The synergy of the Netherlands, Texas and Flood Resilience once more converged at the international SSPEED Conference on 12 and 13 October at Rice University in Houston. The theme of this year’s conference hosted by the Severe Storm Prediction, Evaluation, & Evacuation from Disasters Center, was ‘Ur
BAM Infraconsult BV (BAM’s civil engineering consultant in the Netherlands) has reached an agreement to transfer its subsidiaries Delta Marine Consultants Singapore and Delta Marine Consultants Indonesia to Van Oord. Together, the two offices employ approximately 40 staff and will continue their act
The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) has received an approval to progress on the expansion of its cruise ports on St. Croix and St. Thomas. In St. Croix, Royal Caribbean Group (RCG) and VIPA are collaborating to allow larger ships to visit Frederiksted and continue to bring unique guest experien
The Environment Agency, in partnership with the Isle of Wight Council, is exploring a sustainable future for the coastal frontage in Yaverland and Shanklin with an online consultation. According to EA, this is an opportunity to get feedback from the coastal communities in Yaverland, Sandown and Shan
The DEME Group’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Nile River is currently working on the greenfield FSRU-based LNG terminal project in the Port of Ravenna. The dredging program aims to develop the necessary port infrastructure to handle larger vessels of 75,000 dwt and containerships of up to
A multi-million-pound project to protect Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis from coastal erosion is now complete, Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) said. Duncan C M Smith, HIAL General Manager West working at Stornoway Airport, said: “We are extremely pleased that these works have be
Orion Group Holdings has won a contract worth more than $100 million for the turnkey design-build of a replacement dry dock at the Grand Bahama Shipyard, situated in Grand Bahama, Bahamas. The scope of work includes marine works and infrastructure construction, dredging, creating new mooring facilit
The first phase of improvements to Sheffield’s flood defences are now complete in the Loxley Valley, Hillsborough. The Upper Don Flood Alleviation Scheme aims to protect 63 homes and 152 businesses from the damaging effects of flooding, like those seen in the area in 2007 and 2019. The recently comp
NEOM has just released an amazing video named ‘NEOM in Progress – October 2023’. NEOM – said to be the brainchild of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) – is a futuristic mega-city planned for construction in northwestern Saudi Arabia. With more than 60,000 workers currently on gro
Xuan Thien Group, a construction and infrastructure development company in Vietnam, recently embarked on a significant dredging project in Ninh Binh to improve waterways and support sustainable urban development. The company also aims to enhance navigation and prevent flooding in the region. “In thi
Mid West Ports Authority (MWPA) has released its Annual Report, with the Port of Geraldton recording its third consecutive year of growth. 2022/23 throughput was up one million tonnes (MT) on 2021/22, rising from 16.4MT to 17.4MT for the financial year. MWPA Board Chair, Noel Hart said: “This was ac
Smartly constructed, self-growing mussel reefs at the boundary of shallow water (the foreshore) can reduce coastal erosion while making a positive contribution to biodiversity and the coastal ecosystem. This result comes from The Coastbusters research project. On 16 October 2023, the project results
The Belgian Minister of Energy, Tinne Van der Straeten, visited the large-scale model of the Princess Elisabeth Island yesterday at DHI’s wave pool lab in Hørsholm, Denmark. Measuring 8 metres in length and 3 metres in width, the model is one of the largest ever tested in DHI’s wave basins, and it i
The Port of Montreal has just released this very interesting video about their latest expansion project: construction of a new terminal in Contrecoeur. Work on the future terminal will be carried out in hybrid mode:
