Femern A/S, a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, today released this amazing video named “Land Reclamation in the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Project”. Under the project, over 250 hectares of new nature and recreational areas with beaches and nature trails will be created
HID Dredging, a Chinese manufacturer of dredgers and dredging equipment, has just released this very interesting video showing how they test functions of a new amphibious multipurpose dredger before delivery. The amphibious multipurpose dredger is a smart choice for all environmental shallow water p
The quest to improve the energy efficiency of dredging projects and equipment has been a constant goal within the industry, particularly as fuel prices rise and the IMO’s greenhouse gas emissions strategy comes under revision this year. The CEDA working group on energy efficiency (WGEE) has released
The Government of Albania is now preparing to release a tender for the first development phase of the new Porto Romano infrastructure project. The tender will be based on a Construct & Finance approach, primarily concerning marine works and port infrastructure (breakwater/revetments, dredging & recl
The construction of a PHP91.7-million ($1.6 million) slope protection structure in Barangay Tiep is ongoing while a seawall structure in Barangay Taboc in San Juan town, La Union, has been completed. In a statement issued last Thursday, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Ilocos Region in
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District’s Dredge Jadwin and its crew returned to the Vicksburg Harbor yesterday morning completing the 2022 dredging season. After departing May 10, 2022, the dustpan dredge spent 254 days on the water and relocated 6.2 million cubic yards of material fro
Southampton City Council has just released a video about the Weston Shore coastal erosion scheme. In the video, Councillor Eamonn Keogh, Cabinet Member for Transport and District Regeneration, talks about the coastal erosion scheme along Weston Shore. During the summer of 2022, Southampton City Coun
Mavi Deniz, an Istanbul based company involved in oil spill response, weed and silt removal, dredging and ship building, has sign an agreement to build two Unmanned Remote Control Split Hopper Barges for Slovakia in order to support the Danube River dredging operations. In the Danube Basin, sediment
The sea trials of the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Teunis Huibertus are currently underway. IHC Dredging recently sold this Beagle® 4 with a hopper volume of 4,000 m3, to contractor Gebr. van der Lee. The Dutch family business was looking for a sustainable trailing suction hopper dredg
Gold Coast Waterways Authority is gearing up for their first project in 2023, the West Crab Island dredging works. The project is aimed at improving access and connections to the waterways by dredging the West Crab Island Channel (North) located between Ephraim Island Bridge and the Coomera River (S
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced yesterday the award of $100 million to support beach nourishment projects within 16 coastal counties impacted by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole. On Dec. 16, 2022, Governor DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 4A, which allocated this funding to address coas
ML (UK) Dredging Ltd is about to undertake another maintenance dredging campaign in the Portsmouth Harbour. According to the King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth, this routine dredging will be conducted on behalf of the Royal Naval Sailing Association at Cold Harbour, located on the western side of Port
The Army Corps Dredge CURRITUCK is currently at Memphis District’s world class Ensley Engineer Yard where it’s getting a $9.6 million makeover by a team of master craftsmen. This 18-month overhaul project includes replating of the hull and repairing significant structural damage found when hull plat
Land & Water Plant Hire has made the commitment, alongside the rest of the Land & Water Group, to become Carbon Net Zero by 2030. In order to do this, the firm is expanding its fleet to offer more specialist hybrid and fuel-efficient solutions that fulfil its client’s needs. The firm has recently ta
