The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is set to continue beach nourishment along the Delaware Bay. Under the plan, the Pickering Beach nourishment project and others in Delaware Bay communities to be undertaken this year by DNREC will be funded in large part by the A
FSUE Rosmorport is seeking a contractor for the implementation of maintenance dredging on the Volga-Caspian Shipping Canal (between 130,0 and 188 km) in 2023. According to the official portal for public procurement, initial (maximum) price of the contract is RUB 1,594,437,643.72 ($26 million). Biddi
Rohde Nielsen has completed a small port development project in the Port of Mukran in Rügen, Germany, for the client Deutsch Dänische Wasserbau Gmbh. The reclamation work comprised dredging 25.789 m3 of fine and compacted sand in the turning circle in the harbor, where the sand afterward was transp
Dredging operations are about to kick off at the Port of Waterford with a maintenance dredging campaign to be carried out by a Dutch company. According to the Port, Baggerbedrijf De Boer’s trailing suction hopper dredger Amazone will be in the area, ready to conduct activities in the vicinity of Bel
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is now accepting proposals for specific projects in the Atchafalaya River Basin in anticipation of its Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2024. CPRA will accept proposals from various sources including academia, par
Water levels on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in the US Midwest are at record lows, causing delays in barge traffic and forcing industry to use more equipment to move the same amount of cargo, ICIS reports. American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) said in its daily update on Monday that levels on the
Above the Philippines has just released these amazing photos of the newly created site for the New Manila International Airport – the largest project in Boskalis’ history. Under this massive program, approximately 1,700 hectares of new land will be developed for the airport, located in Bulacan Provi
Ada East District Chief Executive, Ms Sarah Dugbakie Pobee, said that some portions of the Volta River will be dredged to reduce the trend of tidal waves and high rate of flooding in the district. According to Ghana News Agency, Pobee said that the river had not been dredged in more than 20 years, r
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just announced that the Shore Protection Project of Nellaidhoo Island in Haa Dhaalu Atoll is nearing completion. According to MTCC, about 93 percent of Nellaidhoo Shore Protection Project has been completed. Additionally, the company disclosed th
The USACE Buffalo District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the completion of repairs to the 1,025 foot, 114 year-old Rochester East Pier. In attendance were Lt. Col. Colby Krug, Commander USACE Buffalo District, John Pellito representing Congressman Joe Morelle, Chief Matthew
An Italian consortium – led by Webuild – has won the contract to build a new breakwater for the Port of Genoa. The consortium also includes partners Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Fincosit and Sidra in a project valued in the client budget at a combined €928 million. Webuild has a 40% s
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has joined a group of banks that will finance the construction of a third deep-water container terminal in Poland’s Port of Gdansk on the Baltic Sea. The €100 million EBRD loan is part of a €863.5 million financing package put together by a
The Bradmoor Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project is currently underway, California Department of Water Resources (DWR) said. This very important restoration program is set to ensure climate change resiliency for the future of Suisun Marsh. At the moment, DWR crews are breaching levees to restor
Work is underway at Eastern View to protect the foreshore and Great Ocean Road from coastal erosion, DELWP BarwonSouthWest said. “Machinery is on-site and moving around, so we’re asking everyone to follow all signage and stay safe, including keeping dogs on leashes in the area,” said the organizatio
