Pennsylvania Representative Mike Kelly is requesting sand replenishment funding to be included as a top priority in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal year 2022 Work Plan and FY2023 budget. In 2021, Kelly secured $1.5 million for Presque Isle sand replenishment. “Presque Isle is an essential e
After years in the planning, work will start soon on one of the most significant parts of Eastland Port’s Twin Berth project. Eastland Port is located in Gisborne, Tairāwhiti. The rebuild of Wharf 7 was granted resource consent in December 2020. It’s due to begin late March 2022 and will take around
The requirements for financing of the Moscow Canal to ensure normal level of hydraulic engineering facilities by 2035 is estimated at RUB 90 billion ($1.2 billion). This was revealed earlier this week by Oleg Shakhmardanov, Head of FSBI Moscow Canal, at the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engi
More interesting topics are being opened on the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” that launched yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Following the announcement that Hydrographic Company is planning to invest o
Dinish Wharf Project in Castletownbere is now in full swing, Sorensen Civil Engineering reports. The piling of the eastern breakwater is nearing completion with the last sheet pile arc now well underway. According to Sorensen, the western breakwater embankment and finished slab within the cell are n
The project on reconstruction of the Volga-Caspian Seaway Canal is to be completed in 2028. This information was revealed today by Denis Vitsnarovsky, Deputy Head of FSUE Rosmorport’s Capital Construction and Repair Division, at the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dr
Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff has introduced a bill to protect Tybee Island from the effects of growing storm surge. Ossoff, alongside Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, last week introduced the Tybee Island Storm Risk Management Act to ensure Tybee Island has the resources it needs to protect from sea
Hegemann Dredging’s new trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Hegemann V’ is ready for the finishing touches, reports Kooiman Marine Group. As disclosed by Kooiman yesterday, the arrival of ‘Hegemann V’ at the shipbuilders yard in Zwijndrecht is planned for next week. Various parts are already ready and
ADYR Constructions has just announced the successful completion of Ashdod Port’s Quay 21 transformation project. According to the company, this milestone is the result of cooperation and collaboration between the client (Israel Port Company), the port operator (Ashdod Port Ltd), the contractor (Chin
U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Bill Cassidy, along with U.S. Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester and Garret Graves, have introduced the Shoreline Health Oversight, Restoration, Resilience, and Enhancement Act (SHORRE) Act. The SHORRE Act would restore nation’s riverbanks and coastlines, while also ma
The K. Girifushi Harbour development project is moving forward according to schedule, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) said. Second shipment of rock boulders required for the Girifushi breakwater construction was delivered to the project site yesterday. Breakwater bed preparation wo
The construction works at the Woods Hole Ferry Terminal project site will soon be finished, according to Jay Cashman, Inc. The contractor has just released the latest photo update for the Woods Hole Ferry project saying that they are near completion of this 3-half-year scheme. Overall, the project e
The USACE Walla Walla District is seeking public comments regarding the Lower Snake River Navigation Channel Maintenance Project. USACE is proposing to dredge near the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers to reestablish the congressionally authorized dimensions of the federal navigation cha
Puerto Rico Ports Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are gearing up for a major marine infrastructure project in the San Juan Harbor. According to the Authority’s Executive Director Joel Pizá, earlier this week port officials hosted a delegation from the Army Corps in preparation for the
