The Sh. Feydhoo Harbor expansion and development program is well underway, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) reports. According to their latest project update, the dredging works in the new harbor basin are currently underway. The Sh. Feydhoo Harbor Project includes: dredging and exc
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District has released photos of artifacts removed from the Savannah River during recent dredging operations. The photos show items inadvertently discovered during normal dredging operations in late February, including cannons dating to pre-Civil War times,
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, together with their contractors, is continuing work on the Centerm Expansion Project. This port expansion project, being delivered by Centennial Expansion Partners (CXP), has completion date of December 2021. In their March update, CXP and the port authority said
The single largest ecosystem restoration project in U.S. history reached a significant milestone last week when the Army Corps released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. Before the DEIS, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louis
Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Safety Commission has launched the call for nominations for their annual 2021 Safety Excellence Awards. The awards will recognize individual organizations or project teams for outstanding contributions to meeting the goals of WEDA and for exceptional safety perfor
FSUE Rosmorport has obtained approval from the Russian regulatory body Glavgosexpertiza for dredging works that will be performed during the construction of LNG terminal in the Bechevinskaya Bay (Kamchatka territory). According to IAA PortNews, the company is currently preparing for signing the stat
In their first community newsletter for 2021, the Port of Townsville gave a brief update on some of the largest projects in the port’s history. “The Channel Upgrade Project is well advanced with construction of the rock wall nearing completion and dredging to start in May this year,” said Ranee Cros
The Charlotte County has just released the latest update on the North West Port Charlotte (NWPC) Interior Canal maintenance dredging. The North West Port Charlotte MSBU Advisory Board has brought concerns to Charlotte County staff about restricted depths and safe navigation on the landward ends of t
The Marine & Property Group Ltd (The Marine Group) has acquired Watchet Marina. The harbor will be operated by the company from 1st April 2021. “The acquisition comes after careful and collaborative negotiations between The Marine Group, Watchet Harbor Marina Ltd and Somerset West and Taunton Counci
Land and Water crews have just started the final phase of works at the Peak Forest Canal in Manchester on behalf of the Canal and River Trust. Over the past six months, Land and Water has been carrying out dredging works to the canal in order to improve the waterway’s efficiency for boaters. The Pea
The Port of Iberia, located in the heart of Cajun country along the Louisiana Gulf Coast, held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday to officially kick off the Acadiana to Gulf of Mexico Access Channel Project. The ribbon cutting was held at the drill site where the first of three large pipelines ar
Testing of equipment installed on FSUE “Rosmorport” vessels, the hopper barge Rabochaya and dredger Redut, is underway as part of the unmanned navigation project, the Russian company informs. The aim of the project is to introduce unmanned navigation of the Independent Non-Profit Organization MARINE
South Atlantic Division Commander, Colonel Jason Kelly, boarded the Wilmington District survey vessel Swart earlier this week to get a first hand look at projects with particular interest to citizens of the local area. During the trip, he was able to get an appreciation for Coastal Storm Risk Manage
The USACE New England District is proposing a Section 111 Shore Damage Mitigation Study for beach nourishment of Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts. This area has eroded as a result of the Cape Cod Canal Federal Navigation Project (FNP) jetties at the east entrance of the Canal. The work is
