In close collaboration with IADC, the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) recently published the second edition of the Form of Contract for Dredging and Reclamation Works – also known as the FIDIC Blue Book. Currently available in eight languages, the FIDIC Blue Book has a simp
The £42 million Hull Frontage Flood Defence Scheme was officially opened earlier this week by the chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd and Floods Minister Rebecca Pow. According to the EA, the Hull scheme is just one of a series of projects that have been completed to help reduce flood
Dredging is essential to the construction and maintenance of maritime projects for navigation, ports, land reclamation, and offshore energy exploitation. The decision to initiate a dredging project is a complicated process. It involves the client assessing a need, and then seeking input from regulat
The Environment Agency has announced completion of a £2.7million flood scheme that will better protect 250 homes and businesses in Ponteland, England. Work on the Ponteland flood scheme started in August 2020 and included replacing the existing flood defences on the south bank of the River Pont with
The Environment Agency has announced that more than £146 million will be invested in over 150 flood coastal erosion schemes across Yorkshire and the Humber this year. Last week, Floods Minister Rebecca Pow visited Hebden Bridge and a natural flood management scheme near Skipton as she brought togeth
Southsea Coastal Scheme has just announced that the amended design for Frontage 4 (Southsea Castle) has been approved by Portsmouth City Council. The design now involves less rock being used for the sea defences, which is far better for the castle and tunnels and will require less piling to be under
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced two more nominations competing for the Safety Awards 2021. As of 2021, two safety awards will be given: one to a dredging company and a second will be granted to a supply chain organisation active in the dredging industry. This con
In the coming weeks, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will announce fifteen nominations that will compete for the Safety Awards 2021. IADC will announce two nominations every week, starting from 19 July, 2021, and the winner will be announced on 16 September 2021. As of 2021, t
The Environment Agency is consulting on the approaches being considered to manage the risk of flooding across the Thames Valley. A public consultation is now open and runs until 20 August 2021. As well as sharing initial investigative work on different ways of managing flood risk, the consultation w
To reduce the risk of flooding for communities in Tonbridge and Hildenborough in Kent, England, the Environment Agency is working on a project that will increase the storage capacity of the existing Leigh flood storage area (FSA). Works will also include the construction of an embankment in Hildenbo
This summer, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) will organise the ‘Explore Engineering’ Southsea Sea Defences – site visit and walk in Portsmouth. Portsmouth is Britain’s only island city and parts of it are below current high tide levels and will become increasingly at risk with sea-level rise. T
The Environment Agency is working in partnership on a major new scheme to reduce flood risk in Oxford. The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme will cost around £150 million and is one of the biggest flood schemes in the country. The scheme will create a new stream with wetland wildlife corridor, running
The Environment Agency has just released the FCERM (Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management) Strategy Action Plan that will help to better protect over hundreds of thousands more homes and businesses in the years ahead. As the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, the Action Plan sits al
The States’ Trading Supervisory Board (STSB), a committee of the States of Guernsey government, is proposing construction of a new port for freight and fuel imports that would free up valuable space around the island’s existing main harbours. The recommendation of the STSB comes after a comprehensiv
