VolkerStevin recently began work on the £9.6m project to build a new flood barrier in West Kirby, as part of the West Kirby Flood Alleviation Scheme. The new scheme, which aims to protect the area from flooding well into the next century, is being led by Wirral Borough Council, in partnership with t
Van Oord and DEME have won a contract from Allseas in support of the Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project, located offshore Northern Australia. According to the two companies, the joint venture will be responsible for providing support for the shallow water pipeline installation scope in Northern Ter
What’s good for navigation at the Port of Long Beach is good for the region and the nation is the conclusion of the Army Corps following its extensive environmental review and feasibility study of proposed improvements to the port’s waterways. On July 6, Assistant Secretary of the Army Michael L. Co
Jackson Civil Engineering was recently awarded work in three geographical areas with the Canal & River Trust (CRT). The areas take in the East Midlands, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the North East. The award is for an initial four-year framework with the option of a six-year extension. “This is
Van Oord has won two new contracts to reinforce the coast at the Romanian seaside resorts of Jupiter-Neptun and Balta Mangalia, Venus and Aurora. After a two year long European tender process, the Administratia Bazinala de Apa Dobrogea-Litoral (ABA-DL) has chosen Van Oord for the design and construc
Donjon Marine Co., Inc. of Hillside, New Jersey, has won another contract from the Army Corps to dredge portions of the Newark Bay. According to the Corps, the $54.3 million project will be performed in Newark, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 24, 2023. USACE also added that due
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has awarded a contract worth almost $13 million to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co for the maintenance dredging works in Tampa Harbor. Each year, contractors remove around 120,000 cubic yards of sediment from the port’s berths and its channel. A
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a $17 million contract to Norfolk Dredging Company for maintenance dredging of the Jones Inlet Federal Navigation Channel. According to the Corps, work will be performed in Lido Beach, New York, with an estimated completion date of Nov
Just a few weeks ago, Boston Harbor Deep Draft Improvement Project was completed $68 million under budget and four months ahead of schedule. As a result of this project significant navigational improvements to Boston Harbor have been made, reported the Army Corps’ New England District. Deepening Bos
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) have awarded the first contract for the Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project. The first contract, which represents phase 1 of this coastal storm risk red
CDR – Coasts Deltas Rivers is about to start work on a new project in Bangladesh with the contract signed for Engineering and Consultancy services related to the Rabanabad channel dredging project in Payra Port. The works that will be performed together with CDR partners Deltares and DevConsultants
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District is responsible for keeping the Mississippi River open for commercial navigation year-round. One way the district does this is through contract dredging, which keeps the river channel at a depth that allows the river barge industry to dependably tran
Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT), a joint venture headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, has won the $1.068 billion contract for the Phase 3 of the New Lock at the Soo in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The contract allows construction to begin on the largest phase of the project which includes the new loc
The RI Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) announced recently that Waterfire Dredging Project Phase 2 is out for construction tender. According to CRMC, the project consists of dredging approximately 35,000 cubic yards of a sand/siltmaterial from the Providence River starting at the Crawford
