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,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana have signed a partnership agreement for the $6.5 billion Southwest Coastal Louisiana hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and coastal ecosystem restoration project. The project will be cost shared
Boskalis and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a contract for the construction of approximately 40 hectares of new land in the northwest corner of the Prinses Alexiahaven on Maasvlakte 2. In addition to constructing the site, Boskalis will also build two sand dams. Behind these sand dams,
Roxbury Township was recently awarded a $113,650 grant from the New Jersey Highlands Council to fund a study on a “beneficial reuse and dredging” project in Landing Channel. The project aims to both reduce nutrient-heavy sediment and restore wetland habitat in the cove to improve water quality on La
The Dredging Contactors of America’s (DCA) Board of Directors unanimously voted on June 19, 2023, William P. Doyle as its new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. The position commences effective immediately. “On behalf of the Dredging Contractors of America Board of Directors, I am pleas
