The dredging works in Lady Bay, aimed to complement the new boat launching facilities, is set to start today, Warrnambool City Council said. With wet sand being jettisoned 80m off shore in what is called a ‘rainbow arc’, it will be quite a sight to see, but safety is of the utmost importance. Spotte
Discovery Center & Pier said that work to transform the former Traverse City Light & Power coal dock on West Grand Traverse Bay into a “fee-free, barrier-free park and hub for water-based activities” is now underway. A groundbreaking ceremony took place at the pier earlier this week, formally kickin
Second phase of £21M Clifton Ings Flood Alleviation scheme to better protect 135 homes in York area from flooding is underway. Led by the Environment Agency, the project covers the Clifton and Rawcliffe areas of York and will better protect 135 homes from flooding and reduce the risk of flood water
The Philippines’ Department of Transportation (DOTr), led by Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, toured the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) last weekend. According to DOTr, the new massive facility is now rising in the province of Bulacan. Under this capital development program, approxi
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) said recently that the company has made great progress on the reconstruction of the B. Kamadhoo Harbor. As reported, dredging works for the new harbor basin are now almost complete. The second shipment of Quay Wall blocks required for the B. Kamadhoo
Every year, the KNVTS (Royal Dutch Association of Maritime Technicians) organises the Ship of the Year competition. A prestigious prize awarded to an innovative ship designed and built in the Netherlands. The jury of this award has announced that the SPARTACUS, world’s most powerful cutter suction d
Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins announced last week that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $10 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant for the Port of Morgan City’s “Western Dock Expansion” project. Funding for the grant is authorized through regular appropr
Construction has started on Phase 3 of the Map Ta Phut Industrial Port Development in Thailand – the ACCROPODE project. The 3D physical model tests were carried out recently at the CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory to check and confirm the stability of the single-layer ACCROPODE™ armour. According
The handover from construction to operations for Dunnottar, Crathes and Castlegate (East) Quays was completed last week. More than 60% of Port of Aberdeen’s £400 million South Harbour development is now operational, marking the penultimate construction milestone in this transformational project. The
Construction works are progressing well on the Alotau Provincial Wharf project in the south-east of Papua New Guinea, reports Pacific Marine Group (PMG). Demolition of the existing wharf is complete, and the piling works for the new structure has commenced. “The weather has been challenging with som
Earlier this year, Rohde Nielsen won a contract by the client NCC, related to the transport of wastewater from the island of Hanö to the sewage treatment facility in Nogersund, Sweden. The contract scope comprised dredging a 6 km long trench, at water depths from -3m to -30m. The backhoe dredger, Mj
Following the mass deaths of shellfish, an urgent review of dredging in the River Tees is needed, a cross-party parliamentary committee said. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee also called for more research into the die-offs in 2021. The MPs want an expert panel to examine conflicting
Weeks Marine Inc., of Covington, Louisiana, has won a $33.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for a beach renourishment in Monmouth County. Bids for this project were solicited via the internet with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in its latest announcement. Work will be perf
DEME Group highlighted importance of the Hedwige Prosper area on the Dutch-Belgian border today. On behalf of De Vlaamse Waterweg nv (the Flemish Waterways Authority), DEME and partners worked together on the five-year polder project, whereby 465 hectares of land have been given back to nature by cr
