Work on the New Manila International Airport (MIA) – the Philippines’ largest and most sophisticated airport – is moving forward. Approximately 1,700 hectares of land will be developed for the airport, located in Bulacan Province of Central Luzon Region. The land development project will be designed
Since the start of the dredging works in June 2021, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) removed almost 40 percent of silt from Pasig River. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Acting Secretary, Jim Sampulna, recognized the effort of the diversified conglomerate after dredging 321,670
Boskalis is part of a joint initiative to advance sustainable methods for shoreline maintenance along the Dutch coast. The project – which is in partnership with Rijkswaterstaat (the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management), Vereniging van Waterbouwers, Deltares
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on the S. Hulhudhoo Harbor Development Project. According to MTCC, work on the Hulhudhoo scheme is well underway, with overall 83% project progress. “We have completed construction of quay wall and the harbour brid
The Maldives Government has contracted Van Oord to carry out a land reclamation project in Addu City. The agreement for the reclamation of 194 hectares of land in Addu city – with the financial assistance of India – was signed in Addu on March 27. The project, funded via $800 million line of credit
Dredging operations to expand the two-way section of the Suez Canal by 10 kilometres are in full swing now. The project will cost 3 billion Egyptian pounds ($191 million) and will be completed and inaugurated by the end of June 2023. The main goal of these dredging works is to increase traffic safet
The State of Ohio’s Office of Budget and Management Controlling Board has authorized $47 million to fund the construction of Sediment Recycling Facilities across the State of Ohio. Sometimes called a confined placement facility, they are specifically designed for the containment of contaminated dred
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and USACE yesterday in announcing his proposal to allocate $150 million in surplus funding toward coastal restoration and protection projects. “At this moment, we are reaping the rewards of o
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to conduct Grays Harbor maintenance dredging in the Outer Harbor beginning next week with the USACE hopper dredge vessels Yaquina and Essayons. According to USACE, the Yaquina is expected to start dredging in the outer harbor of Grays Harbor around April 12 and
Australasian Marine Associates has just started the Campaign B maintenance dredging works in the lower Yarra River for Parks Victoria. The dredging operations are being undertaken from the Bolte Bridge and through the CBD (suburb in the City of Melbourne). This followed a successful Campaign A dredg
The transformation of the Olympic Port in Barcelona, Catalonia, is moving ahead. Under this development plan, dredging work on the inlet has begun this March, a maintenance project that will increase the safety of navigation and access to the Port by sea. This is the first time that this work has be
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has entered into agreement with the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University to provide funding and technical support for what will become the GLDD Laboratory of Dredging and Coastal Studies. Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer at
Royal Boskalis Westminster, a Papendrecht based company operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, is making new capital investments in its fleet – centered around strengthening their position in the large and jumbo hopper segment. Under the plan, Boskalis will
In light of the increasing costs arising from the continued attempts to refloat the 12,000 TEU Ever Forward, Evergreen declared General Average today. The vessel, owned by Evergreen Marine (Hong Kong) Ltd., a subsidiary of Evergreen Marine Corporation, ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay after leaving
