International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will this week welcome 36 participants from all over the world for the well known Dredging and Reclamation Seminar at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. The seminar strives to provide an understanding of the basics of dredging through lect
Hall Contracting Pty Ltd has recently mobilised to Nui in the remote Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu to construct a new boat harbour including a wharf, navigational channel, boat ramp and shoreline reclamation. The climate-resilient infrastructure – being delivered on behalf of the Tuvalu Government
The President of Suriname, Chan Santokhi, toured Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Crestway earlier this week. With this dredging vessel, Boskalis – in a joint venture with Baggerbedrijf De Boer B.V. and Dutch Dredging – is deepening the Suriname River to make the Port of Paramaribo m
Plans to dredge Lake Cathie have taken another step forward with Port Macquarie Hastings Council (PMHC) meeting with contractors today to discuss the operation. “PMHC Coast and Estuary Coordinator Ben Foster advised that a dredge will likely occur within the next 6-8 weeks, following a detailed asse
The Philippine Ports Authority – Port Management Office (PPA-PMO) in Northern Luzon will continue to improve and modernize its seaport’s facilities and services with the help of the Department of Tourism (DOT), to entice more cruise liners and investors to visit the region, the Philippine News Agenc
The Kaunakakai Harbor will undergo a month-long dredging process starting in October, the Hawaiʻi Public Radio said. The island depends on twice-weekly barge deliveries for food, gas and other essentials, which would not be able to dock if dredging is not done. Nani Shimabuku, the operations and mai
Spoilbank Marina is now connected to the ocean via the new navigational channel, Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) said. The first water flowed into the basin a couple of days ago, on a rising tide once the last of the bund wall was removed. Pilbara Ports Authority has just released this very interestin
Carr’s Hill Capital Partners Management has partnered with Shaw and Tom Matthews, the founders of Matthews Brothers Dredging, LLC to recapitalize the business and support its continued expansion. MBD is a marine infrastructure services business, providing dredging services for private and public blu
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has announced a major enhancement to this year’s highly anticipated Dredging Summit & Expo ’23. In their commitment to providing exceptional educational opportunities, WEDA has added five new continuing education Masterclasses to the event’s program. According
Russia’s largest leasing company – State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) and Southern Centre for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair have signed a contract for the construction of a series of six self-propelled dredgers – Project 93.159А. The dredgers will be built at Lotos production facilities and the f
The Asia’s largest trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Jun Yang 1 is currently busy working at the Huizhou Port. According to the People’s Daily, China, this is vessel’s first domestic task after completing a 22-month mission along the Belt and Road. The Port of Huizhou is a natural coastal port
The annual revenues of Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) are at an all-time high – amounting to $9.4 billion during the 2022/2023 fiscal year. This information was revealed by SCA Chief Admiral Osama Rabie yesterday. Rabie also added that a total of 25,887 ships crossed the Suez Canal maritime pass
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $23.04 million loan to Prime Meridian Docks AssetCo Ltd (PMD), a special purpose entity, to co-finance the construction of a modern floating dock ship repair facility in Ghana’s western Takoradi port. The loan will support the com
AD Ports Group and Karachi Port Trust (KPT) announced today the signing of a concession agreement for the development and operation of the Karachi Gateway Terminal Limited (KGTL). Under the terms of the 50-year concession agreement, a Joint Venture between AD Ports Group, as a majority shareholder,
