National Marine Dredging Company (NDMC) has won an AED1.3 billion ($354 million) contract from AD Ports Group for the engineering and construction of the Shamal Development marine works. The Shamal Development is part of Khalifa Port, located in Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, midway between Mina Zayed and Jeb
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has received a permit application for a project in the Atlantic Ocean and Duxbury Bay at Duxbury Beach High Pines in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The proposed work involves beach nourishment along 3.8 miles of the Duxbury Beach Reservation (DBR) pro
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District has one of the nation’s most comprehensive and diversified civil works programs, covering most of Oregon and southwestern Washington. The District operates locks and dams along the Columbia River, operates dams in the Willamette Valley for flood ri
As the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” approaches, the event organizers PortNews Media Group took the opportunity to talk with Mr. René Kolman, Secretary General of the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) about the current state of the dr
The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) yesterday released an update on the N. Miladhoo Harbor development program. According to MTCC, the work is moving forward with overall 59% project progress. The N. Miladhoo Harbour project includes: dredging and excavation operations – 37,222cbm;
Starting today, December 27, the Town of Barnstable’s contractor Robert B Our Co., Inc. will begin the dredging of the Barnstable Harbor Outer Entrance Channel. The work will consist of mechanically dredging approximately 4,200 cubic yards of sediment from the existing outer-portion of the Barnstabl
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently published its annual review of the global dredging market – the 2020 edition of Dredging in Figures report. The annually prepared report serves as a resource to entities interested in the financial development of the dredging indust
Dallas Water Utilities (DWU) is progressing on the Bachman Lake Dredging and Dam and Spillway Rehabilitation Projects. DWU said in their latest project update that they have awarded a construction services contract for dredging at Bachman Lake and is continuing engineering efforts for dam and spillw
Port of Melbourne published its 2021 Sustainability Report a couple of days ago, outlining their sustainability progress over the 2021 financial year. “This year, we have continued to progress the Port Development Strategy, completing rehabilitation works at Swanson Dock East and undertaking planni
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately three months, dredging operations will be carried out within the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals 4, 6 and 7. The works will be carried out by one grab dredger. A tugboat, a hopper barge and a survey boat will provide assistance, the Hong Kong Ma
Boskalis has just signed a contract with the Beninese and Togolese governments to respond to the advance of coastal erosion, AFRIK 21 reports. The value of this contract is 41.6 billion CFA francs, nearly EUR 63.5 million. Under the contract, the Dutch giant will protect the segment (180 km) of the
The Afsluitdijk reinforcement project is in full swing on the Wadden Sea side and the work on the IJsselmeer side has also begun. Here too, large sections of the dyke need to be reinforced, said Van Oord in its latest project update. “We carefully check the condition of the dyke. If the existing rev
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Shoreline and Waterway Management Section is set to begin beach nourishment work in the Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, Bowers, South Bowers, and Slaughter Beach communities in early January 2022. The beach and dune are an importa
SPI/Mobile Pulley Works announced yesterday that together with an investment company, Bill Prine III, Billy Prine Jr’s son, acquired the company as President and will run the daily operations. Robert Jonk, who joined SPI/Mobile Pulley Works in 2016, will take the position as senior vice president in
