Mohamed Abaseery, Surveyor at DEME Group, has just released these beautiful photos from the largest ever dredging and land reclamation project in DEME’s history – the Abu Qir Port in Egypt. According to DEME, this project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It also involves deepe
Rohde Nielsen’s split hopper dredger Trud R has recently completed a project in Erquy, France. This work was part of the construction of the new St. Brieuc for the client RTE. The project was particularly difficult because of its restricted working area and shallow depths. The works involved various
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards led a delegation of business and state leaders on an economic development, water management and resiliency mission to the Netherlands last week. The visit is the result of an invitation from the Kingdom of the Netherlands Special Envoy for International Water Affa
Locally-funded dredging of New Buffalo’s outer harbor is set to begin this week as Viking Marine is mobilizing to the site. Abonmarche Consultants, Inc. designed and permitted the project earlier in 2022 to open up critical shoaling of the Galien River mouth. Through a competitive bid , the City awa
Nonius Engineering has succeeded in phasing out of imported equipment in the segment of dredging, the company representative Vladimir Khamidulin said. He revealed this info at the conference “Ensuring safe navigation and up-to-date methods of RF IWW operation” held in Khanty-Mansyisk recently. Accor
USACE Norfolk District awarded a $84.8 million Norfolk Harbor 55’ Deepening Project contract last week to Norfolk Dredging Company of Chesapeake, Va. This first Corps contract will include the Newport News Channel and the Norfolk Harbor Channel. Future Corps contracts are also planned for the Atlant
In Boskalis’ latest Annual Report, the company CEO, Peter Berdowski, announced the latest update on the Manila International Airport (MIA) project in the Philippines. According to the update, preparatory works started in Manila in the course of 2021 – ahead of the construction of the platform for th
Birdon’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) “Ballina” is undertaking maintanence dredging works for Parks Victoria at the entrance to Sandringham Marina in Port Phillip Bay. This dredging program is set to ensure safe boating access at key sites within the Port Phillip and Western Port. The works are taki
Living near a body of water has always appealed to many, yet some of these areas may require maintenance operations – such as dredging – to keep up with the ever-changing environment. To achieve this, an amphibious excavator or some other suitable dredging equipment is used to remove the underwater
Construction of a new tunnel that will supply northern Hamburg, Germany, with heat from industrial waste started on August 4. According to Implenia, work kicked off when a large diaphragm wall excavator began the first dredging to construct the tunnel shaft on the south bank of the Elbe. The company
The USACE St. Paul District is seeking public comments on the Lower Pool 4 Big Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project and will host a public meeting Aug. 29, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Wabasha-Kellogg High School. The meeting will begin with an open house from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m., followed by
A delegation from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Oklahoma Finance Authority, Central Technology Center, Cushing Economic Development Foundation, and Senator Tom Dugger toured VMI, Inc., a long-time local dredge builder located in the Andrew Little Industrial Park, earlier this week. The group
The Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority (CPRA) yesterday announced the completion of the Bayou Decade Ridge and Marsh Creation Project in Terrebonne Parish. The project created and nourished over 473 acres of marsh near Lake Decade and restored over 11,000 feet of ridge habitat al
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