Jenkins Marine was instructed recently by Isle of Wight Council to carry out a capital dredge in the River Medina where it approaches Newport harbour to increase the depth of the navigable channel. The full dredge length was over 500m from start point to its finish in Newport harbour. The last time
Earlier this week, Rohr-Idreco presented the zero emission iBoat to their product line. “As with many dredgers in the Rohr-Idreco portfolio, the workboat is designed to be ‘containerized’, allowing it to be conveniently transported worldwide in 40-foot containers and reassembled quickly and easily o
Sustainability means acting in a way that is not harmful to the planet, preserving natural resources, and thus supporting long-term ecological balance. By adhering to principles of sustainability for dredging and dredged material management by using natural systems to integrate these actions, the dr
To enable the growth of the Port of Southampton in the UK as a major international logistics hub, Boskalis successfully completed widening and deepening of their five berth pockets. The dredging and widening of the berths ensure that the terminal’s operator DP World Southampton is able to continue t
The Vistula Spit Shipping Channel project in Poland is moving forward according to schedule. The Channel through the Vistula Spit is a major infrastructure project that will generate important economic benefits for the Republic of Poland. The Spit is a peninsular stretch of land, separating the Vist
Largest cutter suction dredger in Jan De Nul fleet, the Willem van Rubroeck started its very first assignment in Mauritania recently. In the port of the capital Nouakchott, the vessel is working for developer ARISE Mauritania, on the deepening of the access channel, the port basin and the new berth
Rohr-Idreco Dredge Systems BV has just introduced their 100% electric driven, high-end workboat, named the “iBoat”. “Whether it concerns anchor handling, mooring or support operations: the iBoat is the ideal piece of equipment for the job,” said the company. “Zero emission, maximum energy efficiency
Work on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel’s area east of Rødbyhavn is in full swing now, Femern reports. Excavation operations in the harbor pool have been boosted in the form of Boskalis’ backhoe dredger Odin. The Fehmarnbelt link will be built as an immersed tunnel between Rødbyhavn on Lolland and the German
Van Oord is a global leader in water injection dredging – a technique that removes sediment using natural processes, maintaining the depth of navigation channels, ports and rivers in an efficient and environmentally friendly way. With exceptional manoeuvrability, a water injection dredger can work i
Last Thursday the official naming ceremony of the Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD500) Yantra took place in Ruse, Bulgaria. The CSD is part of an important modernisation programme of the Danube dredging fleet, and will have the prominent task of keeping the Danube at the required depth. The naming
The Russian government has allocated over $288.3 million for the construction of shipping canal, which will lead to the new LNG terminal in Kamchatka. According to the document that was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, more than RUB 21 billion will be invested into the construction of an
BMT has won a contract from the Essex County Council (ECC) in the UK to assist with the development of flood alleviation measures from surface water flooding within three Critical Drainage Areas (CDA) identified by BMT within the County. Using the advanced modelling functionality from BMT’s propriet
