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EU green lights deepening of the fairway in the Port of Gothenburg
With preliminary studies, risk analyses, simulations, environmental permits and other types of preparatory work already completed, the final obstacle has now been overcome to kick-start the Skandia Gateway project. This is via approval from the EU …
Dec 12, 2023 / Curious
Port Channel Deepening Project Wins Federal Authorization
The Port of Long Beach is kicking off 2023 with plenty to celebrate. On Dec. 23, President Joe Biden signed into law the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, the biennial legislation authorizing federal flood control, navigation and …
Jan 3, 2023 / Curious
Świnoujście – Szczecin Fairway in Poland officially opens
Van Oord and DEME successfully complete the large-scale modernisation project on scheduleVan Oord and DEME have accomplished the deepening of the Świnoujście-Szczecin Fairway, one of the most important dredging projects in Poland’s history. …
May 10, 2022 / Curious
Port of Savannah marks milestone: Harbor deepening complete
The Georgia Ports Authority, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Georgia Department of Transportation and dignitaries joined Friday to mark completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening. The project expedites the flow of cargo to and from global destinations …
Mar 28, 2022 / Curious
Jan De Nul finishes deepening works in the Port of Maputo
Jan De Nul Group finishes the maintenance dredging operations in the Port of Maputo, Mozambique, for the Maputo Port Development Company. This dredging campaign restored the depths created after Jan De Nul Group’s 2016 capital dredging campaign.Since …
Feb 20, 2020 / Vessels
Klaipėda Port’s canal to be deepened to 15 meters
SE Klaipėda State Seaport Authority signed the contract for designing services regarding deepening of internal part of the seaport’s canal up to 15 m. Bigger depth is necessary to increase safety of large vessels in Klaipėda Port, and to improve …
Feb 20, 2020 / Vessels
Federal government awards JAXPORT additional $93 million for harbor deepening
Government fully funds its portion of deepening through Blount Island with largest single investment of federal funding in JAXPORT historyMonday (Feb10) the federal government allocated $93 million for the next phase of deepening the Jacksonville …
Feb 13, 2020 / Vessels
Congress, President Trump approve $138 million for Charleston Harbor Deepening Project
The Charleston Harbor Deepening Project reached a monumental milestone end of December with President Donald Trump signing the FY2020 Energy and Water Appropriations bill into law, officially greenlighting $138 million for the Charleston Harbor …
Jan 2, 2020 / Curious
Deepening of Nieuwe Waterweg and Botlek complete
The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority celebrated the completion of the deepening of the Nieuwe Waterweg and Botlek Thursday (Oct03). One of the busiest waterways in the …
Oct 7, 2019 / Curious
Port of Hamburg starts the deepening and widening works of the river Elbe
Good news for shipping and Hamburg’s port customers throughout the world: The works for the adjustment of the fairway has been started Tuesday (Jul23). With the arrival of the hopper dredger Scheldt River the deepening and widening works of the river …
Jul 25, 2019 / Vessels