Wasa Dredging said that their heavy-duty backhoe dredger Optimus kicked off the dredging operations on the Tornio outer fairway recently. The outer fairway in Tornio refers to the maritime shipping channel leading into the Port of Tornio (Port of Röyttä) located in the northern part of the Bothnian
The Malawi Government has taken a major step towards restoring operations at Chipoka Port by inviting bids for consultancy services to undertake an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and supervise capital dredging works at the port. “The move marks significant progress in Government’s
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and Port Freeport marked a major milestone in the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project during a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. The federal navigation project deepens and partially widens the harbor channel, enhances the upper turning bas
Dredging works have officially started at Anaklia Deep Sea Port in Georgia, marked by the arrival of the first dredging vessel Tristao Da Cunha into the maritime aquatory of the future port. Under the development plan, the seabed in the Anaklia marine area will be deepened to 17.5m, followed by the
Major dredging works at Port of Ndayane, Senegal’s future deep-water port, have been completed 13 months ahead of schedule, DP World said. More than 1,000 people are currently employed directly on the project as construction activity accelerates. The early completion of the major dredging works allo
The first phase of the Yangtze Canal widening project in the Netherlands has been completed, Van Oord, part of the contractor consortium together with Hakkers and De Klerk, said. The consortium has delivered a new tugboat quay with twelve berths and shore power facilities. To facilitate this, the Ya
The Santos Port Authority (APS) has authorised the start of the project to deepen the navigation channel of the Port of Santos, Brazil, from 15 meters to 16 meters. Back in June, it was announced that Jan de Nul do Brasil (part of the Jan De Nul Group) won the USD 122.3 million contract to […
Manson Construction from Seattle, Washington, has won a $12.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Oakland Inner and Outer Harbor fiscal 2026 maintenance dredging project. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, the Department of War (DoW) said. Work will be performed in Oakland
Marinex Construction Inc., from Charleston, South Carolina, has won a $19.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Brunswick Harbor modification project, including expansion and dredging of the Cedar Hammock Range bend widener and placement of dredged material at Jekyll Island. Bids were solicite
Poland has kicked off construction of a 10 billion zloty (EUR 2.3 billion) deepwater port and container terminal in Świnoujście – the largest investment in the over 75-year history of the Szczecin and Świnoujście Maritime Ports Authority and one of the largest port investments currently underway in
The Port System Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas has launched a tender for the dredging works on the Gioia Tauro Port channel, in the northern section of the port. The contract, worth over EUR 2.6 million, is part of the broader EUR 5 million port deepening project, aimed to ensu
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has selected TerraMarine as the preferred proponent for the landmass and wharf component of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. According to the Port Authority, “the TerraMarine team has extensive experience in collaboratively delivering major marine infrastructu
Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL) has emerged as a deep-water port capable of handling Capesize vessels, with the successful completion of its Capital Dredging Phase VI Project. With an operational draft of 18m, the Port can now accommodate vessels carrying cargo parcels of up to 1,70,000 DWT. With this
Boskalis and Van Oord have been awarded a large dredging contract as part of the Malmporten Project in the Port of Luleå, Sweden. The contract was awarded by the Swedish Maritime Administration and the Port of Luleå and has a total value of approximately EUR 500 million, split equally between Boskal
