The last week of January, Royal IHC’s Training Institute hosted a group of young officers from Van Oord. As part of their preparations, a short course about general dredging and Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers was provided. “In five days, the participants got to know some of their new colleagues, t
Together with its partners HOCHTIEF CZ a. s. and Ballast Nedam, Van Oord’s crews are working on the expansion of Princess Amaliahaven on behalf of Haven Rotterdam. They are constructing 2.5 kilometres of new inland shipping and deep-sea quays, which will have a depth of max. 20 metres. Part of the p
Van Oord has achieved an A- score for its CDP disclosure of 2022. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a global non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states, and regions. “Achieving a high score with CDP reflects an organisation’s transparency in d
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D, last week announced the allocation of almost €29.7m for capital projects in 2024 in Ireland’s six state-owned Fishery Harbour Centres at Killybegs, Ros an Mhíl, An Daingean, Castletownbere, Dunmore East and Howth. Commenting the
Chichester District councillors have agreed to appoint a specialist contractor to undertake routine maintenance of District’s coastal defence assets. The decision was made at a meeting of Council’s Cabinet on February 6, 2024. The contractor will carry out work on behalf of the council over the next
Deltares’ Delta Flume carried out wave tests this week to investigate the strength of a self-closing flood barrier. The results are positive, said Deltares. This Flemish innovation is going to protect Antwerp’s renovated Scheldt quays in the future against flooding caused by storm tides on the Schel
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education strengthened their long-standing relationship by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding today. With this agreement, IADC will continue its support for research and education activities in the specif
Westmorland and Furness Council is working with the Our Future Coast project team at West Shore Park in Barrow to develop a strategy to manage and adapt to coastal change. Funded by Defra as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes, the Our Future Coast project aims to plan f
The outline design of a scheme to protect Musselburgh from major flood risk was presented to elected members at the full meeting of East Lothian Council on Tuesday 23 January 2024. At the meeting, councilors agreed that the design can now be presented to stakeholders and the public through a formal,
EU tender has just been announced for the Port of Hirtshals’ largest expansion program in its 100-year history, with a total budget of around DKK 1 billion ($146.8 million). Hirtshals is a town and seaport on the coast of Skagerrak on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula
From electric cranes, bulldozers, trucks and mobile battery containers to diesel-electric inland vessels and hydrogen-powered dredging with the crane pontoon Medusa 2: in 2023, Boskalis is involved in a large number of sustainability innovations for its equipment in the Netherlands. Around the Nethe
DEME Group announced the third quarter results earlier this week. On a year-to-date basis, group turnover grew 16%, led by Offshore Energy and Environmental. The Environmental Segment continued its steady growth increasing the top line 62% year-to-date. Soil remediation and water treatment project w
Mersin International Port Management Inc. (MIP), a joint venture between PSA International, Akfen and IFM, launched its $455 million East Med Hub 2 (EMH2) Project last week. The ceremony was graced by the attendance of Mersin Governor, Ali Hamza Pehlivan, and Deputy Governor, Ibrahim Küçük, Commande
DEME Group announced the third quarter results today. On a year-to-date basis, group turnover grew 16%, led by Offshore Energy and Environmental. “Our orderbook remains high reflecting healthy demand, strong market positioning and sizeable wins in both Offshore Energy and Dredging & Infra,” said the
