Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced the latest tranche of its major capital investment program, which secures the long-term future of its five south Wales ports. The new investment of £42 million includes the delivery of a new deep-water berth at Middle Quay, Newport, the UK’s largest steel
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) said that the Royal River Boat Yard (RRBY) is proposing to conduct a maintenance dredge of their marina to improve navigation in the boat basin. Dredging is expected to occur using a barge-mounted mechanical dredge with a closed environmental clamshell
The Erie North Pier – a critical navigation structure and popular community recreation spot – has been fully repaired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District. According to USACE, repairs to the pier ensure ships carrying hundreds of thousands of tons of cargo as well as recreational bo
The Lake Lanier Association (LLA) has completed the third phase of its shoreline protection effort, reinforcing another stretch of vulnerable shoreline. “This phase of LLA’s shoreline protection project reinforced 5,280 feet – that’s 1 mile – across 16 vulnerable areas on Lake Lanier impacted by sev
Sarasota County Stormwater staff and contractors have begun to prepare staging areas and management areas for the Phillippi Creek dredging project. Dredging work is expected to begin in December. “The scope of work for Phase 1 dredging includes high spots 4-11; generally, large sediment areas from T
The Port of Brownsville has begun the demolition phase of the Cargo Dock 3 reconstruction project, marking the start of a major modernization effort for the port’s turning basin. The $40 million project is funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Maritime Division and the Brownsville
Progress at Vermilion Harbor’s east pier is moving along according to schedule. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, said the the crews are currently laying cut stone on top of the gravel that was added after all the steel sheet piling was placed. The cut stone that is being used is t
One of the two world’s largest trailer suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs), Jan De Nul’s Cristobal Colon, started land reclamation works today to triple up the speed of creation of land for the 100% net zero carbon, smart eco-city Rasmalé – the largest climate adaptation project to be carried out in the
FREEMAQ SPA used a Watermaster eco-dredger recently to remove sand from a lined hydropower reservoir in the Andes, Chile, restoring storage capacity and securing power generation. “The machine can be easily transported even to remote mountain sites and launched without heavy cranes – a practical adv
Townsville City Council is reevaluating options for the Nelly Bay Harbor dredging plans. “Following preliminary discussions with federal and state governments, the Council is now exploring whether sea placement of the dredged material may be a feasible option,” said Adam Baillie, State Member for To
Important works to strengthen port infrastructure are underway at the Port of Port Hedland as part of the final stage of Pilbara Ports Eastern Harbor Revetment Upgrade project. The project involves renewing degraded sections of the inner harbor revetment wall by installing new rock armor. According
The Ellington Wharf in Rakiraki is set to open on December 13, the Fiji Roads Authority said. According to the Minister for Public Works, Meteorological Services and Transport, Ro Filipe Tuisawau, the original target date was about a week earlier, the slight extension was necessary to ensure the qua
Bellarine Bayside said that the dredging works are beginning this week at Point Richards boat ramp. Dredging works will be carried out with the use of a cutter suction dredge (CSD), with dredged material to be placed on the adjacent beach. “On-water plant, equipment and potential hazards to navigati
Geotechnical investigations are progressing across the proposed site to plan for the new port and supporting infrastructure in Kwinana.These investigations are the first major step in any infrastructure project, taking and analyzing samples to create a record of the subsurface conditions which will
