Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has been busy lately with the infrastructure improvement works including land reclamation, earthworks and surfacing that will improve the Holyhead Port layout and safety. The works started at the end of January at Salt Island, adjacent to the busy ferry terminals at t
London City Airport has awarded a contract to BAM Nuttall for a new 75,000m² concrete deck extension. The deck is an important first stage of construction, as part of the £480m City Airport Development Program. According to BAM, the piling and decking contract value is approximately €95 million (£85
Otley residents and businesses are being invited to come along to hear about the latest on flood risk reduction plans at a drop-in event on Thursday 1 March. According to the Environment Agency, visitors to the drop in will have an opportunity to see how feedback from the last event in October has h
Enhancing inland navigation is essential to cope with constantly growing transport volumes within the Baltic Sea Region and Europe in a sustainable way, reports the Port of Hamburg. According to the port, inland navigation must be further developed as an integral part of a multimodal and sustainable
The Rothen Group, a national independent civil engineering and maintenance business servicing UK Waterways, has introduced a new 70ft narrow-beam crane boat to its fleet. According to the company, the 70ft narrow-beam crane boat has made lock maintenance even safer, more cost-effective and efficient
Shoreham beach will play host this coming weekend to the ‘World’s Biggest Beach Clean’, which is supported by Mackley and a number of other organisations. Working as part of Team Van Oord, Mackley is currently carrying out flood defense works in Shoreham by Sea which, when complete will significantl
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has suspended a marine licence for maintenance dredging of Exmouth Marina and disposal of related materials at the Sprey Point disposal site. John Tuckett, Chief Executive Officer said: “We are aware of concerns about Teignmouth beach and are working with oth
The Flood & Coast conference, aimed to tackle the big questions facing flood and coastal erosion management, will take place at the Telford International Center from 20-22 March, 2018. The topics including infrastructure resilience, partnership working, community collaboration and incident response
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 19 – 25, 2018). Cashman/Dutra JV Wins Boston Harbor Dredging Contract The Joint Venture comprising of Cashman Dredging Inc. and Dutra Group was awarded last week a $122.2 million Boston Harbor dredging co
A new phase of ground investigation works for the Southsea Coastal Scheme will begin on Monday, 26 February, reports the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP). The main program of ground investigation work took place throughout autumn 2017, however there are some areas along the seafront that ne
Rijkswaterstaat said in its latest announcement that they intend to award a contract for the reinforcement of the Afsluitdijk to Levvel B.V. (Joint Venture in formation). The JV of BAM PPP PGGM Infrastructure Coöperatie U.A./Van Oord Aberdeen Infrastructure Partners B.V./RebelValley B.V. will be res
The construction of the Exeter flood defense scheme is now well advanced with completion of the whole scheme expected at the end of 2018, reports the Environment Agency. The project – a partnership between the Environment Agency, Devon County Council and Exeter City Council – will reduce the risk of
Work has begun on a two-year, £17.5 million coastal protection project along the Fylde coast. The work is a partnership between Fylde Council, VBA and the Environment Agency to replace the current concrete defenses in poor condition along the two mile stretch between Fairhaven and Church Scar at Lyt
Royal IHC is currently conducting the outfitting works on the new multi-purpose 5.450m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) DC Orisant. The vessel was built for joint venture consisting of Den Herder (Reimerswaal Dredging) and Group de Cloedt. According to the shipbuilder, the dredger installatio
