The Elbe River dredging program is in full swing now. DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Breughel’ is just one of the vessels in their fleet that could be spotted on the Elbe over the past few months. This beautiful picture shows TSHD Breughel, together with her colleague ‘Bonny River’ working
Royal Smals recently started maintenance dredging in Wainfleet all Saints, an ancient port on the east coast of England. The main goal of this project is to protect the area and community of Wainfleet all Saints from flooding. In addition, through dredging, the dredged silt will be used to fertilize
In the latest edition of the Terra et Aqua magazine, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented an interesting story on the ‘Monitoring of Settling and Consolidation of Mud after Water Injection Dredging in the Calandkanaal’. As regular maintenance and relocation of sediment de
Etermar, one of the largest Portuguese companies specialised in marine construction, has won another tender for a port-development project. A year ago, hurricane Lorenzo destroyed the most western port in Europe. Now, the consortium led by Etermar – Engenharia e Construção, S.A., together with SACYR
As part of San Antonio Port’s expansion plans, a cross-organisational team has presented its final report assessing the structural stability and port operability of the proposed new outer breakwater in Chile. The report was the result of more than a year’s partnership between HR Wallingford and Inst
Earlier this month, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger KRIOS, returned from successful sea trials on the North-Sea and the second Maasvlakte. According to Royal IHC, all planned tests were successfully completed under the supervision of Boskalis and Bureau Veritas. The newbuild is a sister ve
Wasa Dredging and joint-venture partners Van Oord have completed the Kokkola dredging project according to schedule. The Kokkola fairway opened on the 30th of September 2020 with a new navigational depth of 14m, Wasa reported. The project started in May 2018 when Wasa mobilised two vessels: the 360-
2020 is the international Year of Action on climate adaptation. Van Oord is ahead of the wave: last year, it announced its Climate Adaptation Action Plan. The ambition is to stimulate and accelerate business activities that play a role in protecting populations and landscapes against the risks of fl
Construction works are about to begin on Sub-frontage 1: Long Curtain Moat of the Southsea Coastal Scheme from 19 October 2020 until May 2022, informs the Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth. The contractor for the works is VolkerStevin Boskalis Westminster (VSBW). In summary, works will include the c
In the latest edition of the FOCUS magazine, Jan De Nul Group reported an interesting story about the Elbe River dredging project named “Paving the way to Hamburg”. At one time, the company had 4 hoppers, 2 split hoppers and 1 backhoe dredger working on the project. JDN spared no effort to make the
Port of Rotterdam has just released this very interesting video about the research program PRISMA – innovative dredging methods. Furthermore, the Port is continuously looking for ways to make the port smarter more efficient, better and more sustainable. “For this, we look under water to find a sourc
The flood defense scheme at West Bay is ready for whatever winter has to throw at it, the Environment Agency reports. The coastal defense improvements project reduces the risk of flooding from the sea to 260 properties and businesses. Although the beach was returned to its usual shape after the comp
