Bangladeshi Foreign Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) from Sylhet-1 Constituency, Dr AK Abdul Momen, inaugurated the dredging works on the Surma River in Sylhet on Saturday. Under the project, about 18 kilometers of the river will be dredged – from Kushighat in Sylhet City to Lamakaji Bridge –
The Turks and Caicos Islands Ports Authority is inviting bidders for the South Caicos Port Dredging Project. According to the ports authority, the work includes channel dredging to improve the approach channel, portside/turning basin and dock access at the port on the island of South Caicos. The rec
The City of Newport News, Virginia, was awarded a $640,994 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to support design work for a seafood market, as well as dock improvements and dredging design at the head of the Seafood Industrial Park. “The Biden-Harris Admi
Femern A/S, a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, today released this amazing video named “Land Reclamation in the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Project”. Under the project, over 250 hectares of new nature and recreational areas with beaches and nature trails will be created
The Government of Albania is now preparing to release a tender for the first development phase of the new Porto Romano infrastructure project. The tender will be based on a Construct & Finance approach, primarily concerning marine works and port infrastructure (breakwater/revetments, dredging & recl
The construction of a PHP91.7-million ($1.6 million) slope protection structure in Barangay Tiep is ongoing while a seawall structure in Barangay Taboc in San Juan town, La Union, has been completed. In a statement issued last Thursday, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Ilocos Region in
Southampton City Council has just released a video about the Weston Shore coastal erosion scheme. In the video, Councillor Eamonn Keogh, Cabinet Member for Transport and District Regeneration, talks about the coastal erosion scheme along Weston Shore. During the summer of 2022, Southampton City Coun
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced yesterday the award of $100 million to support beach nourishment projects within 16 coastal counties impacted by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole. On Dec. 16, 2022, Governor DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 4A, which allocated this funding to address coas
Jan De Nul Group has been busy lately working on the second phase of Payra Port dredging project. One year after the first phase of the project was completed, JDN in late October 2022 began phase two of this capital dredging project. Payra Port, Bangladesh, situated at the Rabnabad channel near the
Sandy Bay residents, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, will be getting a measure of relief through a massive sea defence project, reports searchlight.vc. In his Budget presentation on January 9, the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves, noted that th
The City of Stirling has released its draft Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Planning (CHRMAP) report, with some areas along the coast designated at extreme risk of coastal erosion subject to the City adopting adaptation measures around as early as 2045. CHRMAP is a strategic, long-term
AECOM has been selected by DP World Prince Rupert Inc. (DP World) to conduct a feasibility and design study for the development of the second container terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert. “We’re incredibly pleased to work with DP World, and the Prince Rupert Port Authority on this exciting step t
The development plan for the Port of Arish will be completed during the first quarter of 2024, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) announced last week. The plan includes the implementation of sea docks, breakwaters, container handling yards, and internal roads, and raising the efficiency of buildi
To allow for the next phase of works to safeguard future ferry services, The Highland Council said that Uig Harbour will close on Monday, 16 January, for 8 weeks. The planned and programmed outage is required for works to replace life expired infrastructure. The works during this stage will include
