The Klintehamn Harbor dredging scheme, being conducted by Wasa Dredging, is progressing according to schedule. “We are dredging about 250.000 m³ of material from the harbor and fairway of Klintehamn Harbor on Gotland and about 120.000 m³ of this material is limestone which could be very hard to dred
Cowes Harbor Commission (CHC) recently agreed the final Outer Harbor Project (OHP) design layout with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and their development partners Camper & Nicholsons and Westcourt Real Estate. Following consultation with Natural England, CHC is now applying to vary the exis
A project to strengthen the banks of the Whittlesey Washes flood reservoir has been completed a year early and has come in £10 million under budget, according to Peterborough Telegraph. Carried out by Team Van Oord on behalf of the Environment Agency, the project has helped reduce the risk of floodi
Repairs to the coastal defenses at Beesands are set to begin today, according to the South Hams District Council. The Council have been working closely with Landmarc, who will be carrying out the work, to get the best results from the scheme within a challenging budget. South Hams Executive Portfoli
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 19-25, 2016). DEME’s Multi Purpose Vessel ‘Living Stone’ Hits the Water DEME Group has celebrated the launch of their new multi purpose vessel ‘Living Stone’, the most advanced vessel in its class. Bo
Two schemes completed by Team Van Oord on behalf of the Environment Agency were acclaimed at the 2016 ICE East of England Merit Awards ceremony in Newmarket on 15 September. The Whittlesey Washes Reservoir scheme received a Merit Award in the ‘Team Achievement’ category, while the Happisburgh to Win
DCT Gdansk SA has just announced that the opening ceremony of the second deepwater berth (T2) will take place on Monday, 24th of October 2016. The contract for the construction of the new Deepwater Container Terminal in Gdansk was awarded to the Belgian BESIX in September 2014. At the beginning of 2
Sergei Kurov, Deputy Director General of FSUE Rosmorport, paid a working visit to Makhachkala Branch of FSUE Rosmorport on Septemeber 19-20, 2016. During the visit, Kurov inspected the dredging fleet of the Makhachkala Branch and appraised their technical state and functional readiness. At this occa
East Devon District Council’s project team for the Sidmouth and East Beach Management Plan (BMP) has sent the draft management plan and options appraisal to the BMP steering group (SG). This is to allow the different SG members time to comment over the next month before the BMP is completed by early
Jan De Nul Group will open two sites to the general public for this year’s edition of the Open Bedrijvendag – Company Discovery Day, a national initiative of one weekend during which private companies open their offices/sites to the public to explain their inner workings. As usual, this countrywide
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has awarded the construction contract for the first phase of the St Asaph flood scheme to North Wales based company, Dawnus. The project, set to begin in October, involves removing Spring Gardens Bridge and replacing it with a higher and wider bridge. This will increase
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently commissioned a study named the “Ecosystem services: Towards integrated marine infrastructure project optimization”. The study was carried out by the Ecosystem Management Research Group (ECOBE) of the University of Antwerp. A special
