The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) HAM 317 is currently very busy working at the Port of Huelva, Spain. The Port Authority of Huelva obtained the “Working with Nature” certification from the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) recently, for its dredging manageme
Royal IHC is making great progress on the latest project for Arab Potash Company – an all-new, fully electric salt harvester. This specialized floating pontoon will be used to harvest carnallite (potassium salt) in the Dead Sea area in Jordan. In addition, the salt harvester will be fully electric,
HydroSurv, in partnership with WASSP Multibeam from Furuno UK, has delivered a REAV-28 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) equipped with a WASSP multibeam echosounder system to Foyle Marine & Dredging. According to the company, this system is suited for providing bathymetric survey for marine construction
Bell Dredging Equipment has delivered a complete dredge pump set for the Europa Terminal renewal in Antwerp. Bell said that Adex Groep will work for the next 8 years on the large-scale renewal of the Europa Terminal in the Port of Antwerp. For this project, the Bell 300 dredge pump – along with a po
Boskalis crews are making great progress on the dredging project in the Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania. For this project, the company has deployed trailing suction hopper dredger Freeway and backhoe dredger Magnor – assisted by the pusher tugs Union Topaz and Union Onyx with Terraferre barges 501 and 5
Belfast Harbor said that they plan to invest more than £300m in capital projects across the port and Harbor Estate over the next five years. Their strategy, named Advance Regional Prosperity 2025-2029, outlines the plans to invest £208m in significant port improvements and £105m in the ongoing regen
A major new £13.7m flood alleviation scheme is to be built in Bilton, near Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Council said. The council has announced the project after securing funding from the Government to construct a number of lagoons, embankments and watercourses around the village to help reduce th
Dredging is now underway on the River Parrett downstream of Burrowbridge, Somerset Rivers Authority said. Following a successful trial last year, a Water Injection Dredging (WID) vessel is being used in combination with an excavator mounted on a floating platform in the river. Under the cleanup prog
Neptune Marine has just completed dredging trials of the new Tier III stage V certified Gator 50 cutter suction dredger. With an innovative and premium design, the Gator 50 leads the new generation of dredgers that go further. Designed for high productivity, the dredger incorporates the best equipme
Damen has just released a video about the first Damen Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650 which is currently being built at Baku Shipyard, Azerbaijan. The design of the dredger and its materials package have been delivered by Damen Shipyards Group. The dredger, which will be ready later this year, will
After a postponement of the activities and a pause in the project, work on creating a deeper and better shipping channel at pier 36 in Kristiansand Harbor is now back in full swing. The work in Kristiansand was first started in 2022 in close collaboration with a Norwegian contractor, but was put on
BCP Council has completed major works to protect Hamworthy Park against future coastal erosion for the next 20 years. A 200 metre stretch of sea wall has been reinforced on the eastern promenade with low carbon concrete, and new steps have been built to the shoreline. Also, the work included repairs
