Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is asking for people’s views on further information submitted by the company behind the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc project would see a 9.5 km long sea wall built in Swansea Bay, between the Rivers Tawe and Neath. This will generate electric
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 25-31, 2016). Royal HaskoningDHV to Design Cayman Islands Cruise Berthing Facility International engineering firm Royal HaskoningDHV has been appointed by the Cayman Islands Central Tenders Committee to prov
Following almost £2 million of investment, a specialist business center created by North Tyneside Council was officially opened in Wallsend today. Attracting companies from as far away as Aberdeen, the Center for Innovation, located on the Swans North Tyneside site, is now home to a range of busines
LATVIJAS TILTI JSC and Klaipeda State Seaport Authority have signed a €11.73 million worth contract for the deepening of the Malku Bay. According to the contractor, works on the project will begin in late August. Under the agreement, LATVIJAS TILTI JSC will deepen the Malku Bay to a depth of 14.5m,
Trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Arco Dee’ has picked up an unexploded World War Two shell during its work off Selsey, the Shoreham Herald reports. “At 10.20 yesterday morning the UK coastguard received a report from a vessel that they dredged up some possible ordnance,” a spokesperson for the Marit
Councillor Ian Miller, Leader of Perth & Kinross Council, has welcomed the announcement of the first tranche of grant funding from the Scottish Government towards the development of flood prevention schemes in the Perth & Kinross Council area over the next 6 years. The first instalment of the total
The Environment Agency (EA) has awarded a contract to VBA, the joint venture comprising VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins, to carry out post flooding recovery works in Cumbria, Lancashire and West Yorkshire. The large scale multi-site contract involves projects spread across the whole of
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. recently released a video showing the capabilities of trailing suction hopper dredgers. Trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) can fill their own holds (hoppers) by sucking material from the seabed using a trailing suction head fitted to pipes that trail over the be
Work to repair flood defenses in a Northumberland town, which were damaged during the winter floods, is due to start next week, according to the Environment Agency. Repair work at Haydon Bridge will be carried out by the Environment Agency in two phases and will permanently repair flood defenses. Th
Half of the River Aire at Crown Point Weir has been blocked off this week to allow the installation of a movable weir as part of Phase 1 of Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme. The Environment Agency has worked with Leeds City Council and other partners to develop Phase 1 which comprises a combination of
The 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Sommers’ has begun its first dredging project in the Port of Makhachkala. Recently delivered TSHD Sommers is the lead vessel in a series of three 1000m³ TSHDs, built by Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard under the order of FSUE Rosmorport. Delivery of the other tw
Representatives of the Russian FSUE Rosmorport and Italian MSC GROUP recently held a meeting to discuss the proposed “Construction of Sea Terminal in the City of Pionersky”. At the meeting, the two sides discussed the parameters of cooperation related to joint implementation of the project, the cons
