Earlier this year, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) started a new webinar series presented by dredging experts of Boskalis, Jan De Nul and Van Oord. Each webinar focused on a high-profile dredging project like the ones in Manila Bay, The Philippines, Brisbane Airport Dredging a
Boskalis, DEME, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and two internationally renowned companies have signed a partnership agreement to bid for the development of the energy island in the Danish North Sea. According to Boskalis, the signing of this agreement marks a significant step towards reali
An Environment Agency scheme to better protect businesses and homes from flooding on two industrial estates in Hexham is taking a step forward with the Final Business Case approved and funding secured for the £5.2million Flood Alleviation Scheme. Funding for the new schemes is from the Government’s
The Environment Agency is progressing plans to deliver a permanent flood protection scheme for the historical Worcestershire village of Severn Stoke. The £1.8 million flood mitigation embankment scheme will provide protection from the devastating impact of flooding to homes and businesses including
Works on the world’s longest immersed tunnel officially started on the German side today, Femern A/S said. Up to 9 metres high and 43 metres wide, the 18 km long combined road and rail tunnel linking Germany and Denmark will foster trade and tourism in Northern Europe. This new infrastructure facili
Phase 2 of the Sabetta seaport’s Seaway Canal reconstruction, planned for 2022, foresees dredging of about 13 million cbm of material, said Aleksandr Bengert, General Director of FSUE Hydrographic Company. Phase 1 of the project was completed this year. “The scope of dredging performed at the Seaway
HR Wallingford has released an article in which the company talks about how “cutting emissions by refining dredging practices and techniques is one of the most obvious areas for ports and harbours to make carbon savings, and how this can result in significantly lower costs and can sometimes provide
Coastal Partners, a partnership consisting of four local authorities – Havant, Portsmouth, Gosport and Fareham, announced recently that all planned work for phase 4 of the North Portsea Island scheme has been completed on time. Despite a challenging year with ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in place,
International shipbuilding group DAMEN (Damen Shipyards Group) recently announced that they will support the next International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” as its general sponsor for the fifth time. The conference will be held on 16-17 February 2022 at the Chamber of Com
Bell Dredging Pumps BV, trough their French dealer PAJOT Solutions de battage, recently rented a BELL150 equipped with a cutterhead to customer in Brest. Easy to mount to almost all types of excavators, this multi-functional dredge pump can be equipped with various suction heads for dredging differe
A section of promenade between Southsea’s Blue Reef Aquarium and the Pyramids will close from January 2022 as construction begins on the next phase of the Southsea Coastal Scheme. Works around Southsea Castle will require closure of the promenade until November 2023. Advance notice boards have been
The first piles for the construction of the new quay walls in the Amaliahaven have gone into the ground, Port of Rotterdam said. In total, almost 3,000 piles and 700 sheet piles will be used in order to construct the 2.4 kilometres of quays and earth-retaining walls. The quay walls provide greater r
