The Hydraulic Engineering Symposium 2021 will all be about building with nature and circularity. On May 7th, Stefan Aarninkhof (Professor Coastal Engineering TU Delft) will host the symposium from their corona-proof studio. The symposium will start with a plenary session where Henk Nieboer (director
After only a couple of days at sea, one of the most powerful dredgers in the world – the 29,190kW CSD MOHAB MAMEESH has arrived in Egypt. According to Suez Canal Authority Chief Admiral Osama Rabie, the MOHAB MAMEESH was successfully floated in the Suez Canal on Sunday, following the separation from
FSUE “Rosmorport” recently started dredging operations in the water area of pier No. 40A of the KSK grain terminal in the seaport of Novorossiysk. The dredging work is being conducted within the framework of the “Reconstruction of the grain terminal with a cargo turnover of 2.5 million tons per yea
Work on repairs to the Southsea Castle sea defences is underway, Coastal Partners reports. Founded in 2012, Coastal Partners is a partnership between four councils who manage 162km of Hampshire’s coastline. The Southsea revetment between Southsea Castle and the Blue Reef Aquarium which is owned and
Next week, IADC will begin a series of interactive free webinars that will focus on a high-profile dredging projects. The first webinar named “The importance of survey and site investigation of project sites and sand borrow areas” is set for Wednesday, 21 April, 11:00 CET, and will be moderated by M
A dyke made of the clay from the clay ripeners (Kleirijperij) near Delfzijl is currently being tested in the Delta Flume of Deltares. A full-size cross-section of the dike has been constructed in the flume and is being subjected to the conditions of a superstorm. The tests are part of an extensive s
Dorset Council is about to begin dredging work at Lyme Regis, the council said in their latest announcement. “It’s the annual harbour dredge and replenishment of the sand beach. The work will last for about 10 days, subject to weather,” according to the official statement. The council warned residen
The brand new dredger Willem van Rubroeck of Jan De Nul Group is being prepared for its first job. Bakker Sliedrecht delivered and installed the electrical machinery package, including the propulsion drives and Alarm Monitoring System BIMAC. Watch the project video they created together with Jan de
The Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth has just announced that as part of the Southsea Coastal Scheme works, over the period 7-30 April 2021, a delivery of approximately 11,200 tonnes of rock armour will be made to the Long Curtain area of the Southsea seafront. As reported, the rock will be delivere
The cutter suction dredger (CSD) MOHAB MAMEESH is on its way to Egypt. “We waved the vessel goodbye when it was loaded on a semi-submersible cargo vessel and after which it started it journey towards Egypt. The vessel is expected to arrive within the couple of days,” Royal IHC announced today. With
In the upcoming months, IADC will organise several interactive live webinars with experts from the dredging sector. All topics such as the importance of survey and site investigations or managing financial risks, are based of high-profile dredging projects. For each webinar that is free of charge, I
Lutra Marine has received investment from the British Design Fund to bring its patented environmentally friendly dredging technology to market. Lutra’s technology solves a huge problem within the dredging sector around how to maintain harbours and ports without causing damage to the local habitats,
