Congressman Garret Graves and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise announced yesterday that the Morganza-to-the-Gulf Hurricane Protection project will receive $12.46 million in New Start Construction funding from USACE. The funding will increase flood protection and further protect economic activity
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has successfully wrapped up a berth expansion project at Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). According to ICTSI, this project will effectively raise the MICT’s annual capacity to over 3.3 million TEUs. The project included a number of cru
The Town of Lake Lure, Rutherford County, North Carolina, has just released this very interesting video update on their ongoing Lake Lure dredging program. In the video, Dean Givens, Parks, Rec. & Lake Director talks about the dredging activities in Lake Lure. The Parks, Recreation and Lake Departme
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) and the Maldives’ Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (MNPHI) today signed an agreement towards implementation of the Reclamation and Harbor Development Project at Lh. Felivaru. MTCC CEO, Adam Azim, signed the contract on behalf
At present, a mayor port expansion project is undertaken at the Swedish Port of Gothenburg. The expansion will result in an additional 220.000 m2 of terminal surface and 460 m more quay length. The project has been divided in various stages: a Damen DOP200 has proven its worth in the later stages of
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 5-year long-term service agreement with Nanjing Changjiang Waterway Engineering, a leading Chinese dredging company. The agreement, signed in December 2020, covers the ‘Chang Jing 9’, a 13,800 cubic metre trailing suction dredger and the latest addition to
The Port of Nome, Unalaska and Saint George projects recently received authorization from the Congress as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020. According to the Army Corps’ Alaska District, the three projects will ensure the local communities have safer passages for vessels and provid
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just presented the latest issue of Terra et Aqua magazine. This latest issue features articles covering dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environment. The magazine also expl
Despite winter conditions, work continues on the L-536 levee setback south of Rock Port, Missouri. According to the Army Corps, repairs to the original in-line portion of the levee are scheduled to be substantially complete within the next month. Construction of the levee setback portion of the proj
Klaipeda State Seaport Authority has signed a contract for the dredging works of the shipping canal up to 15 meters. The European Union assigned 17.3 million euros to implement the project. The work will be performed by the Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen A/S. It is not the first big project i
The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) recently announced that Richard A. Balzano has been named their new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. For more than 30 years Mr. Balzano has served the maritime trades in both the private and U.S government sectors. He recently served for three
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced last week that dredging work is now underway at Little Sodus Bay, a navigation channel in Cayuga County, used by boaters to access Lake Ontario from Little Sodus Bay. The accumulation of silt, sand, and other debris can cause areas like Little Sodus Bay to
Just ahead of Christmas, a new marine aggregate dredger, CEMEX UK’s Go Innovation successfully completed sea trials in the Black Sea and is due to arrive in the UK later this year. CEMEX Go Innovation is the first of Damen’s next generation of vessels designed for the extraction of sand and gravel f
Nearly 2,000t of stone has been used to complete a project to protect a key terminal at the Port of Southampton from the threat of scour erosion. Mackley was commissioned by Associated British Ports (ABP) to supply and place rock armor in the berth pocket at the Queen Elizabeth II Cruise Terminal –
