U.S. dredging contractor Weeks Marine has been acquired by Kiewit Corporation of Omaha, Nebraska, one of North America’s largest construction and engineering organizations. The acquisition, which was completed on Jan. 1, 2023, includes the purchase of Weeks Marine and its subsidiaries Healy Tibbitts
Taylor Engineering and Woolpert have been approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration for a six-year Mentor-Protégé Program agreement. Under this agreement, Woolpert will provide Taylor with management and technical assistance to expand its technical consulting capabilities, remote-sensing in
Høj Nordic Marine Contractor from Horsens will soon commence preparation work to construct the two stone reefs at Raade Hoved in Denmark. The Little Belt Nature Park is working together with Haderslev Municipality, who have hired Høj Nordic Marine to build the new reef with rocks that will be brough
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) has issued a request for proposals for a contractor to undertake annual maintenance dredging of the Fraser River main navigation channels and port berths. According to the port, timely and efficient dredging is essential to maintain the navigation channels
Portugal’s Navalrocha Shipyard has completed a multimillion-dollar project for the Luxembourg-based company Jan De Nul Group as it targets growth across the Benelux dredging sector. The cluster-contract involving repair work to two split hopper barges and one trailing suction hopper dredger (Tiger,
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) yesterday launched a project worth SR7 billion ($1.9 billion) to upgrade and develop two container terminals at the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. The project has been awarded to the Saudi Global Ports on a build-operate-transfer basis. Mawani President Omar Hariri
Dredging work on the Memaloose Boat Ramp was given the final go-ahead by the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners last week, tillamookheadlightherald.com reports. The Memaloose dredging project has been long-awaited by Tillamook County anglers who have found one of the two boat ramps at the site
President Biden signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 into law on December 23, 2022, which includes authorization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Coastal Texas Program. This legislative action officially authorizes USACE to begin implementation activities for this large-sca
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is adding additional features to the Mississippi River Upper Pool 4 habitat restoration project near Red Wing, Minnesota. USACE officials added two options to the contract with LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, Jan. 9, to use dre
Following heavy rains across the county, Santa Barbara County Public Works Department will start sediment deposit operations at Goleta Beach today. Santa Barbara County Flood Control Director, Walter Rubalcava, said: “Monday’s storm delivered a substantial amount of material through the watershed.”
Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) announced two days ago that dredging and hydrographic survey activities are kicking off at the Port of Ashburton, Western Australia. According to the PPA, the dredging operations will take place from Monday, January 9 2023, and will last approximately ten (10) weeks. Th
Kiasma, an Italian manufacturer of TP-E (anti-abrasive) pipes, floats and systems specialized for the dredging sector, has joined the ZEDHub (Zero Emission Dredging Hub) Community as the only Italian company – supplier of Technology and Systems. This collaboration is the result of years of research
The Environment Agency is about to start ground investigation work for the coastal defence schemes that will continue to protect homes and businesses from the risk of coastal erosion and flooding on the Isle of Wight. This important milestone will start on Monday, 16 January, when specialist equipme
The USACE Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) for $28.8 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet (Avalon & Stone Harbor) dune and beachfill project. The project is a joint effort between the U.S. Army Corps
