The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the federal permit authorizing construction of the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), clearing the way for the nation’s only new greenfield container port currently under development. Strategically located on the Lower Mississippi River with direct a
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
AF Gruppen has won a contract to build the Stad Ship Tunnel. The project is valued at approximately NOK 5.6 billion (over $565 million), excluding VAT, and is scheduled to be signed in August. According to Norwegian Coastal Administration, this is a design-build contract under which the contractor w
Shoalhaven City Council’s application to fund dredging works at Lake Conjola has been successful, with the NSW Government offering a $1.5 million grant. This follows a Council vote last year supporting NSW Member for South Coast Liza Butler’s commitment to dredge the ebb tide channel. Commenting the
Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has declared that the State waters component of a Pilbara Ports proposal to dredge a bypass channel in the Port of Port Hedland will not be formally assessed. The new navigation channel to the east of the existing shipping lane is proposed as a ve
The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of Dredging Today and organizer of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC). More than 400 exhibitors and co-exhibitors booked their spots at OEEC 2024 Businesses and organizations from across the offshore energy sector and
Virginia Port Authority (VPA) has announced plans to perform maintenance dredging of its facilities on the Elizabeth River, the Norfolk International Terminal-North (NNIT) and Norfolk International Terminal-South (SNIT). The deepening and widening of the approach channel and berthing areas is aimed
Port of Rønne, Denmark, has officially received the green light for stage 4 of the port’s development project. Environmental approvals of the project mark another step forward in securing the future of Bornholm. “This is crucial for the island’s development and the modernization of the port, enablin
Construction of the Belgian energy island will start early next year – North Sea Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne has approved the relevant environmental permit. A consortium comprising Belgian marine construction companies DEME and Jan De Nul has already started preparing the site where it will b
The Dzawada’enuxw First Nation and B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy are working together to dredge the mouth of the Kingcome River. The Kingcome River Channel Dredging project covers the lower 1 km of the mainstem of the River, directly upstream from where its delta meets Kin
