Construction on the Centerm Expansion Project at the Port of Vancouver is now complete. With this milestone, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) continues to partner with industry and government to deliver the sustainable infrastructure needed to support growing trade and stronger national su
Work is now underway on a major project that will expand the export and import capacity at the Port of Port Hedland – unlocking trade and investment opportunities, creating hundreds of new jobs and helping drive Australia’s Net Zero future. The Commonwealth Government is investing $565 million to su
Boskalis Westminster Ltd is gearing up for another maintenance dredging campaign in the Portsmouth Harbour. According to the King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth, the surveying operations and maintenance dredging will be conducted in the maintained areas within the Harbour and its approach channels from
Land & Water Group has upgraded Berth 3 at Coldharbour Jetty, on the River Thames, to accommodate coaster vessels, used for short sea shipping, as part of a landmark development for the company. It is the first time in the Jetty’s history that this type of vessel has been berthed and loaded as part
Alfman Sta. Cruz YouTube channel has just released the latest video update from the largest land reclamation project in Boskalis’ history – the New Manila International Airport (NMIA). This will be the Philippines’ largest and most sophisticated airport and the dredging works are moving ahead accord
The Oregon Inlet Task Force approved a request at its February meeting for the county-managed-dredge Miss Katie to return to Hatteras Inlet’s Connector Channel in mid-March to perform an additional dredging project, contingent upon good weather and channel conditions. According to the Island Free Pr
Port Said Shipyard (PSS) – one of the Suez Canal Authority facilities – has begun phase one of the berth upgrade and development scheme. The scheme is part of an ambitious development plan to put the Port Said Shipyard in the role of “the leading shipyard in the area”. The first stage includes dredg
The first phase of the dredging works for the Levelling Up Fund project to restore a section of the Montgomery Canal has been completed, according to the Canal & River Trust (UK). The section of the canal has not been navigable since the 1930s, and this phase of restoration aims to restore the chann
Professionals in the fast changing world of finance, dredging or related sectors visited the IADC conference “Financing Sustainable Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure” which was held on 9 February 2023 in Dubai. All participants recognised the importance of sustainable projects. Investors have gre
Van Oord subsidiary Mackley and its joint venture partner Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK, have been awarded the engineering and construction of the Havant Thicket Reservoir in Hampshire – the first major new water storage reservoir in the UK since the 1980s. The contract, with a value over 150 mill
Glosten, a full-service naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy firm, recently presented a new cutter suction dredge design with the ability to operate at shallow drafts. This medium-sized dredge is part of a new generation of inland and coastal work vessels capable of running on alter
Duke Offshore Limited has been awarded a contract for its vessel Duke Express. The contract has been awarded by a multinational corporation and will be executed in the Republic of Maldives where the vessel will provide support for dredging operations, the company said. The vessel will be relocated a
The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth and Portsmouth International Port Harbour Master announced yesterday that in the next couple of weeks routine maintenance dredging will be conducted by ML (UK) Dredging Ltd in the Old Town Camber Portsmouth. As reported, the Camber dredging campaign is set to beg
Ukraine has completed dredging operations at the mouth of the Bystroe River Danube. This project has brought the section of the waterway from the 0th kilometer to the 77th kilometer to 6.5 meter depth. According to their Ministry of Restoration, the section from the 77th kilometer to the 116th kilom
