Two weeks from now, the 2022 WEDA Pacific Chapter Meeting will be held in downtown San Francisco. The meeting is taking place at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMA from Wednesday, October 26th to 28th, 2022. As in the previous years, the conference is aimed at encouraging dialog between t
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed two contracts with major contractors PC Marine Services and Modern Building Leaders (MBL), the latter in consortium with HutaHegerfeld Saudia Ltd, to deepen and build new berths at Jeddah Islamic Port with a total of SAR642 million ($170.7 million). The
H&L Contracting, LLC of Long Island, NY will be performing maintenance dredging of the Newburyport Harbor in the following days, the City of Newburyport said. The project will consist of hydraulically dredging approximately 226,000 cubic yards of material from the two entrance channels at the mouth
On 8 August, South Port NZ contracted Heron Construction Company Ltd operating under an existing coastal permit, to remove fractured or fragmented rock that remained in the Port harbour entrance channel from previous dredging campaigns. This project commenced on 21 August and was expected to be comp
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. According to JDN, 586,000 m3 of limestone – an extremely massive soil layer- had to be removed, to [&he
Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has just released the latest edition of its ‘Journal of Dredging’, with some of the most interesting dredging-related topics presented to the audience. The Volume 20, Issue 1 of the WEDA’s Journal includes five manuscripts covering a wide range of technical topics
Registration is still open for the IADC Dredging Seminar in Singapore, which is taking place from 7-11 November of this year. According to International Association of Dredging Companies, the five-day seminar strives to provide an understanding of the basics of dredging through lectures and workshop
Navigating the Channel Islands Harbor will continue to be safe and downcoast beaches will receive an influx of much-needed sand thanks to a dredging project that will soon be underway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is on schedule to start dredging the Channel Islands Harbor in the following days.
The Land and Environmental Court has now granted a permit for deepening and widening the fairway in the Port of Gothenburg, strengthening the quay and the disposal of dredge spoil in a designated location at sea. An application for dispensation regarding the disposal of contaminated material at sea
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has announced the completion of critical infrastructure investments as part of a nearly $850 million plan to upgrade the Port of Boston. The multi-year investment, made possible by the State, Federal and local partners support, is already paying dividends,
Two weeks from now, Western Dredging Association (WEDA) will organize their next Eastern Chapter Meeting in Albany, NY. As disclosed, the 2022 WEDA Eastern Chapter Meeting will take place in-person at the Hilton in the Capital District of downtown Albany from Tuesday, October 18, 2022, through Thurs
More than 1,250 homes and businesses close to the north Wirral coast will enjoy greater protection from the risk of flooding after works to strengthen the sea embankment were successfully completed this summer. These properties in Leasowe, Moreton and Meols will be better protected for at least the
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) from Houston, Texas, has won a $12,195,000 firm-fixed-price contract for a dredging scheme in Alabama. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in its latest announcement. Work will be performed in Irv
A contractor will be starting the Ada Hayden Heritage Park Wetland Dredging Project on Friday, September 30, the City of Ames said. The project includes removing approximately 3,800 cubic yards of soil and sediment from one of the wetland cells located on the west side of the park that has reached c
