Boskalis has successfully completed a major coastal protection project in Togo. “For two months, the two trailing suction hopper dredgers Shoreway and Causeway, worked tirelessly to move nearly 1.25 million cubic meters of sand to reinforce the coastline. In addition, 22 new protective groynes were
Preparatory works for ‘Long Island’, Singapore’s large-scale critical coastal protection strategy, will begin from end-2026, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said. The Housing & Development Board (HDB), the appointed reclamation agent for ‘Long Island’, will implement measures to mitigate the impac
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners has approved the allocation of $6.18 million in Tourist Development Tax (TDT) funding to advance a major beach renourishment and recovery project on Anna Maria Island following significant storm-related erosion caused by Hurricane Idalia in 2023 and H
NAVFAC Pacific said that the construction works are moving ahead on the Navy’s largest military project at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF – Dry Dock 5 (P-209), led by Officer in Charge of Construction Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (OICC PHNSY).Recent progress includes: The project also reached a ma
Curtin Maritime Corp., from Long Beach, California, has won a $12.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of approximately 500,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Delaware River. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) sai
AF Gruppen has won a contract to build the Stad Ship Tunnel. The project is valued at approximately NOK 5.6 billion (over $565 million), excluding VAT, and is scheduled to be signed in August. According to Norwegian Coastal Administration, this is a design-build contract under which the contractor w
The Maldives’ President, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, said today that approximately 60 percent of the land reclamation for Rasmalé has been completed, and the entire project will be finalized within this year. Muizzu explained that the Rasmalé reclamation project experienced a temporary slowdown due to the o
AD Ports Group and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) have signed an agreement to enhance EGA’s dedicated berth at Khalifa Port. Under the agreement, AD Ports Group and EGA will jointly invest AED 84 million ($22.8 million) in a multi-phase berth enhancement program to upgrade EGA’s dedicated port
MidCoast Council said that they will start beach nourishment of Jimmys Beach and undertake repair works of the damaged access road to the sand transfer station on Monday, July 6. Sand nourishment of Jimmys Beach is set to reduce the risks associated with coastal erosion in this area, the Council sai
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) is moving ahead with plans to dredge near Second Narrows in Burrard Inlet, with federal regulatory approval now in place. The dredging and associated works are set to increase port capacity and supply chain efficiency, including facilitating vessels calling
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Bonny River was active on the Eko Atlantic City development recently, delivering thousands of cubic meters of sand per cycle and supporting Phase 5 sandfilling along Victoria Island’s coastline. This work continues to drive the expansion of a new urban peni
The Administrative Commission of the River Plate (CARP) opened the financial bids corresponding to International Public Tender No. 1/2026 yesterday. It sets out the contracting conditions for the dredging, maintenance, widening, and potential improvement works on the Martín García Channel. On June 1
Jan De Nul’s 1,800 m³ split hopper dredge barge Santiago recently visited Cotecmar’s Mamonal Plant in Cartagena, Colombia, for some maintenance works. According to Cotecmar, their crews conducted a series of tasks, including the removal and repair of the vessel’s main hydraulic cylinder, and various
The National Environment Service Cook Islands (NES) has received a project proposal from the Cook Islands Ports Authority (CIPA) for planned dredging works within Avarua Harbor. As required under the Environment Act and the National Environment Regulations, NES carried out an initial assessment to d
