Coast Guard Werribee, VIC, Australia, has just released the latest update on the Werribee South – River Entrance – Maintenance Dredging Program. “Mariners are advised of maintenance dredging operations occurring at the entrance to Werribee River,” according to their official announcement. Works will
Azerbaijani Economy Ministry said that an agreement was signed with a Dutch company in the field of expanding ship production in Azerbaijan. The document on tripartite cooperation was signed earlier this week by Baku Shipyard LLC, Baku International Sea Trade Port JSC and Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B
Started in the spring 2021, the biggest expansion in the history of the Kemi Port has reached its home stretch. “The expansion work has continued after a short winter break. The quay and the infrastructure will be finished up by the end of June and the dredging work will continue through the summer,
With the help of the World Bank, the Government of Senegal is reviving tourism as a priority sector to drive economic growth and contribute to job creation. One initiative is the Senegal Tourism and Enterprise Development Project, a 5-year, $74 million project financed by the International Developme
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has announced the receipt of two major dredging awards totaling $186.6 million. The awarded work includes: The Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project entails deepening the channel to authorized depths of 51 to 56 feet, which will make Port of Freepor
Construction’s coming along well at Kirk Point, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. The old boat ramp has been demolished and fill has been brought in to expand the footprint of the bigger parking area. Jetty piles are being driven and tested, with the final piles to be driven next week in preparati
The hopper dredge Miss Katie is hard at work on her next assignment – dredging of the Lockwood Inlet in North Carolina. According to the Lockwood Inlet Association, the Miss Katie began dredging in the area at Lockwood Inlet yesterday. She will be operating 24 hours a day with two crews rotating. “T
Balfour Beatty recently announced its appointment to deliver two coastal defence schemes valued at a combined c.£97 million on behalf of Denbighshire County Council. The projects have been awarded through the SCAPE Civil Engineering framework. According to BB, the Central Rhyl Coastal Defence scheme
Franklin Resources Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. by 54.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,508,224 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling
Portsmouth harbour has been the backdrop of many spectacles, Friday, 26 May, it was the turn of cruise line TUI, as their ship Mein Schiff 3 took the title of largest ship ever to sail into the city. Measuring 293.3m in length and weighing 99,536 in gross tonnage TUI cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 takes
Santa Barbara County and the City of Carpinteria have begun emergency dredging operations at the Carpinteria Salt Marsh. The aim of the Carpinteria dredging works is to reduce the risk of flooding to adjacent properties and the City itself. “After the creek flows receded following the extreme rains
Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced that Chip Kline will resign effective July 3, 2023, as director for Coastal Activities and Chairman of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). He named Bren Haase to serve as chair of CPRA. Haase is currently serving as the executive directo
Van Oord has taken delivery of the Vox Alexia – its third dual-fuel trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – from Seatrium in Singapore. The delivery of the new dredger, the final unit of a series of three dual-fuel LNG-powered dredgers, follows the first and second dredger newbuilds Vox Ariane and
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (GLDD) has won a $157.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for new and maintenance hopper dredging of the Freeport Harbor Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work will be performed in Freeport,
