Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited Pinellas and Miami-Dade counties earlier this week to announce the award of grants totaling over $404 million for 113 environmental resilience projects across the state through the Resilient Florida Grant Program. The main goal of this grants is to help prepare
The Freeport of Riga Authority plans to invest EUR19.8 million in the development of the port’s infrastructure this year – 24% or EUR3.8 million more than last year. Out of the total investments, approximately 60% or EUR11.6 million are funding from the budget of the Freeport of Riga Authority, and
Dredging work is scheduled to begin this week at Bachman Lake, northwest of Dallas, Texas. The contractor, Renda Environmental, will use a dredging barge to pump silt to an off-site location, where the slurry will be “dewatered.” The dewatered sediment will be disposed of, while the water will be cl
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan visited the New Hampshire Port Authority yesterday. During the visit, they discussed the new funding that the New Hampshire Congressional Delegation recently announced for the Army Corps of Engineers to use for maintenance dredging in the Piscataqua Riv
The long awaited dredging operation at Wiggins Pass in Florida is finally underway. For months weary boaters have been running aground on the sandbars that flank the mouth of the pass. According to the Southwest Florida Television (SWFL-TV), it looks like the first of the sand will be deposited alon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington District awarded a contract for Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) at Carolina Beach and Kure Beach for $20,3 million on January 18, 2022. According to USACE, the benefits of this CSRM project include protection from erosion and other effects from coast
The development of the new quay walls in the Amaliahaven in Rotterdam is progressing well and at a rapid pace, informs Van Oord. As reported by Van Oord, on both sides of the basin the contours of the quays are starting to become visible. On the APM side 500 metres of combi-walls are ready and [&hel
Land & Water has secured a major multi-million-pound infrastructure contract with PD Ports to upgrade Teesport Number Two Ro-Ro. The contract announcement comes after Land & Water recently opened its new regional hub in Newcastle upon Tyne as part of a period of growth which sees its offering extend
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced over $20 million in dredging projects for South Jersey last week. Over the next year, the Army Corps will invest $14.3 million in the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. This funding will be used to dredge at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry and in
In just a couple of minutes, the new sea lock in IJmuiden will be officially opened by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. The new sea lock – being 70 metres wide, 500m long and 18m deep – was completed earlier in 2021 by the OpenIJ consortium. Over the last couple of months, the new IJmuiden
Milford Mayor Ben Blake joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Senator Richard Blumenthal yesterday to announce that the City of Milford will receive $5 million in federal infrastructure funding for the dredging of Milford Harbor. This dredging project will help to ensure safe passage for all vessels
The Coastal Zone Management Dredge Project for Wiggins Pass will begin tomorrow and is estimated to be completed in 40 days. According to Collier County, the Doctors Pass dredging is scheduled to begin in early March and be completed near the end of that month. “Boaters should use extra caution navi
American International Contractors Inc. and Archirodon Construction Co. have won a $63.8 million firm-fixed-price contract to dredge a harbour at the King Abdulaziz Naval Base. Bids for this project were solicited via the internet with four received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work w
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company CEO, Adam Azim, visited the project site of new Gdh. Faresmathoda Airport Causeway Project yesterday. During this visit, he was briefed on the latest updates of the project. The scope of the project includes: land reclamation operations of 9780sqm, construc
