The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development earlier this week organised a webinar to discuss the findings of the SAVi Assessment of the Hondsbossche and Pettemer (H&P) sea dunes. The result of the SAVi assessment of the Honds
DEME Group has entered into a special partnership with the TU Delft Hydro Motion Team. Students from TU Delft are currently building a hydrogen-powered boat with an important mission: to inspire the maritime industry to explore the enormous potential of sustainable energy. DEME is a pioneer in the g
The Biden-Harris Administration submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 today. “The Army Civil Works FY 2023 Budget – which on the heels of the transformative investments of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Ac
The year of 2021 proved to be a year of opposites for Van Oord. On the one hand, it was a difficult year in the light of COVID-19, market- and supply chain issues and operational challenges. On the other hand, Van Oord ended the year with an optimistic outlook – reflected in a record-high order [&he
Samudera Atlantis International (SAI), a dredging company with scope of activities across the entire Indonesian waters, has just released this amazing video about the PT Gresik Jasatama maintenance dredging program. The video shows the grab dredger Queen Elizabeth II, doing some deepening works in t
The dredging works to free Evergreen’s boxship the Ever Forward are in full swing now. According to the Maryland Port Administration Executive Director, William P. Doyle, the first refloat attempt will take place tomorrow, March 29, by using five tugs; two pushing on starboard side, two pulling from
Van Oord has signed a large contract in Egypt for dredging the Ain Sokhna Port on the Red Sea. This new contract requires the deployment of self-propelled cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) and a fleet of sand carriers. The port is situated in Ain Sokhna, a region of Suez Governorate of Egypt. A major i
As part of the developments regarding autonomous ships Royal IHC has recently joined the Nederlands Forum Smart Shipping as network partner. The Netherlands Forum for Smart Shipping (SMASH) brings the country’s maritime sector together to implement smart shipping and strengthen the Dutch internation
Whanganui District Council, New Zealand, together with hapū and Te Pūwaha project partners are creating a community discussion on proposed dredging, and the possibility of using the dredged materials to create a new ecological and recreational community area for the community to enjoy in future. Whi
As part of the UK Government’s £200 million flood and coast innovation programme, £36 million will be invested to explore innovative approaches of adapting to the effects of coastal erosion. Known as the Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme, the initial areas of focus will be East Riding of York
Southsea Coastal Scheme is moving forward according to schedule. According to the latest project update, the delivery of rock took place March 26-27 during the day – with the tides in two sessions each day 03:00 to 11:00 and 16:30 to 23:00. The latest model Dave from Ovenden Earthmoving was Involve
ML (UK) Dredging has once again returned to Portsmouth for the next annual dredging campaign of the Port Solent Marina. According to Premier Marinas, dredging will first take place around the lock entrance to the Marina. The contractor will once again complete the dredging works with the intention o
A Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) dredger, which ran aground near Fort Kochi on Thursday evening, resumed service this morning. The dredger lost control around 5.30 p.m. on March 25, following an engine failure, according to the Dredging Corporation of India officials. The dredger drifted while
Recent high tides have washed away significant amounts of sand at Black Rock beach, reducing the much loved strip to a shadow of its former self, Bayside City Council said. “We have alerted the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) to the high level of erosion of the
