The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) yesterday launched a project worth SR7 billion ($1.9 billion) to upgrade and develop two container terminals at the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. The project has been awarded to the Saudi Global Ports on a build-operate-transfer basis. Mawani President Omar Hariri
Dredging work on the Memaloose Boat Ramp was given the final go-ahead by the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners last week, tillamookheadlightherald.com reports. The Memaloose dredging project has been long-awaited by Tillamook County anglers who have found one of the two boat ramps at the site
The USACE Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) for $28.8 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet (Avalon & Stone Harbor) dune and beachfill project. The project is a joint effort between the U.S. Army Corps
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on the K. Kandu Oiy Giri Harbor development project. According to MTCC, the work is well underway, with overall 40% project progress. “We have completed construction of breakwater,” the company said. Scope of works
How can private capital accelerate the green transition in marine and freshwater infrastructure, is the overarching question that will be explored at the IADC conference “Financing Sustainable Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure” on Thursday, 9 February 2023 in Dubai, UAE. At this 1-day conference,
Boskalis, an international services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, may leave the Netherlands. The company CEO, Peter Berdowski, said on Sven Op 1 radio show that the chance for this scenario is very real. The main topic of the radio debate
ORCA Crew Services has signed a service agreement including an exclusivity clause to provide local payroll services for Croatian employees on behalf of Van Oord. The agreement has a validity of four years with the option to be extended after this period. ORCA Crew Services is an international person
Addu City Council, Maldives, has just announced that the fieldwork for the land reclamation activities in Addu City is now underway. Under the program – undertaken by Van Oord – a total of 194.3 hectares of land will be reclaimed. The works are part of the Addu Development Project, meant to address
While the journey has its challenges, there’s been progress towards the goal of dredging and removing the sandy sediment building up on the eastern shore of the entrance channel of Southport Harbor, an increasing concern to boat owners, according to a statement issued yesterday by the Fairfield Harb
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has just released this beautiful video about the India’s largest land reclamation project – the Mumbai Coastal Road Project. Mumbai Coastal Road Project (South) is 67 per cent complete now, BMC said in the latest project update. This capital development progr
Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base Inc (VEHSI) has started the new year with the emergence of the first part of its artificial island in the Demerara River. The consortium managing the project hailed this as a momentous achievement and a first for Guyana. VEHSI is a joint venture between NRG Holdings Inc. – a
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir last week to follow up on development efforts in different sea ports. At the meeting, the President gave directives to upgrade the ports in an integrated developmental manner that
Femern A/S, a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, has just released this amazing video named ‘Preview of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel’. When the tunnel is completed, there will be a sea of new opportunities for cooperation, growth and experiences. Watch the new film th
Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has just released the latest update on the Spoilbank Marina project in Port Hedland. “Work may have paused on the dredging and construction of the breakwater until April 2023 (while the flatback turtles nest at Cemetery Beach), but the Spoilbank Marina team still have p
