The Malawi Government has taken a major step towards restoring operations at Chipoka Port by inviting bids for consultancy services to undertake an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and supervise capital dredging works at the port. “The move marks significant progress in Government’s
In a bid to reduce flooding in one of Eastern Visayas’ busiest urban centers, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has begun dredging and desilting operations in the Mangonbangon River – a major waterway that drains floodwater from several communities in Tacloban City. The project, und
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and Port Freeport marked a major milestone in the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project during a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. The federal navigation project deepens and partially widens the harbor channel, enhances the upper turning bas
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is repairing and raising the western perimeter wall of Confined Disposal Facility 4 – or CDF 4 – in Buffalo’s Outer Harbor. CDF 4 is the primary placement site for material dredged from the federal navigation channels in Buffalo Harbor and the Buff
Dredging works have officially started at Anaklia Deep Sea Port in Georgia, marked by the arrival of the first dredging vessel Tristao Da Cunha into the maritime aquatory of the future port. Under the development plan, the seabed in the Anaklia marine area will be deepened to 17.5m, followed by the
IHC Equipment recently supported Filia Dredging in bringing the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Biesbosch back into reliable operation by helping assess the existing dredging installation, inspect critical components and provide the historical technical insight needed to make informed decisio
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) said that a maintenance dredging project of the Beach Haven West Complex located in Harvey Cedars, Stafford, Eagleswood and Long Beach, Ocean County, is underway. The $8.4 million dollar project is set to restore the Harvey Cedars, Harvey Cedars 2, Mar
The City of Isle of Palms said that Marinex is now in its fifth day of dredging and continues to make steady progress, placing approximately 30,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach each day. According to the latest update, crews are currently working in front of the Shipwatch area within a fenced co
The dredger Liberty Island arrived in Buxton on the evening of Thursday, July 30, and began pumping sand onto the beach on Friday, July 31, marking the start of construction for the Buxton beach nourishment project. The contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD), began pumping sand in the
The Department of Public Works and Highways has started the dredging operations along Talomo River in Barangay Talomo Proper, upon the instructions of Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon who visited and inspected the area on July 29. Apart from dredging, the river dikes will also be upgraded to preve
Rohde Nielsen has completed coastal protection works at Pogorzelica, Dzwirzyno and Międzywodzie, Poland, on behalf of the Maritime Office in Szczecin. “Within three weeks, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Freja R dredged and transported 168,000 m³ sand from winning areas, thereby helping t
Nautilus Dragados held a working meeting at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Malaga with the aim of continuing to advance in the technical and environmental planning of the future dredging and sludge removal project of the Guadalmedina River. During the meeting, different aspects related to
The channel dredging project at the Port of Port Mansfield in Texas, US, is complete, the Willacy County Navigation District (WCND) said. From the mouth of the jetties at the Gulf of Mexico entrance westward through the navigational channel, the Intracoastal Waterway junction, the Harbor, and into t
DEME has selected Vuyk Engineering to collaborate on the design of its newly announced, shallow-draught 22,000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The new vessel combines industry-leading efficiency with a lower cost per dredged cubic meter and a reduced greenhouse gas footprint compared with
