International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced another nomination competing for the Safety Awards 2021. The next nominee is Van Oord and their design of a retractable boat landing that can be deployed and retracted without the use of a deck crane. Using a boat landing at sea no
A joint submission, showcasing two projects to improve sea defences on the south coast of Kent, was recently named a finalist in the International Excellence category of the Flood & Coast Excellence Awards 2021. The Hythe Ranges Sea Defences project and the Lydd Ranges Emergency Works were carried o
Southsea Coastal Scheme has just announced that the amended design for Frontage 4 (Southsea Castle) has been approved by Portsmouth City Council. The design now involves less rock being used for the sea defences, which is far better for the castle and tunnels and will require less piling to be under
Damen Shipyards Group has successfully delivered another state-of-the-art dredge package, this time to a client in Egypt. According to Bastin Kubbe, Damen’s Regional Service Manager for Asia-Pacific, this fully electric zero emission dredger (E-CSD650) is now on its way to the inland Egyptian Black
Aberdeen Harbour Board announced recently that the final two caissons will soon arrive into the site which will complete the South Pier. They also added that considerable progress has been made on the South Breakwater, which has reached its completed length with work beginning on building its profil
Following recent dredging operations in the shipping channel, the Port of Riga now can safely accommodate AFRAMAX and BABYCAPE vessels calling at its facilities. Last month, Jan De Nul Group wrapped up dredging work at the port’s berths and shipping channel. During the works, the Daugavgriva shippin
Russian regulatory body Glavgosexpertiza has approved the design documentation and engineering survey results for the construction of new cargo handling facility at Taganrog Port. The new facility that will be built in the area of the port’s Northern pier is expected to handle 270,000 tonnes of carg
The Dutch-based manufacturer of dredgers and dredging equipment ECTMarine has successfully completed another challenging project, the development of customized Gold Dredge. For this project, ECTMarine and Oiltech Dredging Equipment Holland worked together to design and deliver all dredge components
The Southsea Coastal Scheme officials have just released the latest update on the UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defences’ project. As reported, placement of the Norwegian anorthosite rock at the Frontage 1 site is progressing well and in line with the target delivery programme. This rock,
Last Friday, International Association of Dredging Companies presented another interesting project that will compete for one of the two IADC Safety Awards 2021. The recent nomination includes a joint venture between Jan De Nul and DEME and their ‘PIPELINE WALKWAY’ system. For the AMORAS project, fun
Almost a year after the Fairhaven coastal protection project completed, the official ‘opening’ took place on 22 July. VBA, a joint venture between VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and SNC Lavalin’s Atkins business, was awarded the £22m coastal protection project in 2017 by Fylde Council, to provid
The Abu Qir port project in Egypt, undertaken by DEME Group, is moving forward according to schedule. The largest ever dredging and land reclamation contract in DEME’s history includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It also involves deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m and
