The city government of Unalaska in Alaska and the US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Alaska District have entered into an agreement stipulating channel improvement works. The agreement requires both parties to provide a 600-by-600-foot (182-by-182-metre) dredged channel with a depth of minus 58...
Dredging and Land Reclamation
Quay reconstruction set for Poland’s Gdansk Port
The Port of Gdansk in Poland has awarded local company Porr a contract for the reconstruction of two quays. The total length of the quays to be reconstructed is over 450 metres. Port officials expect completion of the project will help boost the competitiveness of the port, increasing its potential...
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Romanian government approves €1.12 billion port expansion works
The Romanian government has given its approval for the expansion of the southern sector of the Port of Constanta on Romania’s Black Sea coast. The completion of the project, which has an estimated value of approximately €1.12 billion (US$1.23 billion), will allow access for large-capacity ships at...
COLUMN | Winner takes it all: Boskalis binges with record profits, as Boluda takes silver and McDermott gets sued (again) [Offshore Accounts]
Whilst the first big consolidator of this offshore upcycle was Tidewater, rapidly followed by ADNOC and AD Ports of Abu Dhabi, Europe is also experiencing a quiet wave of consolidation. Driving this is the biggest of the “Big Four” lowlands dredging and offshore companies, Boskalis. But whereas the gains in Tidewater have been open to […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Jiaotong Jianshe 10 Hao – Chinese-built paving vessel for large-scale reclamation projects
CCCC Shanghai Waterway Bureau, a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), recently took delivery of a new paving vessel built by Zhejiang Haoyou Shipbuilding. Named Jiaotong Jianshe 10 Hao (交通建设10号), the vessel will be used for reclamation projects in coastal areas. It is the second vessel in a series developed by local engineering firm […]
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Seacontractors acquires dredging and offshore support workboat
Netherlands-based marine services company Seacontractors recently took delivery of a new shallow-draught workboat built by compatriot shipyard Neptune Marine. Sea Olous is a sister vessel of Sea Eidum, which was delivered by Neptune Marine in 2023. The 26-metre vessel is purpose-built for dredging...
Funding earmarked for electric propulsion installations on Norwegian vessels
Norwegian state-owned financing agency Enova will be allocating NOK76.6 million (US$7.27 million) for the installation of electric propulsion systems on both new and existing vessels that will operate in Norwegian waters. The vessels selected to benefit from the funding include a tour boat newbuilding for operator Rødne Trafikk, two feed transport vessel newbuildings for aquaculture […]
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EU heeds calls for more efficient accident investigations in maritime transport
To ensure safer maritime journeys in Europe, the European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement to revise the 2009 directive on the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector. The new legislation forms part of the so-called “maritime safety” legislative package. The revised directive aims to simplify and […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | General Marshall – Seventh dredger joins Callan Marine’s waterway maintenance fleet
Galveston, Texas-based dredging and marine construction company Callan Marine recently welcomed a newbuild large cutter suction dredger (CSD) to its fleet. Named after famed American World War II general and former US Secretary of State George C. Marshall, General Marshall was built by DSC Dredge at its facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi. It is the […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Cape Hatteras & Cape Canaveral – Great Lakes Dredge and Dock acquires pipe-lay and anchor handling workboats
Houston-based marine projects specialist Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) has expanded its fleet of vessels following the delivery of two new workboats built by Conrad Shipyard of Morgan City, Louisiana. Cape Hatteras and Cape Canaveral belong to a series of shallow-draught workboats designed by Netherlands-based the Damen Shipyards Group to perform numerous roles […]