USA: Kiewit-Pittman JV Awarded $65.8 Million Dredging Contract

Kiewit-Pittman JV has won a $65.8 million contract to dredge a new bypass channel and build a new floodgate at Empire in Plaquemines Parish, according to defense.gov. The company will also be responsible for demolishing the present Bank Back Levee once the new one is ready. Work will be performed in Empire, Louisiana, with an […]

Bangladesh: 12 Waterways in Need of Dredging

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has invited bidders for a dredging program on 12 important river routes, which will be undertaken in 3 parts. The part 1 will include dredging work by cutter suction dredger for the navigability improvement of the Dhaka-Sureswar-Angaria-Madaripur river route from Pakhira to Hajotkhola on the River Palang. During […]

Slovenia: Van Oord Awarded Port of Koper Dredging Contract

The Port of Koper in Slovenia and The Netherlands-based company Van Oord have concluded the contract on deepening the access channel and northern section of Basin I within the harbour area. The contract is valued at Euros 2.48 million and will anticipate the seabed dredging along the Container Terminal to 14 metres which will require […]

Ireland: Tenders Invited for Dredging and Disposal Works at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre

Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued tender invitation for the maintenance dredging and disposal of contaminated sediment at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre (DEFHC). The work will comprise of dredging to the design dredge depths illustrated on the tender drawings and the disposal of the dredged material at a suitable licensed […]

India: DCI Awarded Visakhapatnam Port Northern Arm Dredging Project

The contract for dredging of the northern arm of Visakhapatnam Port has been awarded to the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI). According to The Times of India, this represents the last of three projects that Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) is conducting to increase the navigable depths at the major port. The depth of the northern […]

Italy: Port of Taranto in Need of Dredging

Autorità Portuale di Taranto has issued a tender invitation for the Port of Taranto dredging scheme. According to the project planning, approximately 2,000,000 m3 of sediment will be dredged from the Port of Taranto’s multi-purpose pier area. This development work will also involve construction of a first batch of reclaimed land for the Terminal V […]