Coast Guard Werribee, VIC, Australia, has just released the latest update on the Werribee South – River Entrance – Maintenance Dredging Program. “Mariners are advised of maintenance dredging operations occurring at the entrance to Werribee River,” according to their official announcement. Works will
Started in the spring 2021, the biggest expansion in the history of the Kemi Port has reached its home stretch. “The expansion work has continued after a short winter break. The quay and the infrastructure will be finished up by the end of June and the dredging work will continue through the summer,
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has announced the receipt of two major dredging awards totaling $186.6 million. The awarded work includes: The Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project entails deepening the channel to authorized depths of 51 to 56 feet, which will make Port of Freepor
Construction’s coming along well at Kirk Point, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. The old boat ramp has been demolished and fill has been brought in to expand the footprint of the bigger parking area. Jetty piles are being driven and tested, with the final piles to be driven next week in preparati
Portsmouth harbour has been the backdrop of many spectacles, Friday, 26 May, it was the turn of cruise line TUI, as their ship Mein Schiff 3 took the title of largest ship ever to sail into the city. Measuring 293.3m in length and weighing 99,536 in gross tonnage TUI cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 takes
Moreton Bay’s coastal communities will be better prepared for the impacts of coastal hazards, with Moreton Bay Regional Council today setting the long-term strategy for managing the coastline. Mayor Peter Flannery said that the Living Coast Plan, developed in consultation with the community, will gu
Over the next few weeks, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) Gateway will be very busy in the Port of Melbourne, said Warwick Laing, Harbour Master – Port of Melbourne. The giant dredger will conduct critical maintenance dredging of the port’s channels, swing basins and berth pockets. “I
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) HAM 318 is about to begin the land reclamation activities in Addu City, the Maldives. According to Addu City Council, the work will start from the Hithadhoo Zone-2 area. This is the largest development project in Addu City and will solve the land pro
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on their Milandhoo dredging project. “We have commenced physical work for the Sh. Milandhoo Harbor Development Project on May 16. New harbor basin dredging work is currently ongoing at the site,” the company said.
Kuala Linggi International Port (KLIP) and China’s CCCC Dredging have signed a RM800 million (approx. $174 million) dredging and land reclamation contract for the creation of a new island in the Strait of Malacca. Out of the 24 potential candidates and five shortlisted — three Chinese companies, one
Hall Contracting announced today that their Townsville crew has reached the halfway point of the Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade project, having successfully dredged 50% of the total 3.4 million cubic metres of material. Hall is currently widening the Platypus Channel and Sea Channel, which will
Multiple public officials made their way out to Dewey Beach to see the progress of the latest beach replenishment program. Delaware Senator Tom Carper was one of those officials who was in Dewey Beach yesterday. During the visit, he that said that this and other beach replenishment projects along th
Marielle Garadaets, Dutch Ambassador to the Philippines, held a consultation meeting with Cavite fisherfolk recently to look into the impacts of dredging activities to people and the environment in Manila Bay. In particular, the Dutch ambassador is looking into the alleged adverse environmental and
Stornoway Port Authority has just released the latest update on the Deep Water Terminal development project. Works undertaken in April include: • Installed final tubular piles at linkspan quay, • Continued placing blasted rock behind the quay walls, • Started attaching the tie rods to the quay walls
