Dredging operations, aimed to ensuring there’s good access out onto Port Phillip at Kananook Creek, took place recently in this area. According to Better Boating Victoria (BBV), through a $120,000 grant from the Better Boating Fund, a regular maintenance dredging routine is ensuring there’s good acc
Registration is now open for the CEDA-UK event Dredging Innovation & Outstanding Contribution Awards 2023 event taking place on 7th December at the Institution of Civil Engineers in Westminster, London. The seminar presents a selection of dredging projects from around the UK bringing news of the lat
A new exclusive video update from the largest land reclamation project in Boskalis’ history – the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) – is here. Mxtv has just released this amazing video, showing the latest progress on what will be the Philippines’ largest and most sophisticated airport. Under t
The Town of Scarborough, Maine Harbor Master said that the emergency closure of Ferry Beach parking lot, beach, and boat launch will take place from 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 until mid-day Friday, November 24th, due to a dredging program. The areas are being closed to public access d
The N. Manadhoo Harbour Channel Dredging and Breakwater Construction Project, conducted by the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), is currently at an advanced stage, achieving an overall project progress of 75%. According to the latest project update, MTCC has successfully concluded t
The European Commission has approved, under EU State Aid rules, a €146 million (SEK 1,7 billion) Swedish measure to support infrastructure works and dredging in and around the Port of Gothenburg. The measure is aimed at increasing maritime safety and benefiting the economic activity of the port. The
The Lumsden Point development project has achieved an early construction milestone, according to the Pilbara Ports. The first stage of the seawalls has been completed, the second stage is underway and expected to reach completion by March 2024, reported the company. Minister for Ports David Michael
The Port of Brunswick primarily operates as an auto and machinery port for roll–on/roll–off cargo and Georgia Ports Authority is aiming to make it the top Ro/Ro port by 2026. The GPA plans to suspend all Ro/Ro cargo operations at the Port of Savannah and shift those operations to the Port of Brunswi
The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte, Philippines, and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are about to sign a deal for the dredging of Bislak River. The two government bodies will, in the coming days, sign a memorandum of agreement for the dredging works which will cover the
The 53rd Texas A&M University Annual Dredging Engineering Short Course will be held in person from January 8-12, 2024. The course, which attracts a wide range of audiences from state, local, and federal governments, consultants, contractors, and academic researchers, focuses on dredging, dredge tech
DEME has won several dredging contracts in Africa, estimated to be worth between €50-150 million. Present in Africa for more than half a century, DEME is currently working in several countries on the continent. Among the projects won is a deal in Grand-Lahou, Ivory Coast, where DEME will carry out d
The Town of Topsail Beach (NC) has announced that the 2023-2024 Channel Dredging and Beach Nourishment project is set to begin this week. According to the town, this is set to be a full scale beach nourishment project with dredging through New Topsail Inlet, Banks Connector Channel, the Cut Through
Trailing suction hopper dredger Elbe, mainly active in the Caribbean and South America, recently completed an interesting project in Costa Rica – dredging of the Caldera Port. Working for the client, Sociedad Portuaria Granelera de Caldera (SPGC), Dutch Dredging completed maintenance dredging of the
The Weeki Wachee River, located approximately 40 miles north of Tampa in Florida’s Springs Coast, is home to mullet, manatees, and mermaids. Over the past hundred years, the river has experienced significant ecological shifts, caused by both natural and human activities, including sedimentation. Des
