A £900,000 scheme to slow the erosion of Seaton’s eroding cliffs has taken a major step forward, East Devon District Council said. The council yesterday announced that the Seaton Hole Beach Management Plan, which has been several years in the making, has been rubber stamped by the Environment Agency
Harwich Haven Authority (HHA) recently announced that work continues on the beneficial placement of dredged materials at Cobmarsh Island. Dredged sand and gravel for this scheme is coming from the €140 million Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project which is being performed by a joint venture of Dut
Two powerful, robust 6DL36 generator sets left for the Southwest Shipyard in Galveston, Texas, to be installed in Mike Hooks’ new 27” cutter suction dredger (CSD), Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) said. This new, non-self-propelled CSD will be equipped with an SCR system and meet the highest emission
Dredging is due to start again this week on the River Parrett, organised by Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium for Somerset Rivers Authority. Van Oord’s water injection dredger Borr will remove silt between Saltmoor Pumping Station – just down from the Thatchers Arms where the overhead power lines
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Hegemann I’ is in the second largest port in Northern Ireland at the moment – working hard on the Warrenpoint Harbour latest maintenance dredging program. This TSHD – with a load space volume of 2.500 m³ – is the largest vessel in the Hegemann fleet. The d
New research, published by the British Ports Association last week, revealed that UK port investment topped £1bn in 2021 despite continuing pandemic volatility. Investment in port infrastructure in 2021 stood at over £1bn, swelled by several big projects such as the £300m fourth berth at DP World’s
Wet civil engineering firm Land & Water has recently completed works on the River Great Ouse in Bedford, constructing a landing stage to encourage more boats to make the journey to the head of the navigation. The project, contracted by Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust, saw Land & Water use its
Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has just announced that this Friday, January 7, a webinar highlighting the 23rd World Dredging Congress & Exposition (WODCON XXIII) in Copenhagen, Denmark, will take place. The World Dredging Congress (WODCON) is held every three years and it is the biggest global
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The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently shared an interesting article about the climate change and the role of science in achieving a sustainable future. According to IADC, climate change threats including storms, rising sea levels and flooding have stimulated the dredgin
As the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” approaches, the event organizers PortNews Media Group took the opportunity to talk with Mr. René Kolman, Secretary General of the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) about the current state of the dr
Sevenoaks District Council and The Kent Wildlife Trust have moved one-step closer to securing funding for the improvements of Bradbourne Lakes in Sevenoaks, Kent. Earlier in the year, the two organisations jointly submitted the initial application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for £550,000 of funding
