Sorensen Civil Engineering continues to make great progress on the refurbishment of Dinish Wharf in Castletownbere, Ireland. The project scope includes extension of the quay wall, construction of breakwater cells, dredging of the navigation channel and berth pocket along with all associated ancillar
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 is approaching! With only a few days left, don’t forget to sign up to be part of a great event filled with networking opportunities, insightful sessions and doing business. This year’s content theme is: “Offshore Energy in a Changing World”. Four talk sho
Van Oord was contracted by Administratia Bazinala de Apa Dobrogea-Litoral (ABA-DL) in 2019 to design and build new groynes and beaches to protect the popular seaside resort of Eforie on the Black Sea from erosion. Part of the project is the construction of three hectares of sea grass. Van Oord is cu
Rijkswaterstaat has awarded the dyke reinforcement contract for the former island of Marken to the Hof van Marken consortium established by DEME Group subsidiary de Vries & van de Wiel and JLD International BV. Under the contract, the West and South quays of the surrounding dyke need to be reinforce
A lecture about the wonder world of dredging, civil engineering of waterway construction and architecture is set to take place on October 23. On that Saturday, Mr. Remco van der Ven, in cooperation with Mr. Bas de Goeij, will lead the discussion on these items in the National Dredging Museum in the
Mackley announced yesterday that the Hythe Ranges Sea Defence scheme has won the EA 2025 Award at the National Agency Awards. The Hythe project was carried out by Van Oord, supported by their subsidiary partner Mackley and on behalf of the Environment Agency. According to Mackley, this latest award
Kees Derks, Area Sales Director at Royal IHC, has just released this amazing photo of the company’s new Easydredge 2700 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). According to Mr. Derks, the dredger’s trials will start next week, soon followed by the voyage to her Mexican owners. Royal IHC has already
A partnership is progressing with a makeover for a Denbighshire wetland to help protect and support local wildlife. Denbighshire County Council has worked in partnership with Balfour Beatty to create a new water feature at the Morfa, a 35-acre wetland in Prestatyn, Wales. Balfour Beatty, who are dev
Last week, Southsea Coastal Scheme officials celebrated a huge achievement – laying of the first pre-cast unit at Long Curtain Moat. As reported, a 220t crane has installed the first limestone and granite units that will form a sea wall to protect the area around Long Curtain Moat. “We laid the firs
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released this very interesting video named ‘An example of sustainable asset valuation, Sven Kramer – Director Sustainability (Van Oord)’. This presentation shows the practical implications of taking all externalities into consideration
Bakker Sliedrecht is one of the first companies in the maritime industry to switch partly from time-based maintenance to condition-based maintenance. The cost-effective method ensures that maintenance, repair and replacement are only planned and carried out when necessary. Time-based maintenance foc
Damen’s modular cutter suction dredger CSD500 has arrived safely in Paraguay. T&C, a civil contractor in Paraguay, will use the dredger to transform the southern river bank of the capital Asunción, in the Costanera Sur project. According to Damen, the modular dredger will increase sand production, r
