The Arkansas Waterways Commission has awarded more than $698,000 in funding to three public ports through the Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterways Grant Program. According to a news release, the Arkansas Port, Intermodal and Waterways Grant program will reinvest the ad valorem tax paid by indust
The Macau International Airport is set to expand, with the land reclamation process starting in the second half of 2024. This capital development program, involving the construction of a new landfill covering more than 129 hectares, will be completed in 2029. According to the public consultation doc
Hosted by Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, commander of the Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, officials from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and Office of Management and Budget visited Alaska to assess the progress of several major projects currently in design and constructio
The Whanganui Port Limited Partnership just announced that after a competitive procurement process, that Concrete Structures Ltd has been awarded and signed the construction contract to complete the Te Pūwaha Stage One Port civil construction Works. Whanganui Port Limited Partnership chair, Mark Pet
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, started the dredging operations in Ludington and Pentwater harbors on Lake Michigan last week. The projects represent about $1.25 million in dredging to keep the federal navigation system safe and open for commercial and recreational traffic. Ludin
Thérèse Coffey, Secretary of State for the Environment, visited the shores of Chichester Harbour earlier this week to learn about an innovative saltmarsh restoration trial. The Secretary of State was accompanied by staff from Chichester Harbour Conservancy, the Environment Agency and the Solent Seas
Elected and appointed officials, including U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, will participate in a ribbon cutting at the Port of Houston today to celebrate the Bayport Container Terminal Expansion, also known as the Wharf 6 Expansion project. “The largest vessel we see today is 10,000 TE
The Kingston District Council has entered a long-term partnership with South Australian owned company Maritime Constructions. The main goal of this deal is achieving considerable cost savings in dredging operations at the Cape Jaffa Marina, said the Council. Council has owned and operated its Damen
Maryland Senator, Mary Beth Carozza, is renewing calls for dredging at the Ocean City inlet after reports of shoaling that she believes threatens commercial fishing interests in the area. Senator Carozza said that she is partnering with Congressman Andy Harris to call for the Army Corps of Engineers
Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, visited the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works yesterday to mark the start of construction on this major R5,2bn upgrade ($279 million) – the Western Cape’s second largest infrastructure project. According to their official statement, the City aims to finalise the
Orion Marine Construction Inc., Tampa, Florida, has won a $17.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project in Texas. According to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) latest announcement, bids for this contract were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will
By 2026, the world’s first artificial energy island will have arisen 45 km off the Belgian coast. The Princess Elisabeth Island will be a key factor in both Belgium’s and Europe’s energy transition, as it will give access to massive amounts of renewable energy, making millions of people less depende
The United States Embassy in Manila is raising concerns over the possible environmental impact and the “ties” of a Chinese firm to the ongoing Manila Bay reclamation projects in the capital. The U.S. Embassy in Manila said earlier this week that they are concerned that the projects have ties to the
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announced yesterday additional U.S. Army Corps of Engineers studies and projects funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA) of 2022, and the DRSAA
