Works on the Ghadira sand replenishment pilot project are set to start in July, Malta’s Transport Minister Aaron Farrugia said yesterday. Farrugia said that he had just been to a meeting about this project on Tuesday morning and is informed that the engaged contractor is making plans to start in Jul
HR Wallingford will next week (from 21-24 June) deliver their online Dredging Management course. The course will provide an overview of the environmental aspects of dredging, the latest technology and equipment that apply to dredging and the management of dredged material. Dredging is often a key pa
The wet civil engineering firm Land & Water Group has announced a new five year plan that will not only support it on its carbon net zero journey but will futureproof the company as it continues to grow and thrive as a responsible and sustainable business. From this month, Land & Water Group will [&
Nautic Jobs has become a preferred supplier for the international marine contractor Van Oord. In a multi-year framework agreement, the Sliedrecht based company agreed to provide marine crew for the Van Oord Group. Commenting the latest news, Cor Volker, director of Nautic Jobs, said: “Three years ag
VolkerStevin has been awarded a £13.6m contract for the Leigh Expansion and Hildenborough Embankment Scheme (LEHES). The new scheme is led by the Environment Agency, in partnership with Kent County Council, Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council and the South East Local Enterprise Partnership. Currentl
The Hunze en Aa’s water board and EcoShape have started the construction of the Brede Groene Dijk pilot project near Delfzijl in the Northeast of The Netherlands. The seawall will be widened over a length of 750 meters with clay, which is made of dried (ripened) sediment from the nearby Eems-Dollard
Nordic marine contractor, Rederiet Høj A/S recently expanded its fleet with two grab dredgers that will be used for construction activities in Northern Europe. As the international construction activities require additional capacity, the company from Horsens, Denmark, decided to buy two more vessels
De Hoop Terneuzen has taken delivery of the company’s newest trailing suction hopper dredger, the Krakesandt. According to the company, the Krakesandt got through the locks of Terneuzen in early June. The dredger stayed there for a few days before heading for its first assignment the North Sea. This
An international conference about Marker Wadden will take place in Amsterdam on October 12-14, 2022. Marker Wadden is an archipelago of nature islands in the centre of the Netherlands, created with excess sediment from the bottom of the lake. This project is a good example of the Building with Natur
On Friday, May 20, around 90 WODCON delegates got up early to visit the construction site of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Link. The visit was promoted as the ultimate attraction of the congress and it really lived up to that promise. The trip included a sail along the 18 km immersed tunnel alignment betwe
The Damen Dredging service team was very busy recently, working on the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Marinus G. The TSHD is owned by Gebroeders Van der Lee. “My colleagues, Roland van de Weerdt and Matthew Van Heerden, replaced the dredge pumps seals during a general pump overhaul,” said Da
Another important piece of dredging equipment is leaving the Straatman BV factory. This female part of a pinch ball joint, engineered and manufactured at their own factory in Zwijndrecht, has an inner diameter of Ø1000 mm and a maximum working pressure of 28 bar. Pinch ball joints are used on cutter
