Work on rebuilding the eroded sand dunes at Main Beach and Clarkes Beach in Byron Bay will start today. Beach goers will see machines working on the beach for around seven days, moving sand from the tidal zone further up to where the dunes have eroded, Byron Shire Council said. The work will be done
Benny Antiporda, the administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), has ordered the immediate dredging of the Magat dam reservoir due to the reported siltation in its impounding area. NIA Administrator said this during his visit to this province for the convergence meeting at the NIA
Jan De Nul has just released this amazing video named ‘Facing the Calcare di Bari limestone in Italy’. The Port of Bari is one of the main economic focal points of Southern Italy. To make the region ready to receive both more and larger vessels, Jan De Nul helped construct an extension to the port.
The MDOT MPA Dredged Material Management Program (DMMP) is hosting its Annual Meeting on Friday, December 9. This open meeting is an opportunity to learn about what the DMMP has achieved in the past year, initiatives currently underway, and news about upcoming projects. Titled Building the Future To
South Atlantic Division Commander Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner and Mobile District Commander Col. Jeremy Chapman toured the Mobile Harbor Deepening Project yesterday. According to USACE, this project will improve the nation’s 11th largest seaport. Mobile Harbor has an economic value of $25.1 billion and
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022 (OEEC) will open its doors in less than two weeks. On the 29 & 30 November, the entire industry comes together in RAI Amsterdam to connect, discuss, share knowledge, meet and network. Content program Different markets meet under one roof to foster busine
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is wrapping up work on the Post 45 Harbor Deepening project. As reported by the Corps, the Post 45 dredging project will make Charleston the deepest harbor on the East Coast. The officlas also added that this significant infrastructure developme
NWP Holdings Bhd has just announced that its newly formed joint entity, NOOA Marine Sdn Bhd, will undertake contracting work to dredge, transport and load marine sand from a concession area in Melaka onto vessels for export purposes. NOOA, the joint venture between NWP’s unit NWP Marine Sdn Bhd and
Boskalis, in a joint venture with Baggerbedrijf De Boer B.V. – Dutch Dredging, has been awarded the contract to further deepen a 68-kilometer-long stretch of the Suriname River. According to Boskalis, one of the main goals of this capital dredging project is keeping the waterway at the required dept
For more than a century, Boskalis has been active in providing protection against the forces of nature. Today, they help protect populations and the natural environment from the consequences of climate change, such as rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions through the coastal defense and r
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Brisbane is about to begin work for the nearshore beach nourishment trial off Maroochydore Beach, Sunshine Coast Council said. This very important project will use a method – called nearshore nourishment – in what will be a first for the region. It involves
Orion Marine Group has recently completed the commissioning of its newest cutter suction dredger (CSD) Lavaca. The christening of the CSD took place yesterday in Port Lavaca, Texas. Over the course of the past 15 months, the dredger has undergone a complete rebuild, including detailed engineering by
Boskalis has just released the latest update on the largest project in the company’s history – the new Manila International Airport in the Philippines. According to the announcement, the construction work of a huge sand body measuring nearly 1,700 hectares on the outskirts of Manila for the new airp
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has reported a Rs 28.61 crore profit ($3.5 million) for the second quarter of financial year 2022-23. According to their official statement, this is the highest-ever profit for the second quarter achieved by the company. DCI had reported a loss of Rs 3.98 crore in
