To accommodate future developments in the Baltic Sea, Klaipeda Port recently announced an international tender for the reconstruction of quays and dredging works. According to the port, the quays of the Smeltė peninsula will be reconstructed and adapted for the handling, assembly, and storage of win
Work is underway on the construction of a new container quay terminal in the Port of Augusta, Italy. According to DEME Group, the company’s Italian team is currently working hard on the extension of the commercial port in Augusta, Sicily, building on significant progress made last year. The recent i
Boskalis Westminster Ltd recently commenced work on a capital dredging project within the Port of Southampton. The project, being undertaken on behalf of Associated British Ports (ABP), will widen a section of the existing navigation channel within the port’s Western Docks by up to 46m over a length
Over the next 18 months, HR Wallingford will be carrying out a study for The World Bank to assess how water levels in the Caspian Sea are likely to change under a range of future climate change scenarios and how this will affect the Port of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Aktau is the largest port in […
Port of Townsville contractors, CivilPlus Constructions have finished shortening the Eastern Breakwater, removing 22,000 tons of rock in a project that took 5960 work hours. Overall, the project included removal of material to shorten the existing breakwater by approximately 70m and allow capital dr
Port of London Authority (PLA) has just announced that on or around the 25th February 2024 the vessel MEUSE RIVER will commence trailer suction dredging at London Gateway Port Berth 4, Sea Reach. According to PLA, the vessel will discharge using a floating pipeline to the east of Berth No 4. Dredgin
Building and civil engineering contractor McLaughlin & Harvey has made some great progress at the Port of Lowestoft project lately. The company is working for the client Associated British Ports on the development of Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) – a major ABP investment project on Lowest
Seven port development projects that support efficient, reliable freight movement on Minnesota’s waterways were selected to receive a total of $18.1 million in grants, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced last week. The funding comes from the competitive Port Development Assistance P
Semi-submersible vessel Seaway Albatross is on its journey to Bulgaria to deliver two Van Oord split hopper barges, the Pieter Caland and the Cornelis Lely, and backhoe dredger Simson. The vessels are being transported to Burgas where they will be working for the Burgas Capital Dredging project. Acc
Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District and the City of Nome have signed a “project partnership agreement” that advances the construction of the Port of Nome Modification Project. The document was originally signed by Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, and Jo
ESTEVE AS, part of BMLG group which provides port operator services at Paldiski South Harbor, has announced the start of the next phase of construction works at quay No. 6A. According to ESTEVE, the hopper dredger Vox Amalia owned by Van Oord has arrived at the Paldiski South Harbour, loading sand f
Plaquemines Port and APM Terminals have signed a letter of intent for the construction of a state-of-the-art container terminal on the West Bank of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. As reported, Plaquemines Port will lease the land to APM under a 30-year agreement with extension options. APM estimates
With the first season of work completed by subcontractors Granite Construction and Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc., Manson prepares for Season 2 at the Port of Alaska. A high priority for the Municipality of Anchorage, which owns and operates the Port of Alaska (the Port), the North Extension Stab
Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) will soon begin construction work on the Dampier Cargo Wharf projects. This major work will transform and expand Pilbara Ports’ marine infrastructure and operational capability at the Port of Dampier – marking the first time in more than 30 years that the Dampier Cargo
