Jan De Nul’s largest and newest cutter suction dredger, the Willem van Rubroeck has been busy lately working on a dredging project in Bari, Italy. The Port of Bari is an important ferry line port, cruise boat terminal and cargo transport hub to South East Europe. In order to facilitate the growth of
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has just announced that state, federal, and local agencies gathered last week to celebrate two tidal habitat restoration projects in Solano County that support the survival of Delta smelt and other fish species as part of the long-term operation of the
The reinforcement works on the Broad Green Dike project are in full swing now, Van Oord reports. Jos van Uden, Project Manager at Van Oord, is one of the key leaders of this project. Commenting the latest news, he said: “??? ????? ?????? ???? ?? ??? ????? ?? ??? ??? ???? ???? ??? ?? ??? […]
The USACE Galveston District, in partnership with the City of Galveston, has prepared a Draft Detailed Project Report and Environmental Assessment (DDPR-EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Galveston Island Coastal Erosion continuing authorities study as authorized by Section 204
USACE Detroit District awarded a contract for dredging at Duluth-Superior Harbor in western Lake Superior on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, to begin early August. The $2.72 million contract is awarded to Roen Salvage Co., from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The contract is to mechanically dredge about 76
Work on the Grand Isle BBA-18 project is nearing its completion as contractors are placing stone along the tie-in at the west jetty. According to USACE, this project was funded through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA-18). Under this program, six offshore stone segmented breakwaters were const
After years of development and months of construction, Napier Port recently welcomed the very first container vessel to berth at its new 350-metre 6 Wharf. The CMA CGM Marlin, measuring 294.05-metres long with a 32.2-metre beam (width), was safely piloted into Napier Port at approximately 9am on Sat
The St. Charles County Port Authority has secured $3.5 million in funding to improve the river terminal in the City of St. Charles and at Klondike Park near Augusta. County Councilman Mike Elam, District 3, worked for three years to convince fellow Council members to pass an ordinance to create the
The USACE St. Paul District, the Minnesota DNR and the Upper Minnesota River Watershed District will celebrate the completion of the Marsh Lake environmental enhancement project with a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 14. The Marsh Lake project involves habitat enhancement by improving conditions for
Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA) is undertaking maintenance dredging of the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway between the Fort William Road bridge and the CPR bridge (across from Home Depot). The LRCA owns and maintains the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway. The dredging of the Floodway Channel is requ
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Land Trust are working to restore fish and wildlife habitat at Perch Lake, which was once a bay of the St. Louis River. West Duluth residents in the New Duluth neighborhood will begin seeing more construction equipment moving into
The City of Stirling’s motion on climate change adaptation has passed unanimously at the National General Assembly (NGA), as part of the Australian Local Government Association’s (ALGA) annual conference held in Canberra last month. The City of Stirling’s motion calls on the Federal Government to: W
The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Michael Connor, has signed an agreement with the Port of Brownsville, TX, to deepen the Brazos Island channel and continue to build capacity in the Nation’s ports thanks to President Biden’s IIJA. The Project creates jobs, supports clean energy, inv
Argyll and Bute Council has appointed Dawson WAM as the Principal Contractor for the Campbeltown Flood Protection Scheme (FPS). This is part of the £15.215 million work that will see a range of improvement works carried out to reduce the risk of flooding in the town. As well as the overall improveme
