Rohde Nielsen has just announced successful completion of a beach nourishment project at the east coast of Skagen, Denmark. The project which was undertaken for the Danish Coastal Authority (Kystdirektoratet) included dredging and pumping 130,000 m3 of sand on to the east coast beaches. According to
Keppel Offshore & Marine, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard, has been awarded new contracts worth around S$250 million. These include conversion of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), integration of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, and the
Balneário Camboriú, also known as BC, Rio de Janeiro’s kid brother or the Dubai of Brazil, is one of the most important cities in the southern part of the country. The city has a population of about 145.000 inhabitants, yet during the summer months, this can easily exceed 1,000,000. Many Brazilians
DP World and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have entered into a two-year agreement to assess the feasibility of an innovative new container terminal project in Prince Rupert. The potential project if built would add up to 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of annual capacity to the Port
To recommence the Bermagui Harbour and Channel Dredging project, Transport for NSW is proposing to modify the existing Review of Environmental Factors titled Bermagui Boat Harbour and Entrance Channel Sediment Investigation. Transport for NSW is now inviting public feedback on the new Addendum Revie
Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) said that the Environmental Impact Assessment process for the dredging component of the Arutanga Harbour Project in Aitutaki has now been completed and project works are progressing well. CIIC’s application for a permit to dredge the Arutanga Harbour channe
The Région Bretagne authorities recently released a video on the second dredging campaign in the Port of Brest. In the video, DEME Group’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) Ganga carries out the works in front of the new quay area. The French port is expanding the infrastructure to support the growing of
The Marine Mattress installation of the Terminal Groin (Phase 1) was completed on February 14, 2022, two weeks ahead of the project schedule, Town of Ocean Isle Beach said. This included the installation of 516 Marine Mattresses for a total of 57,325 square feet. These marine mattresses complete the
Sarbananda Sonowal, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterway, inaugurated the state of art dredging museum Nikarshan Sadan at the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) campus earlier this week. The museum displays models of different types of dredgers, ancillary crafts, vintage photo shoots
A consortium led by Etermar – Engenharia e Construção, S.A. has won a contract for repairing the breakwater and adjacent infrastructure of the commercial Port of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The joint venture also involves their partners Tecnovia Açores, Marques S.A. and Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia
The Port of Everett has just announced that maintenance dredging of the Washington state’s largest boat launch, the Jetty Landing Boat Launch is now complete. Since the project started in early January, port contractor American Construction Company has removed a total of 33,000 cubic yards of river
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will conduct two public, virtual presentations and discussions of its recently published Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (RDSEIS) for the Port Everglades Harbor Improvements project on March 8, 2022. The authorized pla
ST Maine Support and Damen Shipyards have signed a contract for the delivery of a new Damen Multi Cat 3313 SD workboat. Based on the proven Multi Cat 3013, the 3313 is a new addition to Damen’s Multi Cat range and, while it has been developed specifically to meet the needs of ST Marine Support, [&he
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently published new edition of Terra et Aqua magazine covering the latest trends and developments in the sector. The winter issue includes the winners of IADC’s Safety Awards 2021, as well as articles on the responsible project: a view on
