Bergmanns BV, the dredging spare parts specialists, in collaboration with Danfoss Power Solutions II BV recently completed another repair project for Suez Canal Authority. After years of operation, the hydraulic cylinder responsible for lifting the spud of bucket wheel dredger Barakat was failing as
Jenkins Marine has been busy lately dredging at Ashlett Sailing Club near Calshot, Southampton, to restore the waterways to previously maintained depths. The project calls for up to 2m depth of material to be removed, with disposal to Nab Tower spoil ground to the East of the Isle of Wight. On site
Royal HaskoningDHV together with their local partner Abkons recently presented plans for the new port of Durrës at Porto Romano, Albania. The development of the new Porto Romano and a Dry Port in Pristina, Kosovo, will deliver a positive impact on the economy of the entire Balkans region, along with
Funding of €81,000 has been approved for proposed works to reinforce the sea wall in Kilkee in West Clare. Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Mr. Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., has announced the approval of Clare County Council’s application for funding under the Office
Rohde Nielsen’s two trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) Modi R and Viking R are currently busy on a task in Western Australia. According to the Kastrup, Denmark, based dredging contractor, the TSHDs will first dredge shell sand in the offshore area Owen Anchorage and then navigate close to the
New split-hull dredging vessel Omvac Catorce was successfully launched last week. In March 2021, Nodosa – Spain’s most experienced shipbuilder of split-hull dredgers – closed the contract for the construction of the fourth dredger of this type in recent years. This is the third dredger of this type
The Salisbury River Park project has started construction to better protect homes and businesses in the city from flooding along with making improvements to the environment. This £27 million transformational scheme aims to reduce flood risk to over 350 homes and businesses in Salisbury. Also, the pr
Better access to the Polish port complex Szczecin-Swinoujscie will soon become a fact with dredging operations underway in the Debica Canal. According to the port officials, the program to improve access to the port of Szczecin in the area of the Debica Canal has entered the most important phase –
The Salisbury River Park construction scheme – a project aimed to better protect homes and businesses in the city from flooding – is underway. This £27 million transformational scheme is set to reduce flood risk to over 350 homes and businesses in Salisbury. It will also create 2 hectares of enhance
Conwy County Borough Council has announced that the next phase of coastal defence work will begin this summer, following further funding from Welsh Government. The current work, which began in May 2021, has seen a 370m long rock barricade built on the beach to protect the Victorian seawall from seve
More than 20,000 tonnes of rock armour boulders for strengthened sea defences are being unloaded at the Port of Sunderland. They have been shipped from Norway on the Stema Barge II and are now being unloaded at Greenwells Quay. The boulders are for a continuing programme of works to help protect the
Van Oord recently joined a partnership that will, over the coming years, strengthen the Dutch Lekdijk in an innovative, sustainable and efficient way. Together with stakeholders, the Sterke Lekdijk project will make a positive impact on the water safety in The Netherlands. Eddy Van Haastregt, Projec
