Port of Aberdeen’s transformational £420 million expansion project is now fully operational. “Quayside construction is complete at Aberdeen South Harbour and the expanded port now offers its customers and port users 8km of quayside, making it Scotland’s largest berthage port,” according to their off
The Port of Beirut has historically played a vital role in Lebanon’s economy, as a major cargo and transit hub. However, due to the civil war and political instability, this key position has weakened over time. The situation was compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and a major explosion in 2020. As p
At 271.5 meters, Georgia’s Enguri Hydropower Dam is the second highest in the world, holding a staggering 1,100,000,000m3 water and 20 turbines producing a total capacity of 1,300MW electricity. According to Damen, this is no ordinary dam, and keeping it free from sediment requires no ordinary dredg
Mxtv has just released the latest video update from the largest land reclamation project in Boskalis’ history – the New Manila International Airport (NMIA). This will be the Philippines’ largest and most sophisticated airport and the dredging operations are moving forward according to schedule. Unde
Hulhumale lagoon in the Maldives is set to be reclaimed in three stages, with work on the first stage starting this week, Urbanco said today. Under an agreement signed between Urbanco and Sri Lanka’s Capital Marine and Civil Construction (CMC) in late August, the company will reclaim: According to
Noosa Council has halted work on the sand nourishment project at Doggie Beach. In consultation with the contractor engaged to do the project, it was decided to stop the dredging work due to the challenging nature of that section of the Noosa River and the likelihood of it not being completed before
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District’s Commander Col. Andy Pannier met with Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Dru Buntin and his staff last week in Jefferson City, Mo., and formally signed the design agreement for the Meramec River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project.
The African Development Bank Group and the European Commission have approved funding of over $52 million to renovate and modernize the Port of Bujumbura in Burundi. The port has deteriorated over the years due to lack of investment. This project will rehabilitate infrastructure, dredge the access ch
McLaughlin & Harvey has completed works on the Stonehaven Flood Protection Scheme – the project designed to protect homes and businesses which have previously been badly affected by flooding events around the River Carron. Works included construction of 2km of flood walls, the installation of two hi
Port of Aberdeen has been shortlisted in the ‘Construction Project of the Year’ category of the Trades Awards 2023. The expanded Port of Aberdeen has been shortlisted for its £420 million investment in the construction of Aberdeen South Harbour, the UK’s largest marine infrastructure project. The aw
DEME Group has just announced that they are deploying additional resources that will speed up the work on the Abu Qir project in Egypt. According to DEME, trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Uilenspiegel’ will once again return to the country to create new land for the Abu Qir 2 port expansion project.
Next week, Van Oord will hold a christening ceremony for their two new vessels, the Vox Alexia and Calypso. Vox Alexia is named after Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia, the second daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. According to Van Oord, she accepted the invitati
The Port of Coos Bay and NorthPoint Development have submitted a proposal for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) project for the second round of Mega grant funding. The PCIP is considered to be a project of national significance by creating a new gateway for west coast imports and exports for
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has won a major dredging and disposal contract for the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project. The contract was awarded by Bechtel Energy, Inc. (Bechtel), the company that’s managing the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in partnership with Sempra Infrastructure.
