Green Party Deputy Steven Matthews has confirmed protection works and Irish Rail funding for the Murrough in Wicklow Town following disasterous damages in the aftermath of Storm Babet. “The Murrough coastal walk in Wicklow suffered further serious erosion and loss of the coastal path over the weeken
The synergy of the Netherlands, Texas and Flood Resilience once more converged at the international SSPEED Conference on 12 and 13 October at Rice University in Houston. The theme of this year’s conference hosted by the Severe Storm Prediction, Evaluation, & Evacuation from Disasters Center, was ‘Ur
BAM Infraconsult BV (BAM’s civil engineering consultant in the Netherlands) has reached an agreement to transfer its subsidiaries Delta Marine Consultants Singapore and Delta Marine Consultants Indonesia to Van Oord. Together, the two offices employ approximately 40 staff and will continue their act
A dredging program at the WD Close Carville Port facility was completed recently by UK Dredging and the Orca. The process of dredging involves clearing the bed of a quay, or any other body of water in order to prepare the area for underwater construction projects. “The Orca cleared the quay of debri
The dredging operations at Deganwy Marina are set to begin on November 1, North Wales Cruising Club said. This dredging program will be underway for two months. Deganwy is situated on the North Wales coast, at the mouth of the River Conwy where siltation is a major problem. The marina is inundated e
The Environment Agency, in partnership with the Isle of Wight Council, is exploring a sustainable future for the coastal frontage in Yaverland and Shanklin with an online consultation. According to EA, this is an opportunity to get feedback from the coastal communities in Yaverland, Sandown and Shan
The DEME Group’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Nile River is currently working on the greenfield FSRU-based LNG terminal project in the Port of Ravenna. The dredging program aims to develop the necessary port infrastructure to handle larger vessels of 75,000 dwt and containerships of up to
A multi-million-pound project to protect Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis from coastal erosion is now complete, Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) said. Duncan C M Smith, HIAL General Manager West working at Stornoway Airport, said: “We are extremely pleased that these works have be
Architecture Firm Henning Larsen has unveiled plans for what will become the first new deep-water port development since the foundation of the Irish state – the Bremore Ireland Port. The ‘Vision for Bremore Ireland Port’ showcases a world-class deep-water multi-modal energy port that will transform
The 2022 edition of Dredging in Figures, an annual review of the global open dredging market by the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is now available. After two challenging years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the working environment returned more or less to business as usual. W
The first phase of improvements to Sheffield’s flood defences are now complete in the Loxley Valley, Hillsborough. The Upper Don Flood Alleviation Scheme aims to protect 63 homes and 152 businesses from the damaging effects of flooding, like those seen in the area in 2007 and 2019. The recently comp
Off the coast of Dubai in the United Arabic Emirates Royal HaskoningDHV has helped create 300 artificial islands varying in size from 2.3 to 8.4 hectares. The key challenge is reshaping the Dubai Coastline and creating new islands from first sketch up to build, construct and realization – all while
