The Government of Canada is pledging $150 million towards the Port of Montreal’s expansion project northeast of the city. The project would see a new container terminal for the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) built in Contrecoeur – about 70 kilometres from Montreal – along the Saint-Lawrence River. Th
Jan De Nul Group’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Kaishuu and BMT Bunker and Mineralöltransport GmbH have executed a groundbreaking bunkering operation with 100% sustainable biofuel. This delivery, the first of its kind in Germany, comprised 1,200 tons of UCOME (Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester
Construction of the Belgian energy island will start early next year – North Sea Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne has approved the relevant environmental permit. A consortium comprising Belgian marine construction companies DEME and Jan De Nul has already started preparing the site where it will b
The Provincial Government of Bohol led by Gov. Aris Aumentado met Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Atty. Jay Daniel Santiago together with officials on October 3, 2023. Anchored on his Strategic Agenda on building resilient infrastructure and utilities, Gov. Aumentado and Santiago di
Two weeks ago, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened the £420 million Aberdeen South Harbour. More than 250 stakeholders attended the opening event on Dunnottar Quay. The Princess Royal unveiled a plaque and ‘Octopode Accropode’ structure which was specially designed and painted by
The City of Cape Town is inviting residents and interested and affected parties to comment on the draft management plan for the Zandvlei Estuary in Muizenberg. The commenting period closes on 30 November 2023. The Zandvlei Estuary – the point where Zandvlei meets the False Bay ocean in Muizenberg –
In northern Poland on the Baltic Sea lies Gdynia. Historically a small fishing village, but things changed in the 1920s when the Polish government ordered the construction of a port in the area. The Port of Gdynia soon grew into a universal seaport, and the city around it into one of Poland’s larges
Safety excellence in the U.S. dredging and marine construction industry took center stage last week in Washington, DC. when the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) held its 5th Annual Leadership in Safety Awards Dinner, in conjunction with its quarterly meeting and its CDMCS
Last Friday was a historic day for APM Terminals Liberia Ltd. and the Freeport of Monrovia – a total $15 million commitment for two latest generation German made, Liebherr 600 model Mobile Harbor Cranes which will be used to load and unload containers from ships calling at the Freeport. The cranes,
The U.S. dredging industry is highly competitive and saves the taxpayer hundreds of millions of dollars every year. In 2022, according to The Mike Hooks Report, An Analysis of the FY22 U.S. Federal Dredging Market, compiled in September 2023 finds the following: This means that the U.S. private sect
DEME Group has officially completed the Port of Termini Imerese dredging program. Also, the company is actively involved in multiple port expansion projects worldwide. “We successfully concluded a project in the Port of Termini Imerese in Sicily, where our trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Reynaert’
The Amazon region is experiencing a record drought, already affecting 100,000 people. The Brazilian government is setting up a task force to help those who rely on the rivers as transport routes for food and other essentials. “The situation is very worrying,” Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Sil
Watermaster/Aquamec Ltd. has just released this amazing photo from a cleanup project in the Dominican Republic. The Ozama River in the Dominican Republic runs through the country’s capital and largest city, Santo Domingo, before reaching the Caribbean Sea. This urban part of the river struggles with
Mxtv today released the latest video update from the largest land reclamation project in Boskalis’ history – the New Manila International Airport (NMIA). This will be the Philippines’ largest and most sophisticated airport and the dredging operations are moving ahead according to schedule. Under thi
