The development of the new quay walls in the Amaliahaven in Rotterdam is progressing well and at a rapid pace, informs Van Oord. As reported by Van Oord, on both sides of the basin the contours of the quays are starting to become visible. On the APM side 500 metres of combi-walls are ready and [&hel
Ahmed Abd El Hameed, Project Engineer at DEME Group, has just released this amazing photo from the largest ever dredging and land reclamation project in DEME’s history – the Abu Qir Port in Egypt. According to the Belgian giant, this project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District has just released this beautiful photo of the 24″ cutterhead dredge Essex working in Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina. According to the Corps, Norfolk Dredging Company-owned Essex and her crew are conducting maintenance dredging operations und
Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads Mark Bailey has announced the completion of a dredging project on the Gold Coast Seaway and Broadwater. The $4.65 million dredging project, which will improve safety for small and medium sized vessels crossing the Gold Coast Seaway bar, was finished w
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has signed an agreement with the Maldives’ Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure towards implementation of the F. Magoodhoo Land Reclamation and Shore Protection Project. MTCC CEO, Adam Azim, signed on behalf of the company and Ms
DEME Group’s green duo was spotted earlier this week handing over their duties on the River Elbe fairway in Germany. One of their newest hoppers, the 8,300 m³ ‘Meuse River’, took over the maintenance campaign after a successful intervention by the renowned trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Scheldt Ri
The Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion project has received an appropriation of $437 million in the US Army Corps of Engineers 2022 workplan, following the recent signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The awarded funds are intended to finish the construction of the Southern Em
The scheme that will improve flood defences in Alverstoke, Gosport, commenced this month, Coastal Partners report. Work is underway along the footpath at the western end of Stoke Lake to prepare the area for construction. The footpath is closed to the public and an alternative route is in place, the
Jan De Nul is ready to start another dredging and beach replenishment scheme in Ostend, Belgium, which will once again be carried out in an entirely sustainable manner. The project, which is being carried out on behalf of the Belgian Public Maritime and Coastal Services Agency (MDK), concerns mainte
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District together with the Port of Oakland as the non-federal sponsor recently presented the Oakland ship turning basins study. “On Dec. 17, 2021, we announced the availability of this Integrated Feasibility Report and National Environmental Policy Act
Land & Water has secured a major multi-million-pound infrastructure contract with PD Ports to upgrade Teesport Number Two Ro-Ro. The contract announcement comes after Land & Water recently opened its new regional hub in Newcastle upon Tyne as part of a period of growth which sees its offering extend
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced over $20 million in dredging projects for South Jersey last week. Over the next year, the Army Corps will invest $14.3 million in the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. This funding will be used to dredge at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry and in
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District will receive $1.2 billion in FY22 through Infrastructure Funding Law to carry out projects and programs in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, informs USACE. According to Col. Jesse Curry, commander of the Corps, Rock Island District, this repre
In just a couple of minutes, the new sea lock in IJmuiden will be officially opened by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. The new sea lock – being 70 metres wide, 500m long and 18m deep – was completed earlier in 2021 by the OpenIJ consortium. Over the last couple of months, the new IJmuiden
