Work begins along Bournemouth’s coastline this winter to install a further eight new groynes as part of the ongoing beach management scheme. The groynes are being replaced along the stretch of beach from east of Fisherman’s Walk towards Southbourne with work aimed to be complete by late Spring 2017.
Around 4,800 properties are set to benefit from better flood protection and a brand new promenade, as works on Anchorsholme sea defense comes close to completion. The two and a half year construction program has seen a brand new 1km seawall replace the old crumbling structure. The previous flood def
HR Wallingford has won the Innovative Services to Dredging Award for its work relating to sound in the marine environment at the Dredging and Port Construction Innovation Awards 2016 in London. The Awards celebrate the sector’s most innovative and forward-thinking projects which change the industry
Team Van Oord (TVO) has topped the rankings in an annual sustainability assessment program carried out by the Environment Agency. TVO is one of a number of consortia listed on Lot 4 of the Environment Agency’s WEM (Water & Environment Management) Framework, which covers ‘asset delivery’. Each year a
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 7 – November 13, 2016). Boskalis Completes Hayling Island Beach Renourishment Havant Borough Council recently completed the beach management operations along the Hayling Island seafront in accordance wit
Royal IHC has signed a contract for the design, construction and delivery of a 4,200m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) with Administración Nacional de Puertos (ANP) in Montevideo, Uruguay. The contract was signed by Mr Alberto Diaz Acosta, President of the Board of Directors of ANP, Mrs Gladi
Royal IHC has been awarded a DPC Innovation Award for its open permanent magnet (PM) motor for use in deep-sea environments. The DPC Innovation Awards ceremony was held on 10 November and consisted of 13 categories. The most innovative and forward-thinking projects that the dredging and port constru
The Boskalis multi-purpose vessels Ndeavor and Ndurance won the Innovation Award in the category ‘Dredging Support Vessel’ yesterday evening, during the IHS DPC Innovation Awards ceremony in London. The jury praised the innovative design and multi-functionality of the vessels. The vessels are able t
Two 70 foot narrow beam mud boats, funded by Stroud Town Council, were launched into the Stroudwater Navigation at Stonehouse on 5th November 2016. The dredger “Augustus Gloop” had been craned out of the Ham Mill pound east of Stroud where it had been working, and transported to Stonehouse by road t
Mackley will play a key role in the Government’s response to flooding incidents during winter 2016/17, as a result of Team Van Oord (TVO) securing a new contract covering three regions across the south of England. Under the new contract, TVO is now the lead supplier to provide ‘incident response res
Deltares has launched a Spanish version of the serious game Port of the Future ’Juego serio Puerto de Futuro’. The ‘Puerto del Futuro’ game will allow the Dutch Embassies in Latin American countries to facilitate dialogue, raise awareness of the current policy challenges for ports, and help port sta
in2Dredging (i2D), an independent dredging consultancy, has launched its new and unique software program Pumps and Pipeline (PnP v1.1). PnP is the first commercial pumps and pipeline estimating tool for the dredging and mining industry. i2D’s gap analysis identified a disconnection between dredging
A major engineering project which protects thousands of Morpeth residents from flooding has scooped a prestigious national award. The Morpeth Flood Alleviation Scheme was named Project of the Year in this year’s ‘Constructing Excellence Awards’ which recognize the very best companies, collaborations
The Environment Agency and Teignbridge District Council (TDC) are working together on the Dawlish Warren beach management scheme. The main scheme is due to begin in 2017, but due to significant damage suffered to the groynes during the storms of winter 2015/16 a package of emergency works was comple
