Over the past nine months, Jan De Nul has deepened the access channel to the local port of Itapoá and reused the dredged sand to create nine kilometres of beaches and five kilometres of dunes with native vegetation. “This project has made Itapoá famous throughout Brazil,” says Mayor Jefinho Garcia. Circular use of dredged sand… Read More
The Da Nang Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Company is maintaining flood control pumps. Photo: Provided by the company. Urgently dredge the drainage system. In An Hai ward, starting in July 2026, the People’s Committee of the ward requested the Son Tra Drainage Joint Venture to urgently dredge mud, soil, and garbage from the drainage pipes along 11… Read More
By: Joanna Rose Aglibot SAN FELIPE, ZAMBALES, Philippines — For 52-year-old Myra Falloran, her family home in Sitio (subvillage) Tektek, Barangay Sindol, was meant to be an inheritance for her grandchildren. Now, the sea is creeping closer. Falloran said the shoreline began changing after dredging activities started in 2022. The operation was halted at one point… Read More
By Hattie McCann Works to reinforce a seafront have started after it was battered by winter storms. In May, the Environment Agency (EA) announced it had approved £19.8m for the scheme at Torcross in Devon. The defences were damaged by multiple storms in January, eventually leading to part of the A379 coastal road between Torcross and Slapton… Read More
By Mike Hellgren A new U.S. Coast Guard report found that ports across the country remain vulnerable to a tragedy like the 2024 Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. The report says the risk is largely due to the growing size of vessels and bridge protection systems that have not kept pace with them. Robust pier… Read More
