Government of Western Australia has released a tender to upgrade the boat ramp at Casuarina Boat Harbour, marking the start of delivery of the $78.1 million Transforming Bunbury’s Waterfront (TBW) Stage 3. Under the plan, the 28-year-old ramp and fixed timber jetty will be upgraded to a modern facil
The Connecticut Port Authority Board of Directors yesterday approved a notice to proceed to its construction manager to begin permitted dredging activities at its State Pier Improvements Project in New London. On December 16 2021, the US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, issued to the a
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has won another contract in Sri Lanka, this time for the construction of Colombo Port East Container Terminal. According to CHEC, this is next large hydraulic wharf project won by CHEC in Sri Lanka after Hambantota Port, Colombo South Port, and JCT Wharf amon
Levvel – a consortium comprising Van Oord, BAM, and Rebel – is making great progress on the ‘New Afsluitdijk’ in the Neterlands. According to the latest update from Van Oord, works on the reinforcement of the Afsluitdijk is progressing further each day. The work on the new revetment has been divided
The Fraser River Forcemain Construction project is now entering the dredging phase, informs the City of Mission, British Columbia. Dredging will be performed by Fraser River Pile and Dredge’s 24” (600mm) suction cutter dredge Columbia. The vessel is anchored in the river along with almost a kilomete
The Maritime and Port Authority Singapore (MPA) today celebrated a major achievement with the completion of reclamation works for Phase 1 of the Tuas Port Project. MPA celebrated this milestone at a hybrid event that coincided with its 25th anniversary celebrations. The Tuas Terminal Project, of whi
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc (MTCC) yesterday marked a major milestone with the completion of land reclamation and shore protection works for the Centara 3 Islands Project. The celebration ceremony of the “Centara New Resorts Maldives: Reclamation of 3 Different Islands” project wa
Dare County, North Carolina, has received bids for the Avon and Buxton beach nourishment projects from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., Manson Construction and Weeks Marine. According to the county officials, the bids were opened on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. However, the proposals must still be
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District is looking for a contractor for the upcoming Ventura Harbor dredging project. The project consists of the annual maintenance dredging of Ventura Harbor federal navigation channel and sand traps, with placement of dredge material on the nearby do
Earlier this year, Boskalis Westminster Ltd completed a £7.5 million beach renourishment project in Bournemouth and Poole. Under the project, around 350,000m³ of sand was delivered at eight areas from Southbourne to Poole, making them more climate resilient. Some 1.3km of sinkerline (underwater) pip
Dallas City Council will tomorrow decide whether to approve a $25 million construction contract for the dredging of Bachman Lake. The Bachman Dam and Spillway was built in 1901 to form Bachman Lake, a 205-acre lake located on the north side of Love Field Airport. The dredging is needed to help revit
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials have announced that the Department’s Office of Maritime Resources is planning to advertise contracts for maintenance and capital dredging projects in the Delaware River and NY/NJ Harbor regions of the state in early 2022. According to NJDOT,
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is seeking public comment on the reallocation of funds to Maurepas Swamp project. CPRA proposes to reallocate $60 million in Spill Impact Component funding to the River Reintroduction to Maurepas Swamp project and expand the geographi
The US Army Corps of Engineers has reprogrammed construction funds to the Carolina Beach and Kure Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Projects in New Hanover County, NC. According to the Corps, the plan is to solicit a contract in time to complete the work in this winter’s environmental window, from
