Mackley has been appointed to carry out coastal maintenance works in the Dorset town of Christchurch. Working on behalf of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council, the project is scheduled to take up to six weeks to complete and involves: beach recycling in four groyne bays between Avon an
In 2020, Jan De Nul Group achieved an annual turnover of more than 1.9 billion euros with EBITDA reaching 344 million euros, i.e. 18% of the turnover, a performance in the lead group of the industry. JDN stays ahead thanks to its ultra-strong balance profile, with equity capital in excess of 2.9 bil
Scottish Canals has reopened the canal network across the country following one of the largest winter work programmes of recent years seeing more than £16.5m spent on improvement works on canal infrastructure and operational equipment. Works included major investment from replacing lock gates on the
People around the world live in coastal areas that are prone to flooding. Dikes provide traditional flood protection for coastal defense purposes. In addition, salt marshes bordering these traditional barriers may strongly contribute to coastal protection by reducing wave forces on dikes. Hence, com
Royal IHC has just released their Annual Figures 2020, saying that the first half of 2020 for the company was dominated by refinancing and recapitalisation, and a transition to new shareholders. The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on order intakes throughout 2020 and the possibilities of workin
DEME Group has just released a sneak peek behind the scenes of two of their mega projects – New Lock Terneuzen and Fort Sint-Filips. “We are joining more than 100 construction sites which open their doors to the public on May 30 during ‘Open Wervendag’, a special open day held by the Belgian Constru
Damen Dredging Equipment, the specialist in highly efficient dredging tools within the Damen Shipyards Group, has successfully delivered six cutter suction dredgers to the Secretaria de Marina, Mexico. For this project, five standard dredgers type CSD500 and one type CSD450 have been manufactured an
The Environment Agency is working in partnership on a major new scheme to reduce flood risk in Oxford. The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme will cost around £150 million and is one of the biggest flood schemes in the country. The scheme will create a new stream with wetland wildlife corridor, running
Dredging Today is bringing you the announcement of the public auction by Notary NautaDutilh (16th June 2021) of the seagoing vessel Caranx (also know as Joint Runner 1) – currently under construction. The public auction includes a geared multipurpose pipe supply vessel with one hold and full tween d
High winds and rough seas last week didn’t hinder the Southsea Coastal Scheme piling work, which is now within touching distance. According to the officials, the space between the rear and front pile lines is now clearly visible. Further to the west, the crews are excavating in sections between the
FSUE Rosmorport recently celebrated the beginning of new dredging season along the main navigable channel of Arkhangelsk seaport. The amount of material to be removed during the 2021 dredging season is estimated at 1.16 million cbm. This will ensure safe navigation for ships with a draft of up to 9.
Foyle and Marine’s dredger Aoibheann is currently mobilised to the Port of Greenore, in County Louth, Ireland. Foyle and Marine dredging crews are working in support of the principal contractor Cunningham Civil and Marine. The dredging works include a portion of underwater rock breaking, which Foyle
