The Port of Houston Authority was joined yesterday by the Army Corps’ Galveston District Leadership, Congressmembers, and other US officials for the ceremonial presentation of the signed Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) which delineates funding and construction responsibilities for the various se
Aberdeen Harbour Board announced recently that the final two caissons will soon arrive into the site which will complete the South Pier. They also added that considerable progress has been made on the South Breakwater, which has reached its completed length with work beginning on building its profil
Russian regulatory body Glavgosexpertiza has approved the design documentation and engineering survey results for the construction of new cargo handling facility at Taganrog Port. The new facility that will be built in the area of the port’s Northern pier is expected to handle 270,000 tonnes of carg
The Southsea Coastal Scheme officials have just released the latest update on the UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defences’ project. As reported, placement of the Norwegian anorthosite rock at the Frontage 1 site is progressing well and in line with the target delivery programme. This rock,
After reaching a major milestone with the completion of the 2.2km rock wall, the Port of Townsville’s $232 million Channel Upgrade project is moving to the next phase. This includes construction of an unloading facility which will be used to offload dredge material into the reclamation area. The 150
The Ga. Dhaandhoo Land Reclamation and Shore Protection project has officially started. According to the contractor Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), the scheme includes: dredging and land reclamation operations of 25 hectares; construction of a 1238m rock boulder revetment; a 240m
Almost a year after the Fairhaven coastal protection project completed, the official ‘opening’ took place on 22 July. VBA, a joint venture between VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and SNC Lavalin’s Atkins business, was awarded the £22m coastal protection project in 2017 by Fylde Council, to provid
Repair works on the 150-year-old Bowen Wharf are now complete. Since late February, about $3.6 million worth of works have been carried out on the Wharf, which has seen parts of the aged timber structure repaired or replaced. Transport and Main Roads Minister, Mark Bailey, said that the project had
The Abu Qir port project in Egypt, undertaken by DEME Group, is moving forward according to schedule. The largest ever dredging and land reclamation contract in DEME’s history includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It also involves deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m and
The City of Quincy’s Department of Natural Resources (QDNR) is teaming up with the New England Herpetological Society (NEHS), the New England Wildlife Center (NEWC), and the Friends of Butler’s Pond (FOBP) to protect the turtles of Butler’s Pond prior to the start of a large-scale ecological restora
The USACE Baltimore District, in coordination with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Worcester County, is hosting a hybrid public meeting Aug. 17, 2021, at the Worcester County Library – Berlin Branch at 13 Harrison Ave., from 7 – 8:30 p.m. This public meeting provides an opport
Connecticut Senators Murphy and Blumenthal announced earlier this week that $2.8 million in funding for the dredging of the Saugatuck River has been secured in the Fiscal Year 2022 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. “Dredging the Saugatuck River is an essential project that will impro
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) has announced $1 million in funding towards a near-term dredging solution to support key Delta channels within the Fraser River communities, focusing on Ladner Harbour and Gunderson Slough. Dredging is the careful removal of sediment and debris from the bot
The Town of Weymouth, MA, has been awarded $102,980 in EEA’s Dam and Seawall Program funds for FY 2022 to fund Phase 2 of the Fort Point Road Coastal Infrastructure Resilience Project. According to the Town, this will continue work from phase 1 for which the town received $129,557 from a Municipal V
