Francis Asenso Boakye, the Minister for Works and Housing Ghana, said that the Government will soon start works on phase two of the Blekusu Coastal Protection Project. The second phase of the project, which includes the construction of 37 armour rock groynes and a significant amount of land reclamat
The Russian Government has announced its decision to invest over $70 million in the modernization of Onezhsky Shipbuilding, Ship Repair Yard (Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia). The Decree to invest more than RUB 5.1 billion ($72.06 million) in modernization of the shipyard has been signed by Prime
USACE and the City of Duluth have provided some additional info on the recently completed 2021 Minnesota Point beach nourishment, maintenance dredging and beach cleanup. The Corps awarded the 2021 maintenance dredging contract July 14, 2021 to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, based Roen Salvage Company. The
Louisiana state officials and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday broke ground on the Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Lock Complex and announced the completion of the Grand Bayou Floodgate, two critical components of the Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection System. With t
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced the completion of dredging in four State navigation channels in Atlantic County last week. The $3.7 million dollar Lakes Bay Channel Complex project outside of Atlantic City restored safe navigation to Lakes Bay, the Lakes Bay Spur,
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation announced today that the work on their new multi-million tug berth facility at Port of Mackay continues to progress, with pile-driving works almost complete. NQBP Senior Project Engineer, Anoop Pillai said that he was pleased to see the project pass another mi
Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Mr. Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., yesterday announced the approval of Wexford County Council’s application under the Office of Public Works’ Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Under the scheme, the Office of Pu
Ahmed Abd El Hameed, Project Engineer at DEME Group, has just released this amazing photo from the largest ever dredging and land reclamation project in DEME’s history – the Abu Qir Port in Egypt. According to the Belgian giant, this project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It
Boskalis has just won the prestigious prof. Dr. Ir. J.F. Agema award for their role in an innovative Building with Nature project – construction of the Marker Wadden in the Markermeer Lake, the Netherlands. This award is given every five years for the best and most innovative hydraulic engineering p
The Balgal Beach shoreline will receive a renewed lease on life with beach reprofiling of the coastal area beginning this week, Townsville City Council said. The beach reprofiling works are part of Council’s ongoing Shoreline Erosion Management Plan. Community Health, Safety and Environmental Sustai
One of the world’s largest floating excavators, backhoe dredger Magnor of Boskalis, has arrived in Aabenraa Fjord, Southern Denmark, to take part in the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel project. According to Femern A/S, the Magnor was delivered earlier today by the semi-submersible cargo ship Triumph. In addition
St. Johns County hosted a town hall meeting earlier this month to discuss the upcoming FEMA Dune Enhancement Project and the temporary partial closure of Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park. St. Johns County Coastal Manager, Damon Douglas, was the guest speaker at the meeting. He talked about the dune
The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) honored U.S. Senator Richard Shelby with its Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his leadership in support of critical maritime infrastructure investments. “I am honored to receive the Dredging Contractors of America’s distinguished Lifetime Achieve
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has just announced that more dredging work at the Jurong Port’s berth J9 will occur in the following months. The working period has been extended from November 20, 2021, to May 19, 2022, for the dredging operations in the vicinity of Damar Laut Basi
