COWI has won a contract for the Hudson River Ground Stabilization Project (HRGS) in New York. As part of the agreement, COWI will serve as the engineer of record for the project, which is led by Weeks Marine, a marine construction and dredging company. The HRGS project represents the first major con
VINCI Energies is expanding its industrial activities into a new market segment in the Netherlands with the acquisition of RH Marine Netherlands B.V. (RH Marine) and Bakker Sliedrecht Electro Industrie B.V. (Bakker Sliedrecht). Founded in 1860, RH Marine is a system integrator that provides automati
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, held a Groundbreaking Ceremony yesterday to celebrate the beginning of Federal levee construction for the Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Storm Risk Reduction System, Reach A. The Morganza to the Gulf Project is a hurricane and storm damage risk
Florida Representative Greg Steube yesterday called on Lieutenant General William H. Graham, Jr., of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to permanently restore Midnight Pass, which was naturally reopened by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. In his letter to General Graham, Representative Steube emphasized
DE Klop company in the Netherlands has successfully completed acquisition of ROHR-IDRECO. This strategic move comes on the heels of the recent acquisition of Hollandsche IJssel, further solidifying DE Klop’s position in the international dredging industry and underscoring the company’s unwavering co
Euroports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with La Région Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée, DEME Group, and Teréga to develop critical infrastructure at Port of Port-La Nouvelle. This capital development program is part of the energy transition, both at regional and European level. Ac
Tanco Holdings Bhd (THB), through its 79%-owned subsidiary Midports Holdings Sdn Bhd (MHSB), has inked a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with CCCC Dredging Southeast Asia Sdn Bhd (CDSA), a subsidiary of China-based CCCC Dredging (Group) Co Ltd (CDCL). According to Tanco, this contract formalizes CDSA’
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and King Philippe of Belgium have officially inaugurated the Nieuwe Sluis Terneuzen (New Lock Terneuzen) in the Netherlands. Two days ago, the Kings signaled the first ship – a bulk carrier – to sail through the lock, marking the completion of this ambitious
Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract with the Valencia Port Authority for a new container quay in the port’s northern extension. “The maritime contractor will carry out the works in a joint venture with Acciona Construcción and Grupo Bertolín. In their evaluation, the port authority appreciated th
Callan Marine, alongside Nueces County officials and the residents of Corpus Christi, celebrated the groundbreaking of the Bob Hall Pier Rebuild Project on Monday, October 7, 2024. After Hurricane Hanna delivered a devastating blow in 2020, Nueces County officials committed to rebuilding the Bob Hal
The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) has approved a $199 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year, starting on October 1, 2024. This represents a 19% reduction from the previous year’s $246 million operating and capital budget. The Authority’s Board of Governors approved the budget at a speci
The newly-constructed Jamestown Fishing Harbor at Jamestown in the Greater Accra Region was inaugurated on Friday in Accra by the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. “This new harbor is more than just infrastructure – it is a lifeline for the people of Jamestown,” said t
The Government of Western Australia’s Department of Transport is working to deliver improved coastal infrastructure at Batavia Coast Marina. The pen project, costing $3.3 million will see a new jetty constructed, providing increased vessel accommodation and also allowing for easy loading and unloadi
Femern A/S has just released the latest Fehmarnbelt project update from the German construction site: the northernmost part of the portal at Puttgarden has been successfully flooded. This means that a part of the tunnel on the German side is now also under water. The outer retaining dike still has t
