Construction works on the £3.7 million flood scheme in Stokesley, North Yorks, are now underway, according to the Environment Agency. The Stokesley Flood Alleviation Scheme is part of the current 6 year capital investment programme. Under the programme, the government will invest £2.6bn to better pr
MHI Vestas has started a major ramp up in UK offshore wind activity with a move into Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool. As part of the preparatory works to install turbines at the Triton Knoll project, Able will conduct a significant amount of dredging activities. In fact, those works have seen the dep
DEME Group has successfully performed the first ever LNG bunkering of their giant cutter suction dredger (CSD) ‘Spartacus’. This is not only the first ever LNG bunkering of a CSD in their fleet, but it is also the first time in the world. Titan LNG performed the ship-to-ship bunkering, in close coop
Land & Water Group has just announced the successful completion of the Thurrock dredging project on the River Thames. The main goal of the scheme was to remove contaminated materials from the berth of the marine terminal. For the project, the Land & Water team used their largest long reach excavator
Celebrating the success of the UK’s first ever sandscaping project, Royal HaskoningDHV today released a video about the Bacton to Walcott Coastal Management scheme. Carried out by Van Oord and Royal Haskoning DHV on behalf of the client-North Norfolk District Council, this is the first sandscaping p
A Port of Blyth maintenance dredging scheme is set to begin this week, the port said in their latest release. This dredging campaign will be undertaken at the port approaches, main navigational channel and operational commercial berths. The Port of Blyth dredging program, scheduled to last for a per
VolkerStevin recently won three CCS National Site Awards from the Considerate Constructors Scheme a not-for-profit, independent organisation founded to raise standards in the construction industry. “A huge congratulations go out to the teams at the Mytholmroyd flood alleviation scheme, Fairhaven to
The TU Delft executive board has appointed Dr. ir. Marcel van Gent as professor of Coastal Structures. This addition to the Hydraulic Engineering department will further boost the cooperation between the university, Deltares and the hydraulic engineering sector. Marcel van Gent, who also heads the C
Peab, a Nordic civil engineering company, has won a contract to renovate the dock at Haakonsvern Naval Base in Bergen. The customer is Forsvarsbygg with the contract value at $12.9 million, the company reports. Under the project, the Haakonsvern Naval Base dock will be renewed to suit the Royal Norw
Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon today announced her decision to approve the planning application for sand dredging in Lough Neagh. This follows the Minister’s careful consideration of the Planning Appeals Commission’s (PAC) report on the Public Local Inquiry, held in June 2018. Minister Mall
Royal IHV today announced that their two mining screen towers were successfully installed on the hopper dredger Yed Prior. Also, the first successful dredging sea trials took place last week, the company said. Royal IHC improved the design of the screen towers to ensure higher screening efficiency a
Jenkins Marine has commissioned Manor Marine to manufacture and install two new wheelhouse and accommodation modules for the split hopper barges Nab and Needles. The superstructures will be manufactured in Portland over the coming months, with an aim to complete the project by Summer 2021. Each supe
