Network Rail’s coastal protection scheme on the south Devon coastline is benefitting from the latest in construction technology, with low carbon concrete being used to reinforce the new, bigger sea wall structure at Dawlish. Following a devastating storm in February 2014 which struck the coastline a
The USACE Savannah District has prepared an Integrated Feasibility Report (IFR)/Environmental Assessment (EA) and a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Brunswick Harbor Modification Study (BHMS). Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Corps had provided a 3
Cochin Shipyard will build two large-capacity dredgers for Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) with an option for a third dredger. At the moment, they are discussing the vessel specifications – ahead of signing an agreement for building the dredging vessels, reports The Hindu Business Line. The two
Nizhny Novgorod Region based Shipbuilding, Ship Repair Corporation has delivered a non-self-propelled cutter suction dredger of Project 4395 built for Rechvodput. The ship built in the framework of “Service Fleet Modernization” is intended for the Kama Basin Administration of Inland Water Ways, anno
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $569 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan for a project to increase climate resilience for communities in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area by reducing flood risks. “The Fargo-Moorhead project illustrat
Work is currently underway on a new £6.4m scheme that will help to defend Porthcawl from flooding and any potential future rise in sea levels. “This new multi-million pound scheme marks the latest investment into Porthcawl and follows the success of the all-new £3m sea defences created at Town Beach
The recently completed Lido Beach renourishment project has earned national recognition, landing on the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association’s annual list of the country’s best restored beaches. The award acknowledges community beach restoration projects around the United States that “i
ML Dredging recently won a contract for the excavation of 55,000m3 of naturally deposited sand and silt from the UK’s largest marina, the Brighton Marina. This dredging scheme will not only deepen the entrance to the marina but also widen the approach channel. Approximately 15,000m3 will be removed
The Towns of Orleans and Eastham, MA, have scheduled a citizens forum to discuss the Nauset Estuary Dredging Project (NEDP) and the Expanded Environmental Notification Form (EENF) for this project. Over more than 600 pages, the EENF describes the studies completed in contemplation of dredging, alter
After months of hard work, Royal IHC has now officially handed over cutter suction dredger (CSD) HUSSEIN TANTAWY to the client Suez Canal Authority (SCA). The hand-over marks an important day in the cooperation between IHC and SCA rounding the build of two CSD vessels to specific design needs. With
Manson Construction Co. of Seattle, Washington, has been selected by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) as the recipient of the 2020 Safety Excellence Award for the Atchafalaya River maintenance dredging project. Manson won the Atchafalaya project in September 2018. After the scope changed from
Trailing suction hopper dredger UKD Marlin, one of six vessels belonging to the UK Dredging (UKD) fleet, is about to begin next round of the summer maintenance dredging operations in the Port of Blyth. According to the port officials, the campaign is expected to start on Friday 25th June 2021 and wi
Major dredging work is currently taking place in in the heart of Lyon, France. Located at the Morand bridge, the project will allow the Métropole de Lyon to set up the new station for waste disposal River’tri – Europe’s first waterborne waste collection facility and sorting unit of its kind. The boa
The Port of São Francisco do Sul is one of the largest ports in Brazil and Latin America. Late 2020, Van Oord was contracted to perform maintenance dredging works in order to keep this maritime hotspot accessible. Trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Lelystad removed 2 million cubic metres of sedi
