The Danish Coastal Authority (Kystdirektoratet) recently celebrated a record-breaking year, delivering over 4.5 million m3 of sand on the most exposed stretches of the West Coast. According to the Authority, sand has been successfully placed on the central part of the west coast, from Lodbjerg to Ny
The facilities of Utrenny terminal for LNG and gas condensate built in Sabetta seaport on the Yamal peninsula under the Arctic LNG 2 project are to be put into operation in May 2023, according to the official portal for Russia’s national projects. Equipment for the first technological train of about
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s and City of San Rafael’s dredging contractor, The Dutra Group, will continue dredging operations in the San Rafael Canal in the month of February, 2023. Due to extreme weather activity in January 2023, some dredging activities have been delayed. Dredging will contin
NOAA’s National Sea Grant College Program and the U.S. Coastal Research Program (USCRP) are backing new work to protect North Carolina’s shorelines. A North Carolina Sea Grant collaboration with East Carolina University and Carteret Community College will develop a framework for coastal protection d
Due to coastal erosion, the beaches at the popular seaside resort in the South-Eastern part of Romania, Eforie, are in drastic decline. Van Oord is now reinforcing approximately 6 kilometres of coastline, using the best and most sustainable solutions. Van Oord is responsible for both project design
Due to the ongoing sea level rise, the coastline of Togo and Benin in West Africa is eroding by more than two meters every year. The result: houses literally end up in the ocean and the local population – which lives largely from fishing and arable farming – is struggling to make a living. To [&hell
Royal IHC has published its delayed Annual Report 2021. This delay is due to the outline agreement with the company’s financial stakeholders, concluded at the end of 2022, which had to be incorporated into the report. In 2021, Royal IHC’s focus was on successfully completing the large and complex pr
The Danish Coastal Authority (Kystdirektoratet) has just shared the latest photos of the Thyborøn coastal protection project. According to Kystdirektoratet, the contractor Rohde Nielsen successfully completed the Thyborøn beach nourishment project by delivering approx. 300.000m3 of sand on a 1.5 km
Dutch Dredging – a medium size dredging company, based in Sliedrecht in the Netherlands – is currently performing dredging operations in Puerto Caldera. In order to make the harbor more accessible, hopper dredge ELBE of Baggerbedrijf De Boer BV (Dutch Dredging) recently kicked off dredging works at
New Jersey Representative, Chris Smith, has just announced that in response to his ongoing advocacy and requests, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a significant dredging operation on the Manasquan Inlet as early as this week to ensure the channel remains safe for marine traffic. “The Army
The Gahdhoo Harbor Development Project is moving forward according to schedule, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) announced today. First shipment of concrete blocks required for quay wall construction has been delivered to the site. Also, harbor bridge column concrete works are curre
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) is gearing up for their next dredging/beachfill project, this time near the City of Fernandina Beach, FL. GLDD will today (January 25) begin mobilizing their equipment and pipeline, reported the city officials. They also added that the hopper dredge Liber
Construction work is due to start on Mumbles’ major new sea defences in the next few weeks, reports the Swansea Council, UK. The project, driven by Swansea Council, will help protect homes, businesses and people from rising sea levels for decades to come. According to the Council, some of the existi
Classification society Bureau Veritas has successfully reviewed a 3D design of a 2500m³ hopper dredger from Damen Shipyards, being a step to granting it approval in principle. The pilot project for 3D model-based class approval is meant to pave the way towards using three dimensional computer design
