Leask Marine has successfully completed the 2025 dredging season at Fair Isle and Grutness, supporting BAM Nuttall and Shetland Islands Council’s Fair Isle Ferry Replacement Project. The scope of works involved pre-construction dredging of Fair Isle Harbor, where Leask team utilized a flattop barge
A fixed and direct transport connection between Scandinavia and Central Europe has been an enduring vision for many decades. This vision is now being realized with the construction of the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link – an immersed tunnel that will cross the approximately 18-kilometre-wide Fehmarnbelt sea
Van Oord has won a contract for the land reclamation of Naïa Island Dubai, a new development located just off Jumeirah’s coastline. Naïa Island Dubai, a landmark project by Shamal Holding, will span approximately 13 hectares and feature 6 kilometers of pristine beaches. “This partnership reinforces
Step by step, Klaipėda Port is preparing for one of the largest projects in its history – the development of the port’s southern part. Technical designers have already started work and are now developing specific engineering solutions covering an area of 100 hectares. The construction permit is expe
Foyle & Marine has completed the first transhipment of rock armor to the Iona Breakwater Project for Argyll and Bute Council.A total of 11,000 tons of rock armor was delivered to Iona aboard the Barge Silur, towed by the tug Raduga Lyon. “Our dedicated crew worked around the clock, to ensure the saf
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has secured up to £1.175 million ($1.6 million) for an Ultra-Deep-Water Quay in Shetland. This funding is set to support preparatory works, dredging and deepening areas adjacent the quayside and approaches at Dales Voe in Lerwick Harbor to -16 meters. Commentin
Royal Boskalis (Boskalis) has concluded a remarkably strong first half of the year with all of the company’s divisions reporting substantial increases in their results, leading to an exceptional first half performance. Revenue increased by 14% compared to last year, reaching EUR 2.35 billion (H1 202
After closing for renovation as part of the vital Sea Defense work on the Central Rhyl Coastal Defense Scheme, the prom in Rhyl is set to reopen to the public tomorrow. Recent work undertaken on the prom has seen pre-cast concrete steps installed and the ground level raised to provide flood protecti
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Ariane has completed its first bunkering of bio-LNG on the Elbe in Germany. This milestone marks an important step towards Van Oord’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions. As the first marine contractor to have its climate targets approved by the Scienc
Another round of dredging along the Whitby Harbor in North Yorkshire is now underway. The harbor has its own dredger, the ‘Sandsend’ who was converted from a dumb barge to the split hopper in 2003. The dredger was the first of its kind and had an extensive modification in 2016. A Hitachi long reach
After two-plus weeks of working in the Port of Tampico, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Crestway is now dredging in the Port of Tuxpan on the Atlantic side of Mexico. Over the next few weeks, the Crestway will be dredging a significant volume of sand and silt from the access channel, keepi
Damen has just released the latest addition to its portfolio: the Plain Suction Dredger. “Designed to pump high volumes of free flowing sand to a spoil field, this compact and efficient dredger is perfect for cleaning ponds, irrigation channels, rivers or flood plains,” Damen said. “Completely dismo
