Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 2-January 8 2017). Ship Launching Ceremonies of 2016 In 2016, dredging industry saw the launching of some of the most interesting vessels ever made for this sector. DT brings you a brief overview of the l
The Environment Agency plans to carry out the flood defenses improvement works on the north bank of the River Tees, Middlesbrough Reach in Port Clarence, at Wilton Group land. Work at Port Clarence has recently been undertaken to construct a flood embankment. In one place on the west of the site, th
The Isle of Man’s Department of Infrastructure has set out its maintenance program for Peel marina for the next three years, together with its proposals for the long-term management and disposal of silt. At the January sitting of Tynwald – the legislature of the Isle of Man, the members will be aske
The Port Authority of Valencia (AVP), or VALENCIAPORT, has just announced plans to invest more than EUR233 million in development of Valencia, Sagunto and Gandia ports during the next tree years. Over EUR35 million will be invested in Port of Valencia’s new berths, port facilities and access roads,
Housing Development Corporation of Maldives and TÜMAŞ, Turkish Engineering Consulting & Contracting Co, have entered into an agreement for the design and construction of bridges, channels, harbors and shore protection works for the Hulhumalé Phase II. The agreement was signed today in a ceremony hel
In 1999, Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) or the International Federation of Consulting Engineers published new standard forms of contract, but those contracts did not meet the specific needs of dredging and reclamation work. The International Association of Dredging Compani
Port of Rauma has just released a video update about the progress made during 2016 on the port’s Container Terminal Extension Project. In April 2016, Port of Rauma launched a major building project at the existing container terminal totaling over EUR21 million. The development consists of expanding
The launching ceremony of DEME’s 7.950m³ LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Scheldt River will take place on Saturday, 14 January, 2017, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. The Scheldt River is the second dredging vessel in the world that is equipped w
Observator Group, a company involved in providing solutions for hydrological and process monitoring operations, has just introduced their new OMC-7006 Data Buoy. This data buoy is ideal for environmental monitoring projects, the company said in its announcement. It is specifically designed for the m
The City of South Padre Island and PARTRAC, a UK based marine and coastal survey consultancy group, have formalized a working partnership. Through successful grant awards they will combine their knowledge, resources and technical capabilities to improve understanding of coastal zone processes affect
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has just announced that people living and working in Cardiff are invited to a drop in event to find out more about the latest plans to reduce the risk of flooding to more than 400 properties in Roath. NRW has also appointed the contractor Dawnus to carry out the flood s
Trials of different dredging methods on the River Parrett, carried out by Van Oord working in partnership with the Parrett Internal Drainage Board and the Somerset Rivers Authority, have produced promising initial results, Team Van Oord said in its latest announcement. Tests of water injection dredg
