Royal IHC recently released a new blog post in which Stefan Groenheide talks about tailings dams and explains why one would want to re-mine this ‘waste’ and how IHC dredging knowledge fits in perfectly. Creating and storing tailings has long been an integral part of mining operations. Tailings recei
The biggest excavation project in Denmark has now begun, Femern A/S reports. “We have started the excavation of the 18 kilometer tunneling between Rødbyhavn and Puttgarden in Germany, where the Femern tunnel will be located,” said Femern. “Our tunnel contractor FBC has inserted some of the world’s l
Damen Shipyards Group has concluded a license agreement with US-based Conrad Industries under which the Conrad Shipyard LLC will construct two Damen Multi Cats 3013 for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. The two vessels covered by this agreement will be the first Damen Multi Cats to be built in
The 20,000 TEU containership Ever Given is finally leaving the Suez Canal. A formal settlement was agreed earlier this week and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said that the vessel would be allowed to sail today. The vessel, one of the world’s largest container ships, had become wedged diagonally acr
A ceremony was held at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld recently to mark the naming of the first of a new model in the Damen Shoalbuster range. The ultra-shallow, Shoalbuster 3514 SD was christened Brutus by Mrs Mandy Heere-van Eijk, on behalf of the tug and workboat company Herman Sr. To mark the occasi
The Environment Agency is consulting on the approaches being considered to manage the risk of flooding across the Thames Valley. A public consultation is now open and runs until 20 August 2021. As well as sharing initial investigative work on different ways of managing flood risk, the consultation w
Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Mr. Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., has announced the approval of Galway County Council’s application under the Office of Public Works’ Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Under the scheme, the Office of Public Wo
Energy & Environment Institute, University of Hull, has released this amazing video named ‘Insecure: an exploration of climate change and coastal erosion with Withernsea High School’. Withernsea High School worked with the Energy and Environment Institute to explore the impact that climate change is
Phase two of the New Cumnock Flood Protection Scheme is well underway, East Ayrshire Council informs. The 18-month project, which started in April, will protect residential and commercial properties near the Afton Water and River Nith through a combination of engineering measures including 900m of e
ROHR-IDRECO has received a new order for their fully electric-driven Submersible Pump Installation – GRAFA. “Our customer intends to use the system to pump tailings – an application for which the GRAFA is particularly well suited,” the dredge systems manufacturer said. The GRAFA is a fully electric-
Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Kemin Satama Oy have signed a 13-year loan that will finance the deepening of the Ajos Port from 10 to 12 metres, including fairway and basin dredging. According to NIB, the EUR 21 million loan will also help finance the building of a new 400-metre quay, and investin
The Port of Koper, Slovenia, has just released a video of the official inauguration ceremony of the port’s new quay. As reported, the container quayside at the southern end of Pier I in the Port of Koper has been extended by 100 metres. The extended quayside with a new berth, named Link 7D, is just
