Pennsylvania DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn yesterday announced that the commonwealth has reached a settlement with Sunoco Pipeline, L.P., that will require the company to dredge Ranger Cove in the 535-acre lake at Marsh Creek State Park in Chester County. Sunoco will also pay $4 million for natura
The Fraser River Forcemain Construction project is now entering the dredging phase, informs the City of Mission, British Columbia. Dredging will be performed by Fraser River Pile and Dredge’s 24” (600mm) suction cutter dredge Columbia. The vessel is anchored in the river along with almost a kilomete
The deepening of the Vuosaari fairway and harbour basin was completed ahead of schedule at the end of November, Port of Helsinki said. During the project, around 1.1 million cubic metres of soil was dredged and 800,000 cubic metres of rock was made available for use in area construction in Helsinki.
A maritime consortium in which Boskalis is participant has been awarded a EUR 24 million grant to conduct research into accelerating the use of methanol as a low-carbon fuel within the shipping industry. Methanol can enable significant reductions in CO2 emissions compared to traditional fuels and is
South African Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, is visiting the Hermanus Harbour today to inspect the recent infrastructure upgrades done by her department. During her visit, the Minister will also officially open the new multi-purpose centre which will be utilised by loca
The Broward County Segment II Shore Protection Project is making headway, USACE said in their latest project update. As of Thursday, December 2, the crews had placed approximately 87,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand in the section of beach running north from Anglin’s Pier. The team is progressi
Officials with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and the Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, together with the contractor Norfolk Dredging Company, recently celebrated the completion of Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary restoration project. Norfolk Dredging began placin
AD Ports Group has just announced that they are about to complete an extensive expansion project at Mugharraq Port, a strategic harbour located 240 km from Abu Dhabi City. The announced infrastructure improvements include the extension of the quay wall up to 480 metres with additional berths, deepen
NCC is about to begin with improvement work on the harbors in Hammerfest and Forsöl in Northern Norway, on behalf of Hammerfest Municipality and the Norwegian Coastal Administration. The assignment involves comprehensive environmental remediation work and upgrading, and is scheduled for completion i
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund has approved six restoration projects and two amended projects for Mississippi for a total of $26.8 million. The projects will be administered by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). “These proj
A new amphibious multipurpose Watermaster dredger has arrived in Misiones, Argentina. According to Watermaster, Yacyreta Argentina will use the versatile machine for coastal treatment, biomass removal, tree extraction, dredging of excessive mud, and clearing of invasive aquatic vegetation and debris
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has executed an agreement with Dare County, granting the county access to up to 6.6 million cubic yards of sand from the Outer Continental Shelf to restore 11.6 miles of beaches. The project, slated for 2022, is part of Dare County’s long-term shoreline m
Construction work at the Lekki Deep Seaport project site in Nigeria has reached 74.15 percent as of November 28, 2021. According to the latest Lekki Port Construction Completion Status report, dredging and land reclamation works have reached 85.38 percent, while the building of quay walls has reache
The Louisiana CPRA yesterday announced the start of dredging activities on the Cameron Meadows Marsh Creation and Terracing Project in Cameron Parish. Using 1.9 million cubic yards of sediment pumped from the Gulf of Mexico, the area will see the addition of 308 acres of marsh. The restoration proje
