Land and Water crews have just started the final phase of works at the Peak Forest Canal in Manchester on behalf of the Canal and River Trust. Over the past six months, Land and Water has been carrying out dredging works to the canal in order to improve the waterway’s efficiency for boaters. The Pea
Testing of equipment installed on FSUE “Rosmorport” vessels, the hopper barge Rabochaya and dredger Redut, is underway as part of the unmanned navigation project, the Russian company informs. The aim of the project is to introduce unmanned navigation of the Independent Non-Profit Organization MARINE
Van Oord has signed a contract with the British Environment Agency for the design and realization of a coastal defense at Lydd, on the south coast of Kent. The project is designed to protect this valuable nature reserve and the British Defense Ministry’s military training ground again for 25 years f
Coastal Partners confirmed in their today’s announcement that the Hayling Island beach management works are now complete. The West Beach car park is now open and the beach has been levelled. The area will now be monitored over the coming months. The works were fully funded by the Environment Agency
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has just released this photo of the Poole-based contractor Jenkins Marine carrying out spring dredging works in the harbour. The contractor is performing a routine maintenance dredge of Shepards Marina ahead of the season, which for operational reasons is coinciding wi
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has reported a strong set of results in 2020, both operationally and financially. According to the company, Boskalis has exceeded expectations in what has proven to be a very turbulent and challenging year with an EBITDA of EUR 404 million. Net operating pr
Royal IHC and Royal Doeksen yesterday reached an agreement on the acquisition of all shares in Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam. In mid-2020, IHC presented their new strategy going back to its core business. As a result of this new strategy it was decided that Vuyk, among other companies, would be diveste
Royal IHC and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) will work together in order to provide a world class trailing suction hopper dredger to be locally built for Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), the Dutch shipbuilder confirmed today. The agreement aims at designing and building an advanced 8,000m3 and/or
Following the approval of the design deepening and feasibility reports, the upgrade projects of two rivers in Shenzhen, China is expected to begin this April, informs the Dutch water sector. In Shenzhen, the ambitious Blueway program aims to recover 1000 kilometres of existing rivers, riverfronts, a
The Environment Agency has begun construction works to deliver the York Flood Alleviation Scheme. The work will see more than 500m of new flood defences installed in sections between Skeldergate Bridge and Millennium Bridge on the Rowntree Park side of the River Ouse. The total cost of the project i
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has announced that the launch of a new award will be presented at the 2021 WEDA Dredging Summit, to be held virtually from June 14-17, 2021. Despite the necessity caused by COVID19 to hold the meeting online, the WEDA Board is proceeding with the presentation
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has introduced their new Multiple Corers – able to overcome the traditional difficulties associated with benthic sampling. Traditional benthic samplers such as box corers must be deployed with sufficient momentum to ensure penetration of the seabed. This cre
