Chichester District councillors have agreed to appoint a specialist contractor to undertake routine maintenance of District’s coastal defence assets. The decision was made at a meeting of Council’s Cabinet on February 6, 2024. The contractor will carry out work on behalf of the council over the next
Deltares’ Delta Flume carried out wave tests this week to investigate the strength of a self-closing flood barrier. The results are positive, said Deltares. This Flemish innovation is going to protect Antwerp’s renovated Scheldt quays in the future against flooding caused by storm tides on the Schel
Jumbo Maritime has just released these amazing photos of its type 176 heavy lift vessel MV Frauke, loading a massive 45m long IHC Beaver® 65 DDSP cutter suction dredger, weighing 365t. According to Jumbo, the final destination of the dredger is Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The CSD is equipped with sta
Working for the Harwich Haven Authority, Boskalis trailing suction hopper dredger Medway recently completed the first maintenance dredging campaign of this calendar year. Together with the plug tug Teddy, TSHD Medway worked around the Port of Felixstowe, River Stour, Mistley and the Harwich Deep Wat
A 500mm high shingle bank is being built by Moray Council in a bid to reduce flood erosions in Kingston. The ridge with naturally sloping sides will run from the west side of Lein Car Park to the east end of the green space, tying back into the main shingle ridge at the lagoon, said […]
DEME Group achieved an important dredging milestone at New Lock Terneuzen today. “Several members of our famous green fleet have been working at full pace on this large-scale project to construct a new lock in the Netherlands,” said DEME. “Marking a major achievement, our cutter suction dredger ‘Ama
Engineering company Spencer Group has commenced work to create a new permanent home for the Spurn Lightship in Hull Marina. The £30 million Spurn Lightship regeneration project has been launched by Hull City Council to celebrate and preserve Hull’s rich maritime heritage. The lightship was built in
Maintenance dredging works on the Newhaven Port’s Outer and Inner Harbour are underway. The dredging operations are being carried out by the Royal Boskalis Westminster Group trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Causeway. The works will involve frequent passages from the Harbour to the Disposal Gro
ML (UK) Dredging Ltd is about to begin routine maintenance dredging of the Port Solent Approaches. According to the KHM Portsmouth, dredging will commence on the 12 February 2024 with completion due by early/mid March 2024. The vessel conducting this task is the “BOXER” (backhoe dredger) which will
After five years of development, Rhosonics recently unveiled its third-generation non-nuclear density meter, the SDM ECO. The SDM ECO uses ultrasonic technology to measure the density of slurries in real time, without the use of hazardous radioactive materials. This makes it a safer and more cost-ef
It doesn’t get more Dutch than this. Pictured amongst a typical Netherlands polderscape, this is the very first of a brand-new series of Damen Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD) 600 on its way to her owners in Indonesia. Designed and built right here at Damen’s Nijkerk dredging yard, this new CSD takes e
On behalf of Investe Piauí, Brazilian partner of Dutch Dredging BV, DTA Engenharia was awarded two contracts after a public tender procedure: 1 for the design and construction of a new quay for the local fishing industry in Luís Correia and second to deepen the access channel to this new quay. Dutch
