The last couple of weeks have been extremely busy for Pacific Marine Group (PMG) with multiple field crews working simultaneously in different locations. First, the company reported that works are nearing completion on the new Mackay tug berth project for North Queensland Bulk Ports. This has been a
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Shoreline and Waterway Management Section is set to begin beach nourishment work in the Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, Bowers, South Bowers, and Slaughter Beach communities in early January 2022. The beach and dune are an importa
SPI/Mobile Pulley Works announced yesterday that together with an investment company, Bill Prine III, Billy Prine Jr’s son, acquired the company as President and will run the daily operations. Robert Jonk, who joined SPI/Mobile Pulley Works in 2016, will take the position as senior vice president in
The South Jetty stone placement season is currently on hold but will resume in May, the Portland District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. To date, J.E. McAmis crews have delivered more than 240,000 tons of jetty stone ranging in size from 4 tons to 40 tons to the MCR South Jetty site. They’ve
The largest dredge project in two decades – the one that will address shoaling of the Lake Worth Inlet – is about to become a reality, according to Port of Palm Beach. As reported in the latest update, the pre-dredge surveys will begin shortly after Christmas. Then soon after January 1st, CASHMAN’S
Reach Dredging Limited, a division of the Rashmi Group, has just released this amazing video about the Wular Lake dredging program in the Kashmir Valley. Spanning over an area of 130 sq. km, the lake plays a crucial role in the hydrographic system of the Kashmir Valley by acting as an absorption bas
Earlier in December, trailing hopper suction dredger Vox Amalia arrived in Harwich to begin works on the €140 million Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project. Since then, TSHD Vox Amalia has been busy dredging the deep water channel. She will stay in the area for a little while, working in various s
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure of Maldives towards implementing the Gdh. Gadhdhoo Harbor Development Project. MTCC CEO, Adam Azim, signed the deal on behalf of the company and Ms. Zeeniya Ha
The Connecticut Port Authority Board of Directors yesterday approved a notice to proceed to its construction manager to begin permitted dredging activities at its State Pier Improvements Project in New London. On December 16 2021, the US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, issued to the a
Eight new groynes are now in place to protect the Cowes East foreshore from erosion, Bass Coast Shire Council said. The project has been delivered by the Council, with funding from the Australian Government, in order to protect the foreshore, including the beach, dunes and public access points. Over
The top U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer in the southeast recently paid a visit to the City of Charleston to address the City Council about the agency’s ongoing study into coastal storm risk on the peninsula and provide city leaders with a clear path through the federal study, design and constru
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has won another contract in Sri Lanka, this time for the construction of Colombo Port East Container Terminal. According to CHEC, this is next large hydraulic wharf project won by CHEC in Sri Lanka after Hambantota Port, Colombo South Port, and JCT Wharf amon
Antwerp Port Authority has asked Witteveen+Bos to investigate the possibility of deepening and relocating the Europaterminal quay wall. The purpose of deepening the Europa Terminal is to accommodate ships with a larger draught. Hydraulic, sedimentological and morphological studies were conducted as
The complexity of equipment engineering varies greatly across vessel classes, depending on their design and function. According to C-Job, the company that works on a wide range of vessel types, among the most complex and challenging vessels that their equipment engineering team have worked on recent
