dredgers and dredging equipment, has just released this very interesting video showing how they test functions of a new amphibious multipurpose dredger before delivery. The amphibious multipurpose dredger is a smart choice for all environmental shallow water p
The construction of a PHP91.7-million ($1.6 million) slope protection structure in Barangay Tiep is ongoing while a seawall structure in Barangay Taboc in San Juan town, La Union, has been completed. In a statement issued last Thursday, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Ilocos Region in
Gold Coast Waterways Authority is gearing up for their first project in 2023, the West Crab Island dredging works. The project is aimed at improving access and connections to the waterways by dredging the West Crab Island Channel (North) located between Ephraim Island Bridge and the Coomera River (S
