The dredging of the fairway to the Danish Port of Thyboron – Thyboron Canal – is now complete. A water depth of 10m in the fairway from the North Sea and between the pier heads into the outer harbour and all the way down to the Limfjordskaj quays in Sydhavnen is now a reality. For […]
ESPO has just announced that Niedersachsen Ports, Germany, is once again being certified through the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). With a total of 15 port locations, Niedersachsen Ports is the largest operator of public seaports in Germany. A committed member of the EcoPorts Ne
Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Johor, Malaysia, has just unveiled an ambitious plan to invest RM750 million ($179 million) in the expansion of its capacity in 2022. According to their chief executive officer, Marco Neelsen, the port, which currently has a capacity of 11.5 million twenty-foot equival
USACE has found a safe dumping site for the dredged materials, allowing the dredging work for Sandusky’s Harbor to resume this year, Sandusky Register reports. In its recently released annual report, the USACE Buffalo District updated its dredging efforts, which helps keep commerce flowing in Ohio’s
Manson Construction Co. of Seattle, Washington, recently presented an interesting article about the Pier 8 replacement project at Naval Base San Diego (NBSD), California. Over the last 20 years, Manson has played a vital role in the upgrades of the base’s waterfront facilities – completing three maj
The massive development of a new container handling port at Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, is nearing its completion. “This year, we look forward to the opening of our new state of the art Cork Container Terminal,” Port of Cork Company said in their latest announcement. Work on the €86m project – the bigges
In exactly two weeks the world’s largest sea lock in IJmuiden will be officially put into use by Rijkswaterstaat. 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 lock has been [
The Hong Kong Marine Department has just announced that more work will take place in the following months on the ‘Reclamation to the Southwest of Shek Kwu Chau’ for the Integrated Waste Management Facilities. According to their latest project update, “for a period of approximately 12 months, reclama
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has scored another capital development contract – the Thinadhoo land reclamation deal. MTCC and the Maldives’ Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure yesterday signed the agreement towards implementation of the Gdh. Thinadhoo land r
Livingstone Shire Council, Qld, is seeking feedback on the future of the Causeway Lake precinct. The purpose of the initial consultation is to determine what the community’s expectations and aspirations are regarding lake restoration, future use options, and shoreline development. “Livingstone Shire
DSC Dredge LLC and Deep Diggers Ltd recently celebrated an impressive milestone, the successful launch of two 18” Shark Class dredges in Bangladesh. The two dredges, which were built by Deep Diggers at their facility in Chattogram, Bangladesh, are powered by a Caterpillar C32 diesel engine with a ra
Remarkable progress has taken place at the Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project in 2021, and all marine-based activities at the project are now complete. Construction of two critical structures – the South Breawkater and the Crown Wall – has finished, and all 22 caissons are in place. The last of the
A £900,000 scheme to slow the erosion of Seaton’s eroding cliffs has taken a major step forward, East Devon District Council said. The council yesterday announced that the Seaton Hole Beach Management Plan, which has been several years in the making, has been rubber stamped by the Environment Agency
Public beach access at Turtle Trail closed this week as work continues to restore the hurricane-damaged beach dunes, Indian River County Coastal Division Programs said. Turtle Trail Beach Access, which closed Wednesday, is the latest of the beaches to close after restoration work resumed in November
