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Dredging

A port’s activities related to the deepening of the seabed in its waterways and basins. Includes the waters in port entrances and docks, to deepen the draft for handling ever-larger ships.

Russia invests further in Volga-Caspian Sea Canal

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Russia is investng further in Volga-Caspian Sea Canal with subsidies for dredging. Hard pressed to move its...

Tender issued for dredging of the Volga-Don Canal

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 20, 2022 – A tender has been issued for dredging of the Volga-Don Canal in 2023. The contract is valued at...

Port of Trapani presents new waterfront project

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) August 3, 2022 – The Port of Trapani has presented new waterfront project to develop a new face for the port and...

Port of Aveiro will spend €3.6 million on dredging

Aveiro, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 25, 2022 – The Port Authority of Aveiro (APA) will spend €3.6 million on dredging activities at the port. APA...

Tender issued for dredging of Port of Trapani

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – The tender for the dredging of the seabed of the port of Trapani, Sicily, has been published. The...

Friuli Venezia Giulia approves dredging of Port of Monfalcone

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2022 – The regional council of Friuli Venezia Giulia has approved an agreement for the dredging of the seabed at the...

Dredging at Darsena Toscana has started

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – Last month, dredging at Darsena Toscana at Livorno port started. La Cittadella di Codevigo (Padua) is the...

New tender for dredging of Russian Caspian Sea Makhachkala port

Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – RosMorPort has announced a tender for the dredging of the Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala with a cost of...

Yilport presents new industrial plan for Taranto container terminal

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) May 5, 2022 – Yilport, the concessionaire of Taranto’s San Cataldo Container Terminal (SCCT), has presented the new...

Rosmorport starts repair dredging of the Volga-Caspian Sea Shipping Channel

Vessels of the Rosmorport dredging fleet have begun work to maintain the navigation depths of the Volga-Caspian Sea Shipping Canal (VCSSC) – April 1,...

Port of Livorno awards dredging contract

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) April 6, 2022 – The Port of Livorno has awarded a €1.16 million dredging contract to La Cittadella di Codevigo. The...

€1 billion project for a new intermodal terminal in Varna discussed

Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) March 20, 2022 – An idea for a €1 billion project for the construction of a new intermodal terminal in Bulgaria’s largest...

Port of Ravenna dredging starts

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – A joint venture of the local Dragaggi and Belgium’s DEME group have started the dredging of the canal...

Dredging complete on the approaches to the Risoil pier, Chernomorsk

Chernomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 7, 2022 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) reported last month that it has completed the dredging of the...

Port of Hamburg increases draft to handle larger vessels

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – The Port of Hamburg has announced that draft of the harbour has been increased by 1-1.9 metres. This...

Dredging of Varna port could stop after €222 million spent to improve access to a terminal privatised by a controversial local politician

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 17, 2022 – The dredging of the two main access canals of Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea port of Varna to a depth of up...

One consortium bids for Port of Livorno dredging contract

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 7, 2021 – A single bid has been received for the construction of the works at sea and the dredging of the Darsena...

Port of Livorno’s Darsena Europa container port moves closer to realisation

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 1, 2021 – The long-debated Darsena Europa, the future container terminal for the Port of Livorno, has taken a step...

National Marine Dredging Company wins Damietta port dredging contract

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 16, 2021 – The UAE’s National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has been awarded a contract to dredge the sea lane...

Dredging starts in port of Makhachkala

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2021 – Dredging has started near Berth No. 6 of the Russian Caspian Sea Port of Makhachkala. The target is...

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