Sand bypassing is an important part of the Transport WA dredging program necessary to ensure safe navigation at the entrance to the Dawesville Cut and help maintain sandy beaches to the north. Undertaken each year, the project includes removal of approx. 110,000 cubic meters of accumulated sand from
Cassowary Coast Regional Council will be undertaking beach nourishment and restoration works at Cardwell in the following weeks. According to the latest update, the works to replenish sand and rehabilitate the erosion site will be conducted from Monday, March 11, north of the Jetty. The program will
Van Oord is carrying out dredging works in the Port of Krishnapatnam, India. The depth of the port channels has to be restored after a severe cyclone, said Van Oord. To dredge the navigation channel of the port to the required depth again, the Dutch giant is deploying trailing suction hopper dredger
A delegation from the Embassy of Vietnam toured Royal IHC shipyard in Kinderdijk earlier this week. Among the guests were Ambassador, Ngo Huong Nam, Second Secretary, Hoang Duc Nam, and Business Development Manager, Emma Nga Nguyen, from FPT Software. “We were delighted to have fruitful discussions
Recent heavy rainfall created a significant challenge for the Canal and River Trust at Dunhampstead Tunnel on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, where the towpath at the tunnel approach had slipped into the canal causing a footpath and navigations closure. Land & Water were contracted at short noti
A Damen crew is busy working on a new customized CSD500 in Nijkerk this morning. The new CSD has been designed for dredging compacted soils. “Its powerful cutter unit and dredge pump ensure a continuously high dredged mixture production. The robustly constructed dismountable dredger can be transport
C-Job Naval Architects recently presented a dredge design which could be built on stock, with the ability to be tailored to the customer’s needs during the building process. The standardized design, a 3000 cubic meter TSHD, has customizable aspects which customers are free to change in line with the
A significant milestone has been reached for the Millport Coastal Flood Protection Scheme, Van Oord said. In less than 5 months, Van Oord has successfully positioned more than 140,000 tonnes of rock to create breakwaters and revetments to critically reduce coastal floodings due to storms. North Ayrs
Contrecoeur Terminal Constructors General Partnership, comprised of Aecon (40%) and Pomerleau (60%), has executed a contract with the Montréal Port Authority for the Contrecœur Terminal Expansion project in-water works under a Progressive Design-Build approach. The collaborative agreement covers a 1
The trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) Padre Island, from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC, is working in the Galveston Harbor. According to the USACE Galveston District, the TSHD is currently dredging as part of a contract to perform maintenance dredging in parts of Galveston Harbor. The w
Havant Borough Council will be carrying out the next beach recycling campaign along the Eastoke frontage in the following weeks to help reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to properties and infrastructure. According to the Council, the works will start w/c 4th March 2024 and will be comp
The Marine NL division of Atlas Professionals recently attended the customized introduction into Dredging & Offshore training, organized by Royal IHC in Kinderdijk. Atlas Operational Teams from both Capelle and Urk offices attended the training. During this education session, the teams dived further
Work to reroute the mouth of a river that feeds into Lake Superior began yesterday, WLUC reports. Marquette engineer officials said that the city is moving a significant amount of sand at the mouth of the Dead River. The river feeds into Lake Superior next to the Upper Harbor Ore Dock. According to
DEME Group’s Dredging & Infra segment today reported a turnover of 1.6 billion euro, 5% higher than a year ago. Orderbook increased 33% – compared to a year ago. DEME said that the segment finished the works on a container terminal in Sri Lanka and continued working on several projects in West Afric
