Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited (KMEW) has won their first ever international contract for dredging works in Myanmar. According to an official announcement, this project will include “dredging and providing maintenance on access channel and port basin at Sittwe Port, Myanmar and Kaladan
RJ McLeod Ltd crews are gearing up at Uig Harbour this week where the ferry terminal will be upgraded with new infrastructure. These improvement operations at Uig will include: dredging work, an extended marshalling area, berthing structure strengthening and widening, linkspan replacement, approach
Peel Ports has signed an international sediment management pledge to more effectively manage the disposal of sediments as part of the necessary dredging of its ports and harbours. The initiative, from Navigating a Changing Climate (a Global Climate Action partnership) and SedNet (a European Sediment
Galway County Council has given the go ahead for the next phase of works on the expansion of Ros a Mhíl harbour, Galway Daily said. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been granted planning permission for work on a new harbour area north of the existing facilities. The full develo
Renovation work on the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Middle River boat launch has been completed and the launch reopened, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said. Work on the ramp converted it from a one-lane gravel ramp to a two-lane concrete ramp. In addition, w
A new report released today by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) estimates that Australian Governments will need to invest $30 billion in large scale coastal protection and adaptation projects over the next 50 years, as climate change makes coastal communities, property, and infrastructure in
Phase two of the dredging campaign at Watchet Marina is going well, The Marine & Property Group said. The marina is now around 75% watered at impound level (at low tide with the gate closed). “CMS Innovation and her crew are continuing their excellent work as they deepen sections across the marina,”
With a large number dredgers working 24/7, a dredging program in the Buenos Aires province on the Rio Salado is making good progress. Additional Damen equipment – such as the CSD500 suction dredger – has boosted the dredged volumes enormously. The project, which started over 20 years ago and has mov
Ashleigh Contracts have recently completed an Xbloc revetment in Peterhead, NE Scotland, with the crest consisting of 25t grade rock armour (heaviest stone 30t). This revetment was built to protect the Peterhead harbour buildings from significant wave overtopping during storm events. The Xbloc produ
USACE Jacksonville District has announced public participation log-on instructions for two virtual Tampa Harbor, Florida Study presentations scheduled for Thursday, November 18. The study focuses on the deep draft navigation channel and will investigate alternatives to improve ship vessel navigation
A recent study commissioned by ports in Washington and California reveals that Canadian ports have received more than double the federal funding levels compared to U.S. West Coast ports. According to the the Northwest Seaport Alliance, a massive increase in U.S. port infrastructure funding is needed
In order to increase the capacity of Klaipėda Seaport, the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications will allocate an additional EUR 10 million for dredging on the Port’s external and internal navigation channels. Once the project is implemented, the depth of the external channel of Klaipė
USACE has released the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment for the Miami-Dade County, Florida, Coastal Storm Risk Management Study. The four-year, $3 million study considers the feasibility of implementing engineering alternatives to manage coastal storm risks along the
Boskalis has closed a busy third quarter. In line with expectations, quarterly revenue was higher than the quarterly average for the first half year, said the company. In the past quarter, projects continue to be affected to a greater or lesser extent by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I
