The second phase of rock construction at frontage 1 (Long Curtain Moat) of the Southsea Coastal Scheme got underway yesterday (5 July 2021) and is expected to last until early-September. This phase follows the importation of 11,000 tonnes of granite rock from Norway in April, some of which was used
The next round of Portsmouth Harbour maintenance dredging works will begin in mid July, informs the Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth. As reported by the Harbour Master, surveying operations and maintenance dredging will be conducted in the maintained areas within Portsmouth Harbour and its approach
In order to accommodate the world’s largest ocean-going vessels, the Port of Gothenburg fairway needs to be deepened to 17.5 metres. This will prove crucial if Swedish industry is to have greater access to the world in the future. The Skandia Gateway project is already under way and construction is
Southsea Coastal Scheme has made the top five list – out of 67 entries – as ‘People’s Choice’ in the 2021 SECBE Constructing Excellence Awards for the heritage maintenance work on Long Curtain Moat. The project scored an impressive 421 votes, and while it didn’t win the top prize at the awards cerem
In close cooperation with Kooiman Marine Group and Van Oord, Dromec has developed, built and supplied 2x Active Heave Compensated 30 mT winches for Van Oords new hybrid water-injection dredger Maas. Besides winches, Dromec also supplied the AHC controls, software and integration to the Van Oord HMI
To reduce the risk of flooding for communities in Tonbridge and Hildenborough in Kent, England, the Environment Agency is working on a project that will increase the storage capacity of the existing Leigh flood storage area (FSA). Works will also include the construction of an embankment in Hildenbo
The £350 million Aberdeen South Harbour expansion scheme — the largest marine infrastructure project currently underway in the UK — is entering its final stage with only a couple of months to go until the work is done. When full finished by the end of 2021, the Dunnottar Quay is to be the 400 meter
In 2011 the Dutch government started a pilot project named the Sand Motor. An artificial sandbank, a significant boost for innovative coastline maintenance and a perfect example of Building with Nature. The Sand Motor is a peninsula in front of the Delfland coast that was constructed by depositing 2
The naming ceremonies have been held for two hybrid water injection vessels – Maas and Mersey. The event took place yesterday at the Van Oord head office jetty in Rotterdam. Ms Karin Schinagl, wife of Managing Director Netherlands Ronald Schinagl, named the vessel Maas. Ms Karien van Oord performed
Okskaya Shipyard (Navashino, Nizhny Novgorod Region) yesterday held a ceremonial keel-laying of a large hydrographic ship of Project 19920 for the Hydrographic Service of RF Navy. Large hydrographic ships of Project 19920 are multifunctional in their class and have a wide range of capabilities for h
Land & Water will be carrying out a range of dredging works in Kent and South London (KSL) from September onwards to ensure the River Medway remains navigable to boats and floating craft, the company just announced. Working downstream of Sluice Weir to Branbridges Road on the river in Kent, Land & W
Together with Goethals Promotor Jan De Nul’s project developer PSR will revive Place Matuvu in Knokke. The works for this unique square are in full progress and the sand excavated for the construction works appears to be perfect to be used for the beach replenishment works in Knokke. In the autumn o
