The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) undertakes shoreline stabilization projects – like the Victoria Channel to Seadrift 1 project – to protect navigation, because these structures are critical to maintaining safe, reliable harbor access. Vicksburg District (MVK) maintenance workers arrived in t
The Port of Barcelona has presented its Fifth Strategic Plan for 2026–2030, describing it as the largest investment cycle in its history. The document is structured into an action plan with 120 initiatives grouped into 25 environmental, social and economic objectives. According to their latest annou
APM Terminals and Hateco Group have signed an agreement with Da Nang City to develop, build and operate a new terminal in Da Nang, the Lien Chieu Container Port, Vietnam. According to APM, the agreement includes an estimated investment of over $1.7 billion to deliver a terminal estimated to handle m
The Port of NEOM, formerly Duba Port, is now fully operational and actively receiving and moving complex cargo through its multi-purpose terminal. According to their latest announcement, the port’s infrastructure and operating capabilities are designed to support reliable cargo handling and multimod
Eiffage, through its subsidiary Eiffage Génie Civil Marine, has been awarded, in consortium with Jan de Nul, the design-build contract for the Port of Callao Muelle Norte expansion in Peru. The contract is worth more than EUR 100 million. The contract awarded by APM Terminals Callao (jointly owned b
Belfast Harbor Marina has reopened after a refurbishment that has created new berths for yachts and recreational vessels. The project to expand the marina, which is located between Titanic Belfast and the SSE Arena, has extended the total length of its pontoons from 775 meters to over 807 meters, in
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, began significant maintenance to the Manistee Harbor federal channel yesterday. The Corps of Engineers will place about 3,000 tons of stone to reduce wave energy and overtopping, as well as install new timber fenders along 1,800 feet of the North R
Cooper Tacia General Contracting Company has expanded its construction capabilities with the acquisition of Atlantis Marine Contractors, a project management consulting firm specializing in marine, environmental and civil construction. “Adding Atlantis Marine to our team allows us to take on project
Dredging projects face numerous timeline delays, stemming from both the complexity of the work and the environment in which it’s conducted.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) handed over the completed reclaimed areas of Berths B7 and B8 to PSA Corporation earlier this month – the very first land handover of Tuas Port Phase 2. With Singapore Land Authority’s (SLA) land alienation approval granted to PSA, MPA said that the
Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), the deep‑sea exploratory subsidiary of DEME, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Deep Ocean Resources Development Co., Ltd. (DORD) of Japan to conduct a joint demonstration test aimed at the potential co-development of polymetallic nodule resources
Climate change accelerates sea level rise, intensifies storm regimes, and increases coastal erosion across Europe. At the same time, biodiversity is under pressure and natural landscapes are increasingly scarce, Jan De Nul said. “The need for coastal infrastructure that both protects our shores and
Construction of the Fish Passage Project at Lock and Dam 22 on the Mississippi River has progressed steadily since it began last May. According to USACE, crews are nearing completion of the final two weirs in the rock ramp, making the fish passage structure fully visible for the first – and last – t
After a successful first season off the coast of Zeebrugge, Belgium, Boskalis Hirdes EOD Services has resumed the major identification and clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO) project. With the backhoe dredger Manu-Pekka and one UXO Offshore Support Vessel, Boskalis is enabling the safe installati
