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
The Corps cutterhead Dredge Goetz will be working on the Illinois River at mile 62.7 this week. According to the St. Louis District, “All boaters should be aware of the dredge, its pipeline and support vessels in the channel,” the St. Louis District said in the announcement. “Boaters are urged to tr
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
John Moreno, programs director for USACE South Pacific Division, discussed project updates with Los Angeles District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ employees at the district’s command conference room in downtown LA recently. Discussion focused on the Civil Works projects (including Navigation, and In
Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, $4.5 million is being invested in a groundbreaking project at Bucktown Harbor. For the first time ever, a living shoreline will safeguard a federal levee system. Moffatt & Nichol is responsible for designing the living shorelin
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD), from Houston, Texas, has won an $18.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project in Georgia. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work will be performed in Saint Marys
The City of Cape Town’s Water And Sanitation Directorate has completed phase one of its Silvermine Wetland dredging initiative. Phase two will begin in the new year, once the Western Leopard Toad (WLT) breeding season has come to an end. Work began on this project in April with the aim to improve in
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District Dredge Potter has two pipeline systems available depending on the requirements of the job. Here, it uses 2,400 foot of flexible, self-floating pipeline, as it works to maintain the 9-foot navigation channel on the Middle Mississippi River near Che
The Unity State Legislative Assembly said that the Naam River dredging operations are underway, Radio Tamazuj reports. According to local authorities, three large excavators mounted on pontoons are being used to clear the water to mitigate flooding in the state where most areas have been inundated f
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
McLaughlin & Harvey recently won a major engineering project designed to protect critical marine infrastructure in Douglas Harbour, Isle of Man. The alterations to King Edward VIII Pier include the installation of two new large steel piles around the end of the pier, as well as the installation thre
Work on the Modern Port Kingstown is now in the phase where the piles are now being installed to secure the land reclamation from the recently completed dredging process. The dredging phase of the Kingstown Port Modernization Project, undertaken by Van Oord’s dredger HAM 316, was completed in June t
DEME Group recently welcomed the Italian Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Edoardo Rixi, the President of Ravenna Port Authority, Daniele Rossi, and Eugenio Rainone and Umberto Esposito, representing the partners RCM Costruzioni srl, on board of the hopper dredger ‘Nile River’. During
