Dredging works are progressing at the Old Town Camber Portsmouth to improve safety and access to the harbor. According to the Portsmouth International Port, this routine maintenance dredging project at The Camber should be complete by the end of this week. The contractor – ML (UK) Dredging Ltd will
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has published the latest issue of the Terra et Aqua magazine. As always, Terra et Aqua talks about the dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environment. The spring issue #169 includes
Dikes protect the Netherlands from flooding. To keep the Netherlands safe in the future, several dikes are being reinforced in the High Water Protection Programme. The traditional way of strengthening dikes involves ‘hard’ (asphalt) revetment, but this is at the expense of the natural environment. T
“The dredger Oranje is not welcome in the Maldives.” With this text, activists of the Save Maldives Campaign express their opposition to a major project for which Boskalis has been hired. The giant hopper dredger arrived in the Maldives on February 21 to dredge the Male area – a project related to t
Bridport Harbour and Dorset Council announced today that the harbour dredging operations are due to start on 24th March 2023. According to the Notice to Mariners No. 01/2023, the area to be dredged is the entrance and outer harbour. During the works, the discharge pipe will run from the dredger up t
The principal strategic objective of Boskalis is the creation of long-term sustainable profitability. “The systematic execution of the corporate strategy, that is reviewed regularly in light of relevant developments, is key to our success. Our sustainability strategy is derived from the corporate bu
The first of two water injection dredgers (WIDs) for Van Oord was successfully launched last week under beautiful conditions at the Vahali yard in Serbia. After launching, the WIDs will be transported to the yard in Zwijndrecht where the outfitting work will take place. In July 2022, Van Oord ordere
Rohde Nielsen, working for the main contractor Per Aarsleff A/S, has successfully completed dredging part of the “Farehamnen Varberg” port development project in Sweden. Thanks to the favorable weather, the contractor was able to finish the dredging a full six weeks ahead of schedule. “I am very sat
Havant Borough Council will be carrying out an annual South Hayling beach recycling campaign during March 2023. According to the Coastal Partners, the works will help reinstate the beach profile following the winter period and will help to reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to the prope
Rijkswaterstaat and Boskalis continue with the regular nourishment of the Texel coast, applying new sand to the beach at De Koog. According to Rijkswaterstaat, the two companies will continue maintenance of the coast until the beginning of May 2023. Thanks to this extra sand, Texel will be better pr
The dredging season on the in the Volga-Caspian Shipping Canal will start on April 1, 2023, the press office of the RF Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) said. A meeting to discuss the scope of work and this year’s plans and targets was held in the Rosmorrechflot office
Singapore Water Association and Netherlands Water House are co-organizing a complimentary Seminar: ‘Engaging Coastal Protection with the Netherlands‘ on 31st March 2023, Friday, 10am to 12pm SGT. The event – supported by Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands – will present different coastal prot
