In Andhra Pradesh, the Greenfield Machilipatnam Port is rising as a modern maritime hub, MEIL Group said. Major works, including breakwaters, prefabricated vertical drains, dredging, berth construction, warehouses, administrative facilities, and road networks, are progressing with precision and scal
Caltrans and Myers and Sons Construction have finished revetment work for the Westport Landslide Emergency project ahead of schedule, transporting 190,000 tons of rock to the site south of Westport. The project involves emergency repairs to Route 1 through coastal revetment to reduce coastal erosion
Natural coastal habitats – such as sand dunes, shingle and saltmarsh – provide millions of pounds worth of flood risk benefits to communities in Wales, according to a new study. Undertaken by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), marine consultants ABPmer and economic consultant eftec, the Wales-wide study
Port of Tauranga said that the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has appointed an expert panel to consider its new application under the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Act 2025 for the Stella Passage development. The panel, which will start its work today, comprises Bronwyn Carruthers KC, Hug
Lock 19 on the Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa, has reopened from its winter maintenance period. According to the USACE’s Rock Island District, the purpose for the closure was to perform underwater rock excavation upstream of the lock chamber in preparation for future repair and extension of the u
DEME has signed the 25‑year concession contract with Brazil’s National Secretariat of Ports (SNP) and the National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ – Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários), formally securing Brazil’s port access channel concession for the Port of Paranaguá. The Paranaguá
The Environment Agency said that they plan to extend coastal flood defenses at Minehead seafront this spring, bringing greater protection to the town’s 355 properties and businesses. The project, worth just under £1 million, will extend existing rock armor to the east of the town, near Butlins and M
A planned land reclamation project in Iloilo City will no longer move forward after negotiations between the City Government and its private proponent collapsed over unmet requirements. Lawyer David Garcia, head of the city government’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) office, said that they have de
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is planning to conduct maintenance dredging at the Agat Small Boat Harbor in Hågat, Guam, to maintain safe navigation depths. This work is part of USACE’s navigation mission to keep federal channels at authorized depths so vessels can travel safely and effici
Work on the City of Cape Town’s seawall project is making significant progress. According to the latest update, the bulk of the project is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2026, with the intention to open some sections on the western side of the works as the project progresses eastward, if
A beach renourishment project will begin the week of March 23 in Destin to restore about 150,600 cubic yards of beach that was lost due to erosion from Hurricane Sally in 2020. Immediately following the storm, Okaloosa County staff met with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff onsite to
Damen said that the construction activities on their new TSHD 1000 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) are moving forward according to schedule. According to the latest update, “construction is moving quickly and the full vessel is coming together nicely.” “This impressive 58-meter vessel, with a
A unique dredging project in Italy, on the site only accessible by helicopter, is currently underway. According to Bell Dredging Pumps, a generator was installed onshore, supplying power through approximately 350 meters of cable to a barge where an electrically driven hydraulic powerpack is installe
Dredging work is about to begin at Tenby Harbor, Pembrokeshire County Council said. Tenby Harbormaster, Chris Salisbury, said that a license for the project is in place and the dredging operations will start on Monday, March 16th and will continue to Wednesday, March 18th. Cllr Rhys Sinnett, Cabinet
