Fugro has been awarded  a $5 million contract for geotechnical engineering services for the Craney Island Eastward Expansion project and has established a permanent office in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.  As the lead geotechnical engineer for the Craney Island project,  Fugro is conducting marine geotechnical site investigations and engineering studies for the Eastward Expansion of the Craney Island Dredge Material Management Area (CIDMMA) and the Craney Island Marine Terminal (CIMT) project in Portsmouth, Virginia. 

Fugro's new offices located at the Norfolk, Virginia, World Trade Center and the company's operations on the East Coast of North America will be referred to as "Fugro Atlantic". 

The Craney Island Eastward Expansion project is being jointly developed by the Virginia Port Authority and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).  The purpose of the project is to add dredge disposal capacity to the USACE-operated CIDMMA and to develop the CIMT for the Port Authority. 

With the initial phase of field investigation (conducted in conjunction with Fugro Seacore, Ltd, Fugro Alluvial Offshore Limited, and Fugro Engineers, BV) completed in September 2007, Fugro is developing geotechnical design criteria and preparing preliminary designs for various types of retaining structures, the landfill reclamation, and ground improvement aspects of the project.  Fugro is also synthesizing geologic and exploration data into a regional GIS database of the lower James River and Chesapeake Bay region. 

Fugro's specialized geotechnical services that have been applied to Gulf Coast, West Coast, and worldwide coastal infrastructure developments are now available for similar projects on the East Coast of North America.

Fugro is an international geoscience consulting and marine survey firm with decades of experience and operations worldwide. Fugro's professional capabilities encompass geotechnical engineering, marine survey, water resources, environmental engineering, earthquake engineering, construction materials testing, and geographic information systems. 

Fugro collects, processes and interprets data related to the earth’s surface and soil composition and provides advice based on the results. As an extension to these activities, Fugro provides services such as precise positioning, construction materials testing, reservoir engineering and data management. Fugro’s operations have been organized into three divisions: Geotechnical, Survey and Geoscience.

Fugro is listed on Euronext N.V. in Amsterdam and is included in the Amsterdam Midkap Index. Fugro has over 275 offices, approximately 11,000 staff and a permanent presence in over 50 countries.

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