The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has urged stakeholders in the oil sector to collaborate with the Federal Government for the dredging of the Calabar channel, local media reports. Mr. Ogbugo Ukoha, the Executive Director, Distribution System, Storage, Reta
The dredging of the fairway to the Danish Port of Thyboron – Thyboron Canal – is now complete. A water depth of 10m in the fairway from the North Sea and between the pier heads into the outer harbour and all the way down to the Limfjordskaj quays in Sydhavnen is now a reality. For […]
PortNews Media Group is gearing up for a busy 2022 during which the company will organize three major events for industry specialists, all to be held in mixed online/in-person format. The season will kick off with the Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress, a unique and highly acclai
The Lekki Deep Sea Port Project is moving forward – dredging and reclamation works have reached 89.93 per cent while the building of quay walls has reached 85.65 per cent. The effort to complete construction works at the breakwater has gained significant improvement as it now stands at 79.66 per cen
The 4th shipment of rock boulders required for Ha. Hoarafushi Airport Shore Protection was delivered to the project site earlier this week, on January 4. According to the contractor, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), scope of works for the project will include: construction of a 2,8
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Hegemann I’ is in the second largest port in Northern Ireland at the moment – working hard on the Warrenpoint Harbour latest maintenance dredging program. This TSHD – with a load space volume of 2.500 m³ – is the largest vessel in the Hegemann fleet. The d
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just announced that the N. Landhoo Harbour development project is now complete. The President of the Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, inaugurated the project yesterday. The MTCC CEO, Adam Azim, and other senior officials of the company participat
Senegal President, Macky Sall, laid the foundation stone yesterday for the construction of a $1.13 billion deep-water port at Ndayane, located around 50 km (31 miles) south of the capital Dakar. The facility is being developed by Dubai’s state-owned port operator DP World. According to DP World, the
Year 2021 was a big one for the Post 45 Charleston Harbor Deepening project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, said in their latest announcement. In 2022, they plan to finish this capital development program. “Once completed, we will have deepened Charleston Harbor to a depth of
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just announced that the works on the Hdh. Nellaidhoo Harbour improvement are officially wrapped up. “We completed the Nellaidhoo Harbour Development Project on December 30, 2021,” the company said in their latest update. The Hdh. Nellaidhoo harbo
Work is almost complete on the upgraded West Beach Boat Ramp, South Australia’s Department of Infrastructure and Transport said. The upgrade includes replacing the ramp surface, extending the ramp into deeper waters and remediation work on steel piles. These latest photographs show water being retur
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul yesterday announced the completion of Phase II of New York State’s $15 million Regional Dredging Project. The dredging project is part of the State’s $300 million Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI) effort to repair and build resiliency in communities
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has released its 2021 Year in Review outlining the agency’s accomplishments in coastal protection and restoration. This past year saw the advancement of 110 coastal projects, including 47 projects in construction with a total value of
