The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (USACE), will resume dredging in Grand Haven Harbor today, with additional testing for E. Coli and safety measures. King Co. Inc., of Holland, under an Army Corps contract, will dredge the remaining 35,000 of 141,000 cubic yards of sediment contract
APM Terminals Poti recently completed reconstruction of Poti Port’s 150-year-old 1850-meter-long main breakwater. The contractors, BESIX and STFA Construction Group, commenced reconstruction works in April 2021 and the project took two years. It was designed and constructed using rubble mound rock,
The USACE Chicago District, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, bp, East Chicago Waterway Management District (ECWMD) and the cities of Hammond and East Chicago, Ind. held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday to celebrate the
Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has appealed to the Federal Government for the speedy dredging of the Calabar Port. Speaking in Government House, Calabar, when he received the Calabar Port Manager, Mr. Festus Ikechi Olumati, and his team, the governor explained that transformi
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced last week that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is providing $13.5 million in Waterway Improvement Funds. The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterways, emergency vessels and equipmen
The USACE Detroit District is pausing dredging in Grand Haven, Michigan, in response to Ottawa County Health Department’s “no-contact order” for North Park Beach after preliminary testing found E.coli concentrations in the area. Dredging will be paused in the area until testing results show the E.co
The Commonwealth Ports Authority has approved a Letter of Intent with the Department of Defense for a $500 million development project to repair and improve the Tinian Harbor. The approval comes after CPA conducted a town hall with community members and local leadership. CPA Board Chair, Kimberlyn K
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District has prepared a new feasibility report and environmental assessment for navigational improvements at Akutan Harbor on Akun Island and is seeking public comment on the draft document. USACE proposes to construct a harbor on the island to accommodate ve
Ambassador of China to Bangladesh Mr. Yao Wen visited Hon’ble Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen, MP at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka yesterday. The Chinese Envoy updated about different development projects in Bangladesh that are being carried out with support from China. While exchang
The Newlyn Coastal Research & Development Project has been shortlisted by The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West Civil Engineering Awards 2023. The Newlyn Coastal Research & Development Project is trialing innovative new ways of offering better protection to coastal communities while im
Eko Atlantic, Nigeria, is entering the next phase of its land reclamation efforts. The sand-filling process for phase 4 of the project will begin immediately after the completion of phase 3 and extend towards its designated area. The construction of infrastructure and buildings is progressing steadi
In the presence of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldives, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Oranje has started work on the land reclamation project on the island of Gulhifalhu. In his inauguration speech, the president called this dredging project “an important development initiati
Jan De Nul continues to make good progress in Poland with dredging of the Port of Gdynia now being almost halfway done. Dredging of the Port of Gdynia inner basins kicked off in late 2022, and once complete, will allow the port to handle the largest ships in the Baltic Sea. The project includes deep
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has completed construction of Berth 8 at Port Freeport, Texas. Part of the Velasco Terminal, Berth 8 features over 925 feet of berth and an associated roll-on/roll-off dock extension. The expansion represents the single largest project built by a public port on the
