Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on the Gdh. Thinadhoo Industrial Zone Land Reclamation and Shore Protection Project. The first shipment of precast concrete blocks and rock boulders required for the project has been delivered to the site. Dredging
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) joined Councilmember Marjorie Velazquez, Assemblymember Michael Benedetto, and community members yesterday for the “water” breaking of the Hammond Cove dredging. The dredging is set to restore Hammond Cove’s depths for safe navigation, oper
The City of Flagstaff has begun the process of dredging Frances Short Pond to remove sediment from post-wildfire flooding. First, the pond will be drained and dried so that the sediment at the bottom of the pond can be more easily accessed and removed. Once the sediment has been removed, the pond wi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, is set to begin dredging the lower Snake River navigation channel in January. The dredging will remove accumulated sediment from the federal navigation channel below the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam navigation lock near Pasco, Washington, and near t
MidCoast Council will continue to renourish the sand on Jimmys Beach from the Winda Woppa stockpile to protect this area that is threatened by coastal erosion. A review of the use of the sand transfer system which was designed to pump sand from the stockpile to the beach is still underway. “Initial
Transport for NSW Maritime has just released the latest update on the Coffs Harbour Regional Boat dredging program. As part of their plan to manage the sand build-up in the channel, dredging has continued at the Boat Ramp. Over the next few weeks, Transport for NSW will dredge this area using an exc
Thames-Coromandel District Council has 400km of coastline and is finalising its Shoreline Management Plan. It’s the result of three years of consultation and research to manage coastal hazards, coastal erosion and inundation, NIWA said. Further south, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is developing its K
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Klaipėda State Seaport Authority have signed a €65 million loan agreement for the development of Klaipėda seaport in Lithuania. Klaipėda is the main port connection in Lithuania, part of the TEN-T North Sea-Baltic corridor, and one of the largest port complexes
SENER recently won a contract from the Mexican Navy (Secretaría de Marina, SEMAR) for the conceptual, basic and detailed engineering of five twin hopper dredging vessels. The new dredgers, to be operated by the Mexican Navy, will be mainly used for maintenance dredging activities along Mexican coast
Sorensen’s marine team recently welcomed 6th year students from Scoil Phobail Bhéara in Casteltownbere, to the Dinish Wharf project for a site visit. The site team explained the various construction methodologies that were used to deliver each element of this large infrastructural project. “The feed
Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced a historic public-private partnership between the state of Louisiana, the Port of New Orleans and two global maritime industry leaders to build a $1.8 billion state-of-the-art container facility on the Lower Mississippi River. The new Louisiana International Termi
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) received approval of permits and permissions to build and operate the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) yesterday. This major milestone completes USACE’s extensive permitting process for th
Dredging operations are underway across the Ports of Genoa and Savona, with the dual objective to maintain and to deepen the depth alongside quaylines. It is essential to regularly remove the accumulations of sand and sediment – deposited by tide and river flows into the sea – from the navigation ch
The planned dredging work for the Swansea Channel before Christmas has been delayed until next year. In the December update from Transport for NSW, the State government said that the planned dredging campaign before the holiday period has had to be put off until February next year due to the presenc
