Maintenance dredging operations resumed on the Kaliningrad Sea Canal at the end of July 2017, according to the FSUE “Rosmorport” North-Western Basin Branch. The suspension of maintenance dredging operations for more than three months has been conditioned due to fish spawning in the region and the ne
The Highland Council has invited the Dingwall and Blairninich residents to attend a public exhibition highlighting proposals for flood prevention measures along the River Peffery. The council is currently developing a Flood Protection Study (FPS) for the river to identify solutions that will allevia
Van den Herik Sliedrecht, a Dutch company involved in hydraulic and marine engineering industry, has just released this beautiful photo from their land reclamation project near Delfzijl. This work is just part of the Van den Herik’s contract for widening of the Eemshaven-North Sea waterway, signed i
The 11th Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters conference, organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), is set to take place on 5-7 September 2017 in Liverpool. “The meeting attracts over 450 delegates from around the world, offering presenters and their organisations a unique opportun
The Environment Agency and Leicester City Council are working together on a high-level plan, the Flood Risk Management Strategy (IFRMS), which is aimed to mitigate the risk in the city. “Through the appraisal of a number of options, we have developed a range of flood risk management measures. These
Around 10,000 tonnes of silt is set to be removed from the tidal basin at Sharpness Dock in Gloucestershire during a dredging project this week, the Canal and River Trust said in its latest release. The Trust is carrying out the work to ensure that the gateway from the River Severn into the Gloucest
A guided walking tour of Mytholmroyd to share plans for the new £30 million flood alleviation scheme proposed for the village has been hosted for ward councilors, reports the Environment Agency. They were invited to meet the Environment Agency’s project team on Friday, August 18th to share their pla
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just revealed the 6th nominee for its Safety Award 2017 – the Jan De Nul Group’s Controlled Connection of Floating Pipelines. The manual process of connecting floating pipelines has always been a risky task. Calm water conditions and com
Dredge projects are tendered around the globe on a daily basis. Consequently, dredging contractors have to make new calculations, involving various production parameters, when preparing their project quotations. Damen has introduced an online dredge job calculator to unburden contractors of this tim
Northumbria Regional Flood and Coastal Committee has launched it’s business plan for 2017/18. The group will oversee spending of almost £22 million to protect hundreds of homes across the north east as it sets out its objectives for the next year. The NRFCC plan for 2017/18 will include continued wo
Royal HaskoningDHV has been engaged by the City of Gold Coast to carry out the design of beach nourishment works at the iconic Palm Beach. This project forms part of the largest offshore dredging and beach nourishment project in the city’s history, reported Royal HaskoningDHV. The Gold Coast Beach N
Marine construction work on the Fennovoima’s Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant project in Northern Finland is moving according to schedule, reports the company. The work, commissioned by Titan-2, is being carried out by Terramare Oy. The two companies signed the hydraulic construction work contract in
The press service of the Ukrainian Sea Port Authority (USPA) reports that nine companies have submitted their bids in a tender for dredging works at the approaching channel of the Chornomorsk Port. The bids were submitted by Ukrbudservice LLC, Novadeal Ltd., Inflot-Danubius Agency, Ligos UA LLC, Jan
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 14-20, 2017). Introducing Dredging Today Conference Speaker Sander Dekker Sander Dekker, sustainability manager at Van Oord, has confirmed his participation to our first Dredging Today Conference (DTC).
