The Republic of the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) said that the proposed construction of a deepwater port in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, is expected to stimulate the local economy and significantly reduce food costs in the province. In a recent statement, Agriculture Secretary, F
The District Council of Robe has secured significant new coastal funding as part of a broader, staged coastal protection and adaptation program – strengthening Council’s long-term response to erosion, storm damage and climate risk. The Council has successfully secured $235,000 in Coast Protection Gr
Dredging operations on the ‘Sea Reach to Thames Estuary’ area will begin in the following days. Port of London Authority said that “commencing on January 19, dredging and associated survey operations will be carried out within the Port of London and approaches.” The licensed dumping (spoil) grounds
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said that Lexington State Harbor will undergo four major maintenance and enhancement projects managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DNR in 2026 and 2027. According to DNR, these projects will require a series of closures that will impact t
Renourishment of Lido Beach is set to begin today, the City of Sarasota said. According to their latest announcement, contractors are staging large equipment in the parking lot south of the Lido Beach Pavilion. The pavilion, concessions area, Lido Pool and north parking lot will continue regular ope
NMDC Group has entered the European market for the first time after its infrastructure arm ‘NMDC infra’ agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Lantania Aguas from Spain. According to an official announcement, the Abu Dhabi-listed engineering and dredging company will take a 51% share in the desali
The Tampa Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project (Upper Channels) was completed after 270 days of coordinated effort in Hillsborough County, Florida, Orion said. Working alongside multiple contractors, Orion team dredged the upper channels to a depth of 34 feet MLLW while managing shared resources, act
Wilmington City Council will this week vote on a resolution requesting additional review of a federal harbor deepening project. The council meets at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow to consider the resolution addressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington Harbor 403 Project. The federal project is set to
The Sugar House Pond dredging project will start this week, the Sugar House Park Authority said. Dredging of Sugar House Pond in Sugar House Park will remove approximately 13,700 cubic yards of sediment from the park’s pond and transport it to Bingham Park. The project is funded by Salt Lake County
A Douglas Shire beach will undergo rehabilitation and restoration works in 2026, with initial works scheduled to begin next week. According to the Council’s latest announcement, the southern end of Newell Beach will receive sand scraping, a process that shifts sand from lower parts of the beach to r
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) from Houston, Texas, has won an $18.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for construction services, including furnishing personnel, transportation, mobilization and demobilization, equipment and materials required in connection with a maintenance dredging project. Bid
The 600 meter cordon around Exmouth Marina has been lifted, and dispersed residents have been able to return home, some for the first time in two nights. The unexploded Second World War bomb, dredged out of the water earlier this week, was towed at hightide this morning to a location off the coast a
A World War Two bomb dredged from Exmouth Marina was taken for detonation during high tide, at around 4:40am this morning. The device was uncovered during routine dredging operations on Wednesday and prompted an immediate, coordinated multi-agency response. Bomb disposal experts from the military to
The U.S. House and Senate both passed the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2026, securing $5 million in federal funding for the Coastal Texas Project. This appropriation marks Congress’s largest federal investment in the Coastal Texas Project since the project’s autho
