To support its international activities, contractor Rederiet Høj A/S takes on a new name, Høj Nordic Marine Contractor A/S. The new name is intended to give the company a stronger position in Northern Europe where climate related projects present a significant potential for growth. The company has b
Port of Townsville Limited has reached an important milestone on the Channel Upgrade project. According to the latest update on the project, more than one million cubic metres of dredge material has been removed from Townsville’s shipping channel. “The dredging component of the project is almost a t
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracted with Marinex Construction recently to provide maintenance dredging of the Wilmington harbor inner ocean bar. Approximately 1,000,000 cubic yards of the dredged material will be placed on South Beach on Bald Head Island. The dredge Savannah arrived last wee
Delaware Governor John Carney, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester said that steps are underway for beach nourishment projects in Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, South Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philad
Soil Conservation Service staff are currently very busy working on the beautiful Clarkes Beach to replenish and revegetate sand dunes. Dunes on Main beach and Clarkes beach had been eroded by severe weather and east coast lows, and they are now working with client Byron Shire Council to restore thes
Two multi-million dollar development programs at the Takoradi Port – the Atlantic Container Terminal (ACT) and a dry bulk jetty – have been inaugurated. President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who inaugurated the projects yesterday, said that the ongoing expansion and transf
Rohde Nielsen is currently working on a coastal protection project near Thorsminde, on the Danish West Coast. The two TSHDs, Embla R and Ask R are delivering 880.000 m3 of sand on a 3.5 km long stretch, using the rainbow method: The project is for the Danish Coastal Authority (KDI) and is part of a
Kingston District Council will receive $1.9 million funding support for a much-needed extension of its existing Wyomi Beach Rock Seawall. Erosion at Wyomi Beach has been of significant concern for Council and the community over a long period of time. Mayor Kay Rasheed said: “We acknowledge that coas
IHC Dredging and Cochin Shipyard have signed an agreement for a design and engineering, hardware and support package for the licensed construction of a Beagle 12 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The new TSHD will be built by Cochin Shipyard for the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI). With th
The USACE Philadelphia District has signed a feasibility cost sharing agreement with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to initiate a new study for the Delaware Inland Bays. The agreement, signed by USACE Philadelphia District Commander Lt. Col. Ramon Brig
Charleston Harbor is now the deepest harbor on the East Coast at 52 feet. At 52 feet, the biggest ships calling the East Coast can access South Carolina Ports’ terminals any time, any tide. Ships filled with record imports and heavy exports can seamlessly sail through Charleston Harbor to SC Ports’
At the moment, a mayor port expansion project is underway at the Swedish Port of Gothenburg. The expansion will result in an additional 220.000m2 of terminal surface and 460m more quay length. The project has been divided in various stages: the DOP200 has proven its worth in the later stages of phas
Teesworks is set to start the next phase of dredging in the River Tees at the end of March next year, during which the material will be disposed of at sea, UK Daily News reports. The first phase of dredging, in which the material was deposited on land, began in September 2022 and ended on […]
The Port of Warrnambool boat ramp has reopened, following a comprehensive upgrade. The concreted ramp entry is now longer and safer, parking and turning space at the ramp has been increased and the jetties to the north and south of the ramp have been rebuilt and improved, Warrnambool City Council sa
