Contractors continue to work on the steel sheet piling that will provide support for the Southsea Coastal Scheme new sea defences. The works are being undertaken by VolkerGround Engineering from the recently constructed working platform on the beach that was formed from dredged material rainbowed fr
DEME Group has just announced that their new twin split barges ‘Bengel’ and ‘Deugniet’ are undergoing final sea trials before entering the service. Earlier this year, the 3.500m³ twin sisters were successfully launched in Batam, Indonesia. According to DEME, these barges are much bigger than those i
FSUE Rosmorport has taken delivery of the self-propelled hopper barge Morskaya, the Russian company reported yesterday. Built by Onezhsky Shipyard in Petrozavodsk, the new vessel will join Taman subdivision of Rosmorport’s Azov-Black Sea Basin branch. As reported, the 600 m3 hopper barge – with the
WEDA’s webinar on Engineering with Nature (EWN) Initiative will take place Friday, November 11, 2020 from 1 to 2 PM EST. This webinar will be presented by Dr. Burton Suedel, a Research Biologist at U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. Engineering With Nature is the intentional alignme
It’s all go on the seafront this week, with the first of the 17.6m long sheet piles being driven into the ground, according to the Southsea Coastal Scheme latest update. The contractors have commenced steel sheet piling works to provide support for the sea defences construction work. The works are b
During the recent reconstruction of the sea channel in the Gulf of Ob, Kara Sea, contractors successfully completed all dredging works planned for 2020, reports the State Corporation Rosatom. For this season, Mordraga LLC removed around 32 million m3 of dredged material. This will allow the large-ca
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has replaced the rubber cutterhead bearings on the 102m (335ft) dredger Mahmoud Younis with a water-lubricated Composite bearing from Thordon Bearings. The retrofit, which took place at the Port Said Shipyard’s floating drydock, follows the success of a similar install
Latest addition to CEMEX UK Marine fleet, the 103.5m long aggregate dredger ‘CEMEX Go Innovation’ has successfully completed sea trials in the Black Sea. Following the sea trials, this Damen type MAD3500 dredger will now head out for dredging and unloading trials in the UK waters. The first of Damen
Since the days of Jules Verne, many have dreamt of mining minerals from the bottoms of the oceans. Over the years, Royal IHC has developed a vast range of equipment based on innovative ideas. Many of them were used in challenging circumstances and at ground-breaking depths. With leading roles in the
Five regional engineering projects were put into the spotlight at the East of England Merit Awards 2020. Among the award winners was Bacton to Walcott Sandscaping Scheme, who won the Exceptional Merit Award. The Bacton to Walcott scheme is a large-scale beach nourishment, designed to protect the Bac
Dewberry has just released this very interesting video named ‘What is a Living Shoreline?’. “A living shoreline is a hybrid approach to shoreline management, as it provides multiple benefits. It incorporates hard structural measures, as well as natural elements,” said Alaurah Moss, Dewberry Project
2020 has been a year for postponements, cancellations and putting things on hold, but MDL Marinas has continued with its investment program. One fifth of this year’s £5m investment across MDL’s UK marinas has been spent on dredging and upgrading the pontoon systems, vital for all tides access and a
