Proposals for the second phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme are going on show this month to communities upstream of the city center, announced today the Environment Agency. A series of drop in events are being held in Kirkstall, Horsforth, Rodley and Apperley Bridge areas of Leeds, giving r
Dragflow – a global player in solid pumping solutions – and Dragflow South will be present at the International Boat Show in Genoa, an important event for the sector in its fifty-seventh edition. In particular, on Saturday, September 23, the company will take part in the schedule of initiatives orga
Liebherr Construction has just released this photo of the dredger “Maria Vittoria Z” working in the Port of Piombino, Italy. At the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, the port of Piombino is an important center of both industry and tourism. In front of the islands of Elba, Cors
The launch ceremony of ARZANA – a 6,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place yesterday, September 20, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. “The keel-laying took place on 6 March 2017, and the vessel is expected to be delivered as scheduled in early 2018. This succ
The building industry needs a continuous supply of sand, and as the near shore supplies are drying out, dredging is done at deeper concessions. One of the best tools for the job under these circumstances is Damen DOP submersible dredge pump. Damen Dredging Equipment recently delivered its DOP Submer
Damen Shipyards Group has announced plans to establish a Service Hub in the Russian port of Novorossiysk in a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed with Delo Group of companies. According to the company, the primary aim of the Service Hub will be to optimize the services provided to the growing number of Da
Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP) yesterday presented an update on the Phase 2 of the Hill Head Sea Defense scheme. “Over half of the new sea wall is now complete and we are constructing the remaining sections, including the drainage through the wall from the promenade,” reported ESCP. Despi
Sutton Council has just announced that paths around the Beddington Park will be closed for at least three months whilst the lake is dredged as part of the HLF project. In July 2016 the council was successfully awarded funding from the Heritage Lottery and Big Lottery Funds to deliver a £3.7 million
Strategic Dredging has just announced the launch of a unique course for the dredging industry, the Cutter Suction Dredger Intensive Training. According to the company, the “CSD Production Intensive” training has been developed to help dredging contractors achieve higher productions. “Any CSD is wort
At the launch of the public consultation on Monday, 18 September 2017, Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque presented its CAP 2020 development project. With traffic volumes due to double by 2030, the trade in containerized goods is now the fastest-growing sector in Europe. To seize the opportunities and
Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology has just announced successful completion of a project for Wasa Dredging. According to the company, the project involved designing, building and installing comprehensive electrical solutions on board two new split barges being built at the Pattje shipyards yard near Gro
The dredging of the Kingston Harbor entry channel has been complete, according to the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL). The deepening of the channel, performed under phase one of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) expansion project, was finished six weeks ahead of the schedule, reported
Holland Marine Technologies BV recently completed delivery and commissioned a dredging system for a 200m³ trailing suction hopper dredger. The THSD was built by Neptune Shipyards and is destined to work in the Caspian sea, reported the HollandMT. As first in a range of compact trailing suction hoppe
Subcon Europe was contracted recently by Subtech Group to design and fabricate 1680m² of CoastMatt™ for the scour protection of Terminal de Carvão da Matola in Mozambique. The dry bulk terminal has an annual export of 7.5mil tonne of coal and magnetite and the scour protection was a part of the curr
