A project to dredge Ryde Harbour will get underway later this month, the Isle of Wight Council said. Fifteen-hundred cubic metres of sand will be removed from within the harbour by local contractors Reynolds and Read. The work will be carried out over three phases, starting from Monday, 20 September
The world’s largest container ship – Ever Ace – has made its maiden call at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe. Operated by Taiwanese line Evergreen Marine, the 24,000TEU capacity vessel arrived at the UK’s largest container port from Hamburg, having started its voyage at Qingdao in July. Chris Lewi
Damen has just released these amazing photos from the sea trials of one of their latest Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD). Focusing on safety and comfort, this new dredger will be working for UK-based Hanson, said Damen. The company will use the vessel to conduct offshore aggregate extraction in water
For week commencing 13th September 2021, the dredger Kari Hege, Captained by Tristan Roberts, will be engaged in dredging operations in and around the Port of Wells’ Outer Harbour. “All pre-arranged dredging areas are constrained by the weather and wave heights therefore operations are subject to ch
Marine Accident Investigation Branch has just released an investigation report into the immobilisation of the dredger Shearwater, after its propeller shafts were fouled by its own towline while towing the barge Agem One on 9 April 2020. The Shearwater was damaged and holed, resulting in flooding, af
Far Eastern Basin Branch of the FSUE “Rosmorport” recently wrapped up another maintenance dredging project, this time it was the seaport of Vanino in the Khabarovsky region. According to Rosmorport, the works were carried out in the water area of berths No. 7 and No. 20 with the use of the company’s
APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center has just announced that their course on Dredging Technologies will be held in Antwerp from 11 October to 22 October. According to APEC, this high-level seminar on Dredging Technologies gives an overview of the latest applications, technology, equipment and
Reimerswaal Dredging has announced that their hopper dredger DC Orisant is working hard inside the Thyboron Port dredging the entrance to a deeper level. The deepening of the port entrance is the biggest dredging and port expansion project ever in the more than 100 years history of Thyboron Port. Af
Infrastructure Malta is implementing a €2 million project to protect the Marsaxlokk Nature Reserve and the sandy beach and fishers’ marina next to it from coastal erosion. The agency is piloting an infrastructural intervention to reduce the gradual erosion and lateral displacement of sand and other
Coastal Partners, part of Havant Borough Council, announced yesterday that they will continue beach recycling works along the South Hayling Frontage. As reported, the work will start on 13 September 2021 to ensure the beach is at design profile before the winter period. “While no storm events have o
Today marks one year since construction of the Southsea Coastal Scheme began. Here are just some of the amazing achievements made since work got underway at Long Curtain Moat: 525 linear metres of sheet piles installed, totalling 6300m2; If the piles were laid end to end, this would make a total of
Information & Analytics Agency PortNews (PortNews) has just announced the date of their 5th International Dredging Congress in Russia. The event named “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” will be held in Moscow on February 16-17, 2022. The Congress is a unique and highly acclaimed industr
