The beach recycling scheme on Preston Beach is now complete, Dorset Coast Forum (DCF) said. After the completion, the contractor and machinery will move to Chiswell on Portland to start further beach recycling and reprofiling as part of the area’s Beach Management Plan. The work placed around 11,000
South West Flood and Coastal (SWFaC), the shared service between East Devon District Council (EDDC) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP), said that the Seaton Hole Coastal Protection Scheme is now complete. According to EDDC, the major £1.4m project now provides increased protection
The Port of Blyth has been awarded £275,000 in match funding from The Crown Estate to initiate the expansion of its Battleship Wharf terminal. According to the Port, this funding will enable the initial design work for infilling and land reclamation of 3 hectares at the terminal, along with capital
About 200m (656ft) of beach to the west of South Parade Pier has now been temporarily reopened, Southsea Coastal Scheme said in its latest project update. According to the official announcement, the beach will temporarily close again for about a week from December 18 while the pipes used to pipe in
The Port of Grangemouth dredging project will start this week, Forth Ports said. According to their latest announcement, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) UKD Orca will be carrying out dredging operations in the Port area and its approaches for approximately 6 days. This will be followed by
The Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s first trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) equipped with an LNG fuel system, delivered new sand onto the Krautsand Strand beach recently. “The beach in Krautsand was in need of additional sand, and we provided it,” said Senne Hekkert, Superintendent Elbe Maintenance. “Th
Tsimlyansk Shipbuilding Plant has launched a new cutter suction dredger (CSD) for Rosmorrechflot – the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transportation. The CSD Leonid Svinarev belongs to the Project Ts490DM1 series of non-self-propelled cutter suction dredgers designed for extracting ha
Scheurhaven said that they are ready for the future – the harbor area has been renovated and deepened to support maritime service providers. Under the latest project, ten new pontoons, upgraded berths and modern shore power systems were installed. Also, dredging work was carried out to optimize acce
The Canal and River Trust said that they have started a three and a half-month dredging program along the North Stratford Canal. This specialist project is part of the Trust’s ongoing work to keep the 200-year-old canal navigable for boaters. Silt will be removed from over ten miles of the canal fro
A new Italdraghe’s multifunctional amphibious self propelled dredger Octopus 90 was launched this morning. “The Octopus 90 is the flagship of our multifunctional amphibious dredger range, a product line that spans from the Octopus 10 to the Octopus 90 and reflects decades of Italdraghe expertise in
Foyle & Marine Dredging has won a contract as Main Contractor for the Barmouth Piers (Moles) Repair Project, commissioned by Coleraine Harbor Commissioners. According to Foyle, “this £1.2 million investment from the Department for Infrastructure marks a major step forward in protecting one of the no
United Heavy Lift (UHL), in close collaboration with Multi Marine Chartering & Agencies and Royal IHC, has completed the transport and delivery of two B65 dredgers from Rotterdam to Balikpapan, Indonesia. According to UHL, this project involved moving substantial heavy-lift cargo, with each dredger
