The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth has announced the start of the next phase of maintenance dredging works in the port area. Starting this week, Boskalis Westminster Ltd will be conducting bathymetric survey and maintenance dredging works within Portsmouth Harbour and the main approach channel. Ac
Essential coastal protection work at Seaton Hole is now underway, following delays caused by adverse weather and sea conditions. The project – part of a £1.4 million improvement scheme – is a joint effort between East Devon District Council (EDDC) and South West Flood & Coastal. Originally scheduled
Canal & River Trust is starting an eight-week program of dredging at Gloucester’s historic docks, which will improve conditions for navigation and benefit boaters, local businesses and tourism. The dredging will remove silt that has entered the docks from the River Severn this summer as water was pu
Van Oord recently won the IADC Safety Award 2025 during the Annual General Meeting of the International Association of Dredging Companies in Stockholm, Sweden. The award recognizes Van Oord’s commitment to safety and innovation in the dredging industry, specifically for its newly designed gasket tha
Today, a new batch of Royal IHC Beaver Dredgers is ready to set out into the world. Alexander van den Berg, Managing Director at IHC Dredging, said: “These robust workhorses are more than just machines. They are enablers of trade, connectors of communities, and catalysts for development.” “From remo
DEME Group announced its half-year 2025 results recently, saying that their Environmental Segment delivered a turnover of 142 million euros and EBITDA of 22 million euros for a margin of 15%. Order book remained stable at 322 million euros while the team continued to work on opportunities in the Ben
Jan De Nul said today that they are halfway through the immersion operation of the Scheldt Tunnel. The fourth of eight tunnel elements has been successfully immersed and positioned on the riverbed of the Scheldt. According to Jan De Nul, the operation started in July 2025, and now four massive eleme
Brisvegas Machinery, QLD, Australia, recently delivered a highly specialized Kobelco SK200-10 excavator, fitted with a Remu E22 amphibious track set, to long-standing partner Ezyquip Hire. Manufactured in Finland, the Remu E22 undercarriage transforms the Kobelco SK200-10 into a purpose-built, versa
The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced the approval of Cork County Council’s application for funding under the Office of Public Works’ Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Under the scheme, the OPW has approved funding of €49,899 for planned works at Rathcormac, County
DEME has signed a contract for reinforcement of the Lekdijk in the Netherlands. For this project, DEME is working together with Heijmans and GMB in the Lekensemble consortium to reinforce the dike between Wijk bij Duurstede and Amerongen (WAM). Commissioned by Hoogheemraadschap De Stichtse Rijnlande
A hard rocky seabed is always a challenge when it comes to dredging, even for Boskalis’ specialist equipment. That is why the crews from Boskalis Westminster are deploying different types of vessels to deepen the port of Lerwick on the Scottish Shetland Islands, so it can accommodate larger passenge
Starting this month, Van Oord will be performing coastal maintenance works at Banjaard Beach (Noord-Beveland). An LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) will deposit 1 million cubic meters of sand on and just in front of the beach. For the first time in the Netherlands, this replenishmen
