Wicklow County Council has been successful in securing Urban Regeneration Development Funding from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to carry out improvement works to Bray Harbour. These works will include: Review potential for harbour wall extension, dredging of the waterbody
The Government of Liberia – through the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) with support from UNDP – formally launched the implementation of the Sinoe coastal resilience project during an inception workshop last week. The project funded by the Global Environment
Baltic Hub (formerly known as DCT Gdańsk), the operator of the largest container terminal in the Baltic Sea, ceremoniously kicked off construction of its third deep-water Terminal – T3 yesterday. When fully completed in the second quarter of 2025, the new terminal will have a 717-meter-long and 17.5
The Canal & River Trust has started its biggest ever programme of dredging at Gloucester’s historic docks. The four-month dredging programme will remove 15,000 cubic metres of silt, enough to fill six Olympic swimming pools, using a powerful ‘suction dredger. This excess silt entered the docks from
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure of Maldives towards implementation of the M. Muli Harbor Development Project. MTCC CEO Adam Azim signed the deal on behalf of MTCC and Ms. Fathimath Shaana Far
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has just unveiled plans to foray into the foreign dredging markets, News Drum reports. “The initiatives taken for setting our foot once again in foreign waters is likely to materialise. DCI has already been executing the dredging contract for Mongla Port, Banglade
At the UN Water Conference in New York, 22-24 March 2023, a new initiative to accelerate climate adaptation called the International Panel on Deltas and Coastal areas (IPDC) will be launched. This new initiative by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water management will focus on solutions tha
An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water, often containing wetlands and marshes, where salt water from the ocean and fresh water from rivers and streams meet and mix. Somewhat of an in-between area, estuaries serve a vital role for the surrounding ecosystem, while offering natural recreation
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced that a Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) project was one of three impacting Louisiana that were awarded over $5.49 million in funding through the America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC) grant program. NFWF awarded nearly
The maintenance dredging works on the access channel to the Port of Rio Grande are set to begin today. According to Portos RS – Autoridade Portuária dos Portos do RS, Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) HAM 318 arrived in the municipality yesterday afternoon – getting ready to kick off
Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi has officially given the go-ahead for the construction of a new deep-water port – called Port of Nickerie. According to the Surinamese government’s official release, it is planned to complete the port in 2025. The Port of Nickerie is an initiative of the
Gorgeous Yichang has just released this beautiful video about a Liebherr P995 floating excavator, taken during the recent Yangtze River dredging program. Taking advantage of the unusually low water level during flood season, Yichang City launched the dredging work to clear the waterway and enhance s
DEME Group announced its 3Q2022 Trading Update today. The orderbook remains high reflecting healthy demand, strong market positioning and sizeable wins for both Offshore Energy and Dredging & Infra. On a year-to-date basis, Group turnover grew 14%, led by Offshore Energy and Environmental and slight
Ellicott dredges have been supplied to over 100 countries across the globe, including countries in the African continent. An Ellicott 670 dredge is currently operating near the Chevron-owned, Olero oil & gas Flow Station, located on the Edo Delta River, in the Delta State of Nigeria. The Ellicott 67
