Maldives’ Minister of Economic Development, Fayyaz Ismail, and Minister of State for National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, H.E. Mr. Akram Kamaluddin, inaugurated the Sh. Komandoo Shore Protection Rectification Works and the Mathi Komandoo Connectivity Project two days ago. According to Mald
The 8,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Ghasha – owned by National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) from Abu Dhabi – is currently working on the latest maintenance dredging program at Damietta Port, Egypt. The Ghasha, delivered to NMDC by Royal IHC in September 2020, is based on the design
The backhoe dredger Capall Mara, owned by ABCO Marine, is set to transit from the Port of Grimsby on January 22 to the work site at Bridlington Bay. “The Capall Mara will be carrying out spoil management activities. She will remain on station/site during the night and be manned 24 hours throughout,”
The dredging portion of the City of Whitewater lakes project is set to begin today. The city has contracted with A-1 construction to perform the work. According to the latest project update, “A-1 will have two teams (one for each lake) begin preparing next week with the hopes of starting to dred
Construction of a world-class marina at Ocean Reef has reached another key milestone, the Government of Western Australia said. This includes the crossing of the new breakwaters at the multimillion-dollar project, set to create a safer, more accessible waterside entry for harbour users. Work on the
Environment Agency is about to start work on a £6.5 million flood risk management scheme to reduce the risk of flooding for 350 homes and businesses in Stoke-on-Trent. The scheme is designed to reduce the risk of flooding from the the Fowlea Brook, a 6-mile tributary of the River Trent, when water l
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has won a 79 million dirhams ($21.5 million) contract for a very important dredging project in Egypt. The job includes dredging the entrance to the navigation channel and the trench of the quay wall in the Red Sea Port in Safaga, NMDC said in a disclosure to t
Winter dredging is well underway again with the new look split hopper barges Nab and Needles both back hard at work in the Solent area, Jenkins Marine said. Working together with Jenkins’ 30m x 9m backhoe dredger ‘Doreen Dorward’ and her onboard 50t long reach excavator, they enable dredging to cont
CDES, a Luzancy (Seine-et-Marne) based marine specialist, has won the Port of Saint-Jacques dredging contract, located in Sarzeau, north-western France. The works, aimed to effectively and sustainably solve the problems of silting in the area, will include removal of 4000 m3 of material. According t
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has signed an agreement with the Maldives’ Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure towards implementation of the R. Ungoofaaru Channel Relocation Project. MTCC CEO, Adam Azim, signed the contract on behalf of the company and Ms. Zee
Hall Contracting has just announced that their 65-metre-long backhoe dredge Woomera is ready for her next dredging job, the Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade project. The Woomera has set sail from Brisbane and is journeying 700 nautical miles to the Port of Townsville to work on the Channel Upgrade
Kooiman Marine Group has just announced that they are embarking on another exciting project, lengthening of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. The Swalinge was built as a coaster in 1977 and rebuilt into a hopper dredger after being purchased by Den Herder Seaworks in 1996. This single pr
President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, recently inspected the progress of ongoing works at the new Kipevu Oil Terminal (KOT) in Mombasa. The construction of KOT, which is now almost finished, has been wholly funded by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and implemented by China Communications Construction
Baars Charter B.V. together with Merceron recently completed a port expansion project on the west coast of France – dredging the harbour of La Turballe. For this job, in addition to dredging equipment from Merceron, Baars type B113 split barge was used to transport dredged sediment, sand and water.
