Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Second Quarter 2021 Highlights Revenue was $169.9 million in the second quarter; Operating income was $8.8 million in the second quarter; Net income was $2.1 million in the second quarter
The Lekki Deep Sea Port Project is moving forward according to schedule – 58.15% of the construction works have been completed so far. A multi-purpose, Deep Sea Port at the heart of the Lagos Free Trade Zone, Lekki Deep Sea Port is set to be one of the most modern ports in West Africa, offering [&he
A contract for the upgrade of Uig Ferry Terminal on the Isle of Skye has been awarded to RJ McLeod (Contractors) Limited. The project will include an extended marshalling area, berthing structure strengthening and widening, dredging, linkspan replacement, approach way repair and widening, a relocate
The largest ever dredging and land reclamation contract in DEME’s history – the Abu Qir port project in Egypt – is in full swing now. According to the Belgian giant, this project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It also involves deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m
ROHR-IDRECO has announced an order for a large, fully electric driven cutter suction dredger (CSD), with maximum digging depth of 30 meters. The dredger, to be handed over to a European multinational company, will be built at the company’s Mannheim-Germany manufacturing facility – with delivery sche
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has recorded strong container and vehicle volumes during the first three quarters of Fiscal Year 2021. During this time, JAXPORT moved more than one million containers, a 15 percent increase over the same period last year. JAXPORT’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 –
The USACE Memphis District and the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee gathered yesterday to celebrate the signing of the Hatchie – Loosahatchie Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement. Memphis District Commander Col. Zachary Miller and Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee President
The USACE Alaska District has prepared a draft disposition study and environmental assessment on the Apoon Mouth of the Yukon River historical project. The study’s focus is on whether federal interest exists to retain the project for its authorized purpose of commercial navigation and, if not, to de
Stages 1-4 of technical studies, developed to inform decision-making around a long-term solution to manage coastal erosion at Wamberal Beach, are available, Central Coast Council informs. The technical studies outline five seawall concept designs – ranging from revetment to vertical and promenade st
The second phase of dredging operations on the Marikina River is underway, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) informs. “In the Marikina basin, we have completed the dredging in Phase 1,” said DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu. “With the dredging operations, we can expect the water to
The Rivierenland Water Board will award the Tiel-Waardenburg dyke reinforcement project to the Mekante Diek consortium, a collaboration between Ploegam, Van Oord and Dura Vermeer. The Waal dyke between Tiel and Waardenburg is to be reinforced over a length of more than 19 kilometres to meet the curr
On July 1st, the County dredger Sand Shifter finished the last phase of dredging in the outer channel of Saquatucket Harbor, Harwich, marking the end to a successful 25th season. Since its inception in 1995, the County Dredge Program, led by dredge superintendent Jason Bevis, has dredged over 2,338,
The Environment Agency has announced their plans to invest £176.5 million in the South East flood protection schemes in 2021/22. These investments in more than 200 schemes will better protect homes and businesses in the South East from future flooding and coastal erosion. The funding is part of plan
U.S. Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, made his first visit to a U.S. port since taking office, touring the Port of Baltimore yesterday. “This is a once in a generation opportunity to transform our infrastructure,” Buttigieg said. “You see how much more that could be done if the funding were
