Japan will provide a loan of $306 million to Cambodia for the expansion of a new container terminal at the Sihanoukville Port, according to a press release from the Cambodian Foreign Ministry. Cambodia’s Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn, and his visiting Japanese counterpart, Hayashi Yoshimasa, exchan
South Port has contracted Heron Construction Company Ltd to remove fractured or fragmented rock that remains in the Port entrance channel from previous dredging campaigns. The work will be carried out under an existing coastal permit already issued by Environment Southland under the Resource Managem
Consents to build wharves and a marine hardstand have been granted to Whanganui District Council and the community is well engaged in a conversation on dredging and reclamation to inform upcoming resource consent, as part of Te Pūwaha – Whanganui’s Port Revitalisation. In an update to the council on
Breedon Group has entered the marine aggregates business with the acquisition of Severn Sands Limited. Severn Sands is a family-run marine dredging business operating in the Bristol Channel. It has licences to dredge 500,000 tonnes of sand a year, using its 60-metre suction dredger, The MV Penfret.
This month, USACE Charleston District will start the final part of the Post 45 Harbor Deepening Project. Years in the making, Post 45 will deepen Charleston Harbor to 52 feet. “Upon completion later this year, the harbor will be the deepest on the east coast and allow the largest ships in the world
HELION Hydrogen Power high-power fuel cell manufacturer has received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for its FC-RACKTM Marine version, a zero-emission hydrogen powered electric generator dedicated to maritime applications. The AiP is the result of a close collaboration between HELION and B
The first study to analyze California’s coastal cliff retreat statewide using high-resolution data has found that cliffs receded faster in the north than elsewhere in the state during the study period. But the study, which covered 866 kilometers (538 miles) of cliffs, detected erosional hotspots in
The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has released its latest plan to restore wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats to address injuries caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The plan, Final Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #8: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Ha
The USTDA Bangladesh Inland Waterways Management Reverse Trade delegation visited Ellicott Dredgers facilities recently. “During our time together the delegation was able to witness how Ellicott brand Cutter Suction Dredges are built and have helped Bangladesh reach its dredging goals for many decad
Rohde Nielsen’s TSHD Trud R has recently finished this year’s campaign at La Pineda Beach in Spain. This project was part of the 4-year beach nourishment contract that Rohde Nielsen was awarded in 2020 for the client AP TARRAGONA. The volume completed this year was 110.000 m3. Climate change and the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has awarded a contract worth almost $13 million to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co for the maintenance dredging works in Tampa Harbor. Each year, contractors remove around 120,000 cubic yards of sediment from the port’s berths and its channel. A
James Fisher and Sons (James Fisher) and Abu Dhabi-based National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on key projects and opportunities in the oil and gas sector as well as decommissioning, offshore wind, and marine civil construction i
Crews are at work dredging the Snye to keep the channel clear for boats and watercraft, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo said. The mouth of the Snye fills with sediment deposits (silt) brought by the current of the Clearwater River. Each year, this silt is dredged from the river to maintain an
With a busy year under their belt during 2021, The Marine Group’s Harbour Management department is continuing to expand their dredging fleet with a third vessel. The latest addition – Doonhamer – is the largest in their fleet and can operate as either a water injection dredger or a plough dredger. A
