Port Macquarie Hastings Council today announced that they are halfway through the dredging operations at Lake Cathie, with close to 10,000m3 of sand now extracted from the lake. “We’re undertaking this important work for two reasons; to improve the recreational amenity of the lake, and to protect Li
As part of the efforts to develop Addu City in the Maldives, the latest land reclamation project initiated on the southernmost city has now been completed. The Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure revealed that the project was wrapped up in August. The physical work for the proj
Boskalis has acquired two contracts for the transportation and installation of the export and array cables for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Poland. The two contracts were awarded by a joint venture between PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Ørsted, which are developing the
Works to construct a new offshore breakwater in Millport Bay as part of Millport Flood Protection Scheme are planned from Monday, 11th September, until March 2024. The breakwater will be constructed between the small rock islands of The Leug, The Spoig and The Eileans as illustrated. According to Cu
Saudi Arabia has launched a mixed-use megaproject near Jeddah that includes an 11km canal. ROSHN Group – Saudi Arabia’s biggest developer, owned by the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund – last week announced plans to develop MARAFY, located north of Jeddah, that will accommodate more than 130,000 res
Solent Seascape Project has released this amazing video named Saltmarsh Restoration – the BUDs trial. A new trial taking place in Chichester hopes to prove that sediment dredged out of marinas can be put to good use, by rebuilding degraded shoreline and reversing saltmarsh decline. The trial is the
Canals and rivers are usually important economic lifelines. It is therefore crucial to maintain the depth and flow of these waterways by dredging accumulating sand, silt and other sediments in time. This not only allows – the ever bigger – ships to pass smoothly, it also prevents siltation and flood
The world’s exclusive 14th Dredging & Land Reclamation World Summit 2023 is back again in Singapore with dredging professionals and reclamation practitioners gathering from September 5-8 to share latest case studies and strategies. According to the organizers, Equip Global, the summit is dedicated t
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has won a $22.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for a dredging job on the Mississippi River. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Plaquemines, Louisiana, with an estimated completion d
After spending the winter in drydock for scheduled maintenance, the Dredge Goetz has been busy this summer maintaining the 9-foot channel on the Mississippi River. According to USACE St. Paul District, Goetz has dredged 418,710 cubic yards of material so far this summer and is working near Brownsvil
The People’s Committee of Quảng Nam Province has just approved a project helping to prevent the erosion of Hội An’s coastline, Viet Nam News reports. The project has a total investment of EUR42 million, equivalent to VNĐ980 billion (US$41 million), of which overseas development assistance (ODA) loan
The City Government of Dagupan is looking into continuous dredging and investing in infrastructures to address perennial flooding in the city, the Philippine News Agency reports. In a statement on her official social media account, Mayor Belen Fernandez said that these measures were brought up durin
Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) has reached agreement with its shareholders DP World, CMACGM/Terminal Link, HMM and MOL and the Port of Rotterdam Authority about a phased expansion of the RWG terminal. In a first phase, an extra berth for the deep-sea activities will be realized and, in addition to fu
The Johnson County Park and Recreation District began drawing down water levels in Heritage Park Lake in early June in preparation for much-needed water quality and habitat improvements. The project involves dredging sediments and native earthen materials from the lake, as well as from about 1,500 f
