Coastal restoration work has begun along the St Andrews’ West Sands beach. The dunes were badly damaged back in March 2010 by high tides and strong North Easterly gales and a substantial amount of sand was lost. While parts of the dune have recovered reasonably well in the intervening years, a few a
Cowes Harbor Commission (CHC) recently received an application for maintenance dredging works that will take place at the Royal Yacht Squadron. The area to be dredged includes the complete basin and approaches up to the fairway boundary. The final dredge level will be to approximately 2.5m below cha
Gravel beaches occur on many wave-dominated coasts across the world and are widely considered an effective and sustainable form of coastal defense. Despite their societal importance, relatively little research has been directed towards understanding the mechanisms leading to their failure during sto
An amphibious tractor ventured into Standedge Tunnel recently to clear a blockage that built up during the recent floods, according to the UK Canal & River Trust. The unusual work, which required the help of a specialist mining consultant, took two days to complete. A hydraulic bucket on the front o
Julong Dredging & Mining Machinery Co., located in Qingzhou City, China, has more than 30 years of experience in designing and manufacturing a variety of high-quality dredging and mining machinery. The company focuses on the research, design and production of all kinds of dredging machines, water cl
Brightlingsea Harbor Authority has just released a video about the Waterside Marina dredging project, which is currently underway. The dredging work is being undertaken by Port Flair Ltd, a small family owned company that operates from Bradwell Marina. The build up of mud is a natural occurrence and
Work to protect homes from flooding in a County Durham village has been completed, according to the Durham County Council. This scheme will help to protect 50 properties which were affected by flooding during severe weather in 2012. The project was designed following an investigation into the floodi
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (February 8-14, 2016). Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Named Charlock The naming ceremony of Charlock, Van den Herik’s new trailing suction hopper dredger, took place on February 6th in Harlingen. Subsea Tooling
Cutting of the first steel plate for the new 3.500 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger “Minerva” for DEME took place at MTG Dolphin in Varna, Bulgaria on February 4, 2016. The dredger will be built again in cooperation with Royal IHC, the company specialized in construction of efficient dredging and
The Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP) is about to hold a drop in exhibition on new coastal defenses planned to be built at Milton Common in the summer 2016. The exhibition will take place on Thursday 18th February 2016, at the Moorings Way Infant School in Southsea, Hampshire. Milton Common
Schleswig-Holstein’s state government has declared itself basically willing in the longer term to permit dredged material from the Port of Hamburg to be brought to the silt release area near buoy E3 in the North Sea. The cabinet decided this on 9 February 2016 in Malente. “There is urgent pressure f
An iron cannon has been recovered during the dredging project that will prepare HMNB Portsmouth for the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. The cannon was found by Boskalis Westminster, which has been contracted by the Defense Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to carry out the £31 million
Jan De Nul has just announced that Sas van Vreeswijk (SPC) achieved financial close of the PPS project ‘Construction 3rd lock chamber Princess Beatrix Lock and widening Lek Canal’. Sas van Vreeswijk consists of TDP NV (in partnership with investment companies TINC and DG Infra Yield), BESIX Group NV
Associated British Ports (ABP) has just released a video of the progress being made on the Green Port Hull project. Green Port Hull will provide the UK’s largest offshore wind manufacturing, assembly and installation facility at the Port of Hull Alexandra Dock. Together with development partner Asso
