The first phase of the Yangtze Canal widening project in the Netherlands has been completed, Van Oord, part of the contractor consortium together with Hakkers and De Klerk, said. The consortium has delivered a new tugboat quay with twelve berths and shore power facilities. To facilitate this, the Ya
The U.S. Embassy in Georgia said today that the U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has signed a second loan agreement worth $25 million with PACE Group for a port development program. According to their official announcement, the financing will be used to complete the construction of the sec
Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centrale has kicked off the dredging operations at the Port of Ancona’s Berth 22. The objective of the project, co-financed by the PNRR “Logistics Development for the Agri-food, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Forestry, Floriculture and Nursery Sectors” Nex
Van Oord, together with its subsidiary Wicks, has won a contract from GRAHAM Group for the development of a new deep-water berth at Belfast Harbour. According to Van Oord, the project entails a new multipurpose deepwater quay which will be able to accommodate vessels up to 350 metres in length. This
DP World is investing $2.5 billion this year to expand its global logistics network, launching major port infrastructure projects across India, Africa, South America and Europe. The port development projects – across four continents – extend DP World’s end-to-end capabilities, significantly expandin
Over the coming years, container ships will navigate the Yangtzekanaal in greater numbers and dimensions towards the Maasvlakte 2 terminals. To give the current ships more room to move, and to allow ships that are only growing in size to pass, the navigable channel (the bed) of the Yangtzekanaal wil
Russia’s Ust-Luga Port has completed another infrastructure project – reconstruction of the Ultramar marine terminal (phase 3.2). During the works, the seafloor near berth No. 1b was deepened up to -17.2 meters. FSUE Rosmorport, acting as the client for the terminal water area reconstruction, oversa
Construction work is now underway on Belfast Harbour’s largest ever port investment project to create new cruise and offshore wind energy terminal. The project will see the £90 million construction of a new dual purpose deepwater quay which will be able to accommodate some of the world’s largest cru
After a postponement of the activities and a pause in the project, work on creating a deeper and better shipping channel at pier 36 in Kristiansand Harbor is now back in full swing. The work in Kristiansand was first started in 2022 in close collaboration with a Norwegian contractor, but was put on
Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced the successful completion of the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) project. The transformative £35 million infrastructure project, supported by the Town’s Fund, has officially been handed over by contractors McLaughlin & Harvey, marking a new era f
The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of Dredging Today and organizer of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC). More than 400 exhibitors and co-exhibitors booked their spots at OEEC 2024 Businesses and organizations from across the offshore energy sector and
