Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has just released this beautiful video about the India’s largest land reclamation project – the Mumbai Coastal Road Project. Mumbai Coastal Road Project (South) is 67 per cent complete now, BMC said in the latest project update. This capital development progr
The City of Ocean City, New Jersey, announced last week that state regulators have renewed a dredging permit for Ocean City’s bay waters, including both private and public areas, for another five years. Set to expire in April, the permit now will extend until 2028. According to a news release from t
The Port of Long Beach is kicking off 2023 with plenty to celebrate. After years of planning, the port has finally received Federal Authorization for its Channel Dredging Project. On Dec. 23, President Joe Biden signed into law the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, the biennial legisla
Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base Inc (VEHSI) has started the new year with the emergence of the first part of its artificial island in the Demerara River. The consortium managing the project hailed this as a momentous achievement and a first for Guyana. VEHSI is a joint venture between NRG Holdings Inc. – a
The River Parrett dredging work is about to begin this week, now between Burrowbridge and Northmoor. The project is organised by the Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium for the Somerset Rivers Authority – using contractors Van Oord. Today, the water injection dredger (WID) Borr was offloaded for ass
Following a request from Georgia Representative Earl L. Carter that the federal government provide funding for the Brunswick Harbor Modifications Project, Congress allocated $1.5 million to modify the existing federal navigation channel at the Port of Brunswick. While Rep. Carter disagreed with elem
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir last week to follow up on development efforts in different sea ports. At the meeting, the President gave directives to upgrade the ports in an integrated developmental manner that
Land development for the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) in Bulacan, undertaken by Boskalis, is almost 50% complete. It is expected that this work will be finished by the end of 2023, according to Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista. By 2024, the project’s proponent can start construction of
Dredging work on the seabed around the new quays and approaches to Stornoway’s new deep water harbour is about to begin. The dredging will be carried out by the Boskalis dredger Causeway, assisted by two workboats, the MC Fenna and the MC Aramis. The Causeway is fitted with a trailer suction pipe, t
In May 2022, Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works (KMEW) received one-year dredging contract worth Rs 67.85 crore ($8,2 million) from Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) for its Mangrol Fishing Harbour facility for capital dredging in hard rock. The ongoing work is 50% complete. On December 30, KMEW
During the past year, DredgingToday presented many videos related to dredging projects and vessels around the globe. Today, we bring you some of the most popular videos of 2022. Dredging campaign in Port of Brest by DEME The Région Bretagne authorities released the video on the second dredging campa
DEME is finalizing the largest dredging and land reclamation project in the company’s history – the Abu Qir Port Project in Egypt. This vast program includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land, the deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m and the dredging of a turning basin to 22m.
An inspiring Dutch Trade mission to Vietnam took place earlier this month. During the visit, led by Liesje Schreinemacher, the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, the Dutch experts shared their knowledge on Nature Based Solutions like the Sand Engine for coastal defenses in the N
Dredge crews work through the holidays and ring in the new year on the river, keeping commerce moving on the Middle Mississippi, the USACE St. Louis District said. After a short pause for weather and repairs, Dredge Potter is now heading back out to dredge a reach of the Mississippi River just upstr
