Planning is underway for the creation of 1,200 acres of wetlands in the Upper Mobile Bay through the beneficial use of dredged sediments, according to the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA). The project, known as the Upper Mobile Bay Beneficial Use Wetland Creation Site (Planning) Project, consider
Port of Trelleborg has announced another milestone in their port expansion project with the completion of two new ferry berths. According to the officials, the Scandinavia’s largest RoRo port, has now two new berths under operation. The new berths will move ferry traffic farther away from the center
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District, recently partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin work dredging contaminated sediment in a 7-mile stretch of Otter Creek which extends through Toledo and Oregon. Sediment in the lower 1.7 miles of Otter Creek is contaminated
A new agreement was signed recently between Hutchison Ports and The Royal Commission in Jubail and Yanbu for development of terminals for general cargo, dry bulk and containers. This project is just a part of a broader logistics development plan by the Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industrie
Mackley has been appointed to carry out coastal maintenance works in the Dorset town of Christchurch. Working on behalf of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council, the project is scheduled to take up to six weeks to complete and involves: beach recycling in four groyne bays between Avon an
James Fisher Jr. Excavating of Willows, California, has won a $10.8 million construction contract to complete levee improvements in Hamilton City. Construction on the remaining 1.25-mile-long section of setback levee for the Hamilton City Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project will
In 2020, Jan De Nul Group achieved an annual turnover of more than 1.9 billion euros with EBITDA reaching 344 million euros, i.e. 18% of the turnover, a performance in the lead group of the industry. JDN stays ahead thanks to its ultra-strong balance profile, with equity capital in excess of 2.9 bil
Following the recent launch of berth No.5 at the Port of Dar es Salaam, the port’s berth No.6 was also inaugurated in Tanzania on May 17. At the ceremony, the project owner fully recognized efforts of the China Communications Construction Company subsidiary CHEC in safety and quality management and
Col. Damon Delarosa, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District recently inspected the Corps dredging operations in Homer and Ninilchik. During his visit, Delarosa was accompanied by Mark “Rock” DeRocchi, chief of the Engineering, Construction and Operations Division; Mike Lyons,
Scottish Canals has reopened the canal network across the country following one of the largest winter work programmes of recent years seeing more than £16.5m spent on improvement works on canal infrastructure and operational equipment. Works included major investment from replacing lock gates on the
The Town of Oak Island last week received written confirmation from USACE and the N.C. Division of Coastal Management that a second extension had been granted for sand distribution operations in the 2020 / 2021 Nourishment Project. This second extension will now allow two dredges currently in opera
Work on the L. Isdhoo Harbour development scheme is currently underway, with overall 85% project progress. According to the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company’s latest update, they have already completed construction of the quay wall. Scope of works for this project includes: dredging and ex
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards yesterday announced three large-scale coastal restoration projects are now under construction to restore more than 2,900 acres of beach, dune, marsh and ridge in four parishes in Southeast Louisiana. The Spanish Pass marsh restoration near the town of Venice, the
People around the world live in coastal areas that are prone to flooding. Dikes provide traditional flood protection for coastal defense purposes. In addition, salt marshes bordering these traditional barriers may strongly contribute to coastal protection by reducing wave forces on dikes. Hence, com
