In order to accommodate the world’s largest ocean-going vessels, the Port of Gothenburg fairway needs to be deepened to 17.5 metres. This will prove crucial if Swedish industry is to have greater access to the world in the future. The Skandia Gateway project is already under way and construction is
A formal settlement had been agreed in the Ever Given compensation dispute. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said that the vessel would be allowed to sail on July 7. “Preparations for the release of the vessel will be made and an event marking the agreement will be held at the Authority’s headquarters
Work on the B. Fulhadhoo Harbour development is well underway, with overall 87% project progress, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) reports. “We have commenced the construction of breakwater on 28th June 2021. Installation of harbor pavement is currently ongoing,” MTCC said. Scope of
The Government of Canada has denied permission for the Laurentia Project to proceed. Following a thorough and rigorous environmental assessment, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s Environmental Assessment Report concluded that the Laurentia Project: Port of Quebec Deep-Water Wharf – Beauport S
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed Senate Bill 1160 into law which will create a Gulf Coast Protection District. This district will be authorized to receive and issue funds for future coastal projects identified in the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study. The “Coastal Texas
Southsea Coastal Scheme has made the top five list – out of 67 entries – as ‘People’s Choice’ in the 2021 SECBE Constructing Excellence Awards for the heritage maintenance work on Long Curtain Moat. The project scored an impressive 421 votes, and while it didn’t win the top prize at the awards cerem
The redevelopment of the Cable Beach foreshore is one step closer after Broome Shire Councillors endorsed new coastal protection measures at the latest Council meeting. Cable Beach is a world-class tourism attraction but lacks surrounding infrastructure and the Shire has plans to redevelop the fores
An agreement between the owners of the 20,000 TEU containership Ever Given and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has yet to be sealed. The vessel’s P&I insurer, the UK P&I Club released the following statement last week: “Following extensive discussions with the Suez Canal Authority’s negotiating commi
In close cooperation with Kooiman Marine Group and Van Oord, Dromec has developed, built and supplied 2x Active Heave Compensated 30 mT winches for Van Oords new hybrid water-injection dredger Maas. Besides winches, Dromec also supplied the AHC controls, software and integration to the Van Oord HMI
Philippines’ Regional Offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will be hiring additional manpower to complement the surge of dredging activities for implementation nationwide. Citing a report from DPWH Bureau of Equipment (BOE) Director, Toribio Noel L. Ilao, Public Works and Hi
The Board of County Commissioners and Camden County Municipal Utility Authority (CCMUA) have resumed an expansive project to improve the water quality of Newton Creek. The crews resumed dredging and vegetation removal operations yesterday, July 1, 2021. The totality of the project will affect the wa
At the ordinary Council meeting last week, the City of Rockingham Council awarded a tender to Neo Civil for the replacement and extension of the existing limestone seawall by a new granite seawall at Mersey Point in Shoalwater. The contract for the project is worth $1.9 million and will involve the
Eastman Aggregate Enterprises are making nice progress on the Sunny Isles Beach renourishment project in Florida. For this project, the contractor will place approx. 280,000 cubic-yards of beach-quality sand on approximately 2.3 miles of eroded shoreline. Work started on the northern section of the
Port of Hueneme, California, made history a couple of days ago celebrating the completion of its deepening program, a project in the works for over almost two decades. The Port now has a harbor depth of 40 feet. Joining Port officials was Colonel Julie A. Balten, Commander and District Engineer of t
