There is a lot of fog these days over the northern Europe’s largest infrastructure project – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, but the work is moving forward according to schedule. The tunnel, also known as the Fehmarnbelt link, is being built as an immersed tunnel between Rødbyhavn on Lolland, Denmark, and t
Van Oord has placed a new order with Demcon unmanned systems – this time for a larger unmanned, autonomous offshore platform. The vessel is suitable for challenging offshore conditions and weeklong survey operations at sea. “The use of these electric unmanned vessels enables Van Oord to make their o
The use of nature and natural processes is an innovative way to increase water safety and create added value through nature development and recreation. IADC – International Association of Dredging Companies has released an exploratory study which was carried out to provide an initial inventory of th
On March 21, Van Oord will be hosting a livestream event on how to Empower Nature and Communities. “We are focusing on how Nature Based Solutions can protect climate vulnerable coastal communities in order to secure a sustainable future for them,” said Van Oord. The keynote speaker will be Lisa Hart
Oiltech Dredging Equipment from the Netherlands has successfully delivered another gold mining dredger with all the associated equipment, this time to a customer in Central Africa. According to Oiltech, this will soon be the fourth new machine purchased for gold mining in a short time. This dredger
More than 30,000 tonnes of silt will be removed from Weston’s Marine Lake this week with a summer reopening on the horizon, said the North Somerset Council. The Council was given the go-ahead to begin dredging the lake on Thursday, March 17. “Dredging work will start this week and will take about tw
HAL Holding has announced an intended all-cash voluntary public offer of €32.50 per ordinary share for all issued ordinary shares in the capital of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. HAL has been a shareholder of Boskalis since 1989 and currently holds 46.2 per cent of the issued Boskalis shares. The o
Together with its partner Grupa NDI, BESIX is currently building a shipping channel through the Vistula Spit peninsula in Poland. The project includes breakwaters, quays, a channel, lock infrastructure with rotating bridges and sluice gates, buildings and roads, as well as an artificial island. At t
The first delivery of rock for the Southsea Coastal Scheme is almost complete – one of many due over the summer months. The granite (Norwegian anorthosite rock) will be used to build the rock armour flood defence on Frontage Four around Southsea Castle. This revetment is significantly larger than th
Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has broken its own record for the most containers handled on a single ship for the third time in two months. The latest benchmark was set when a total of 27,961 TEU (standard containers) were handled on the MSC AMELIA which sailed from the port on March 8, 2022. Co
Van Oord’s newest trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Amalia is currently working on the Fehmarn Belt project. It is constructing what will become the world’s longest immersed road and rail tunnel, running between Denmark and Germany. The project involves dredging an 18-kilometre-long tunnel
A major infrastructure programme to safeguard the long-term future of the iconic Stonehaven Harbour will commence in May, reports Aberdeenshire Council. The Council is investing £2.2million in the works as part of its wider improvement strategy to protect and enhance the region’s harbours. Following
