Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has once again urged the Federal Government to expedite the dredging of the Rivers Niger and Benue to mitigate annual flooding and human losses along their banks and tributaries, local media reports. Speaking at the Government House in Ilorin while recei
The Provincial Government of Bohol led by Gov. Aris Aumentado met Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Atty. Jay Daniel Santiago together with officials on October 3, 2023. Anchored on his Strategic Agenda on building resilient infrastructure and utilities, Gov. Aumentado and Santiago di
Dredging work to create Scotland’s largest Renewable Energy Hub at the Port of Leith is well underway. According to the contractor, GRAHAM Civil Engineering, the crews are making great progress in Leith. So far, they have installed over 133 tubular piles and 92 pairs of AZ40-700N sheet piles that wi
Rohde Nielsen’s hopper dredger ‘Trud R’ has now departed Tweed River after completion of maintenance dredging for 2023. Stage 2 saw approximately 60.000m3 of sand removed from the Tweed River Entrance and placed at Dreamtime, Snapper and Bilinga. This is in addition to approximately 200,000m3 of san
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has completed the design and construction of another Water Injection Dredging (WID) installation. The scope of delivery includes the fabrication of jet arms, a hoisting gantry with swell compensator, hydraulic system and the jetwater pump sets. According to MOTAS, all compon
Maintenance dredging work in the Ross River, down stream of the Port Access Road bridge, is now underway. According to Port of Townsville Limited, material dredged from this location will be brought back to the Townsville Marine Precinct by barge and transferred to land. A maintenance dredge campaig
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (India) continues its efforts to develop and modernize National Waterways and promote inland water transport as a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly mode of transportation. Yesterday, the Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways,
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District’s MV Pathfinder will begin dredging on the Mississippi River this week. When needed to maintain the 9-foot navigation channel, the St. Louis District’s Pathfinder deckhands and crew members wear dual hats. They switch over from their regular duti
Another VMI Dredge is on its way to Texas, from VMI Manufacturing Headquarters. According to VMI, Inc., this time it’s a MD-615 with remote control. The MD-615 is the midsized model in their horizontal cable driven dredge line up. For many years this has been the machine of choice for a wide range o
In northern Poland on the Baltic Sea lies Gdynia. Historically a small fishing village, but things changed in the 1920s when the Polish government ordered the construction of a port in the area. The Port of Gdynia soon grew into a universal seaport, and the city around it into one of Poland’s larges
Royal Boskalis Westminster and Van Oord have successfully delivered the Port of Felixstowe Deepening Project. Over the last 22 months, the two companies have used more than 20 different vessels to remove over 17.1 million cubic meters of material from the channel. The depth of the approach channel h
Safety excellence in the U.S. dredging and marine construction industry took center stage last week in Washington, DC. when the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) held its 5th Annual Leadership in Safety Awards Dinner, in conjunction with its quarterly meeting and its CDMCS
Last Friday was a historic day for APM Terminals Liberia Ltd. and the Freeport of Monrovia – a total $15 million commitment for two latest generation German made, Liebherr 600 model Mobile Harbor Cranes which will be used to load and unload containers from ships calling at the Freeport. The cranes,
The Department of Transport (DoT) has successfully completed dredging of Teggs Channel, according to the Shire of Carnarvon, Western Australia. The Shire also announced that dredging of the Fascine Channel is underway now, and is expected to last until late November. Works include revegetation, sand
