International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) continues its support as the industry partner for the 4th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging”. The event will be held on March 10-11, 2021 in Moscow in a mixed in-person/online format. IADС has been supporting
Following recent storms, the isolated groyne (no.54) at West Beach Hayling Island has suffered irreparable damage and is posing a significant health and safety risk, informs the Coastal Partners. According to their report, this groyne is no longer effective at holding beach material, and will theref
Royal IHC and Arab Potash Company recently celebrated another groundbreaking moment – launching of the customized mining cutter suction dredger Alkaramah. Following successful delivery to her owners in Jordan, the new dredger was launched into the Dead Sea last week. Now, the two companies will perf
The Environment Agency have begun work to fix a breached riverbank on the River Alt at Lunt meadows Nature Reserve and flood storage area in the latest phase of response to last month’s floods. The river burst its bank on 20 January during significant and severe rainfall caused by Storm Christoph wh
Following storm events over the Christmas and New Year period, the beach at Eastoke has significantly reduced in height and width, leading to reduced protection to coastal properties. After 10 days of work on site, a survey of the beach at Eastoke has calculated the need for additional shingle mater
The hopper barge Rabochaya has left for her first autonomous voyage, FSUE Rosmorport informs. This trip will be conducted under the framework of unmanned shipping project, initiated by MARINET Industry Center of the National Technology Initiative (NTI). During the voyage off the Port of Gelendzhik,
Komatsu has signed a collaboration agreement with Proterra to receive the supply of Proterra’s battery systems with the aim of having Komatsu electrify its small and medium-sized hydraulic excavators. Komatsu plans to advance the PoC (Proof of Concept) tests starting in 2021 and enter commercial pro
The joint dredging works by the Federal Shipping and Waterways Administration and Hamburg Port Authority for construction of a passing box have been completed successfully, according to Port of Hamburg’s latest release. Under the project, the Elbe fairway has been widened to 385 meters along the eig
The Environment Agency (EA), Guildford Borough Council (GBC), Surrey County Council (SCC) and other partners are working together to reduce flood risk in Guildford. The project team is looking at design options for areas through the town centre, including: flood defences to protect Mary Road, Willia
CEDA Dredging Days 2021, the flagship conference of the Central Dredging Association (CEDA), will take place next Fall, according to the news release. “We have listened carefully to feedback gathered from our members and other stakeholders in the world of dredging,” said CEDA. “We are now ready and
Land & Water has just released this beautiful photo of their 130 long reach excavator, loaded onto a vessel at Glasson Docks and ready to be transported to the Isle of Man for dredging works at Peel Marina. A new round of dredging work, set to remove 44,000 tonnes of silt from Peel Marina, will [&he
Siport21, a maritime and port engineering consultancy company, is developing Siflow21 – a new analysis and simulation maritime traffic software. This system compares different layout alternatives of waterways or port areas to select the optimized option and the resources needed for achieving the ma
