Another dredging project got underway this week in Ventura Harbor to deepen the federal navigation channel and sand traps to their authorized levels. This annual project includes maintenance dredging of the harbor federal navigation channel and sand traps, with placement of dredge material on the ne
After years in the planning, work will start soon on one of the most significant parts of Eastland Port’s Twin Berth project. Eastland Port is located in Gisborne, Tairāwhiti. The rebuild of Wharf 7 was granted resource consent in December 2020. It’s due to begin late March 2022 and will take around
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will receive more than $273 million in additional funding for projects and studies throughout New England as a result of two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appr
The requirements for financing of the Moscow Canal to ensure normal level of hydraulic engineering facilities by 2035 is estimated at RUB 90 billion ($1.2 billion). This was revealed earlier this week by Oleg Shakhmardanov, Head of FSBI Moscow Canal, at the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engi
More interesting topics are being opened on the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” that launched yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Following the announcement that Hydrographic Company is planning to invest o
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation yesterday reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “We ended the year with strong fourth quarter results, which reflects solid project performance resulting in this
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District has received over $21 million through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to complete projects across the District’s area of responsibility. Per the submitted spending plan for the IIJA, the South Atlantic Divis
CGX Energy is set to kick off dredging and building the docks of a key deepwater port at Berbice, in eastern Guyana, Reuters reports. “The construction of docks and dredging will begin very shortly,” said CGX Energy Co-Chairman Suresh Narine. “The works onshore are well advanced,” he said, noting a
FSUE Hydrographic Company is looking into investing about RUB 20 billion ($264 million) in construction of its own dredging fleet. This information was revealed yesterday Aleksandr Bengert, General Director of Hydrographic Company, at the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures
Dinish Wharf Project in Castletownbere is now in full swing, Sorensen Civil Engineering reports. The piling of the eastern breakwater is nearing completion with the last sheet pile arc now well underway. According to Sorensen, the western breakwater embankment and finished slab within the cell are n
Jan De Nul has started second round of dredging and beach replenishment works in Ostend, Belgium. Similar to last year, JDN’s trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt will deliver approximately 600,000 cubic metres of dredged sand to the Ostend beach, sailing on sustainable drop-in bio
In order to achieve DEME’s sustainability goals in all aspects of its business, the Group has undertaken the complete transformation of its long-term loans portfolio and converted them all into sustainability-linked loans. According to DEME, this major commitment underlines their vision to realise a
The project on reconstruction of the Volga-Caspian Seaway Canal is to be completed in 2028. This information was revealed today by Denis Vitsnarovsky, Deputy Head of FSUE Rosmorport’s Capital Construction and Repair Division, at the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dr
Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff has introduced a bill to protect Tybee Island from the effects of growing storm surge. Ossoff, alongside Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, last week introduced the Tybee Island Storm Risk Management Act to ensure Tybee Island has the resources it needs to protect from sea
