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
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
