A moored dredger in Stranraer has caused serious damage to the harbour walls, according to gallowaygazette.co.uk. The boat, which was tied to the west wall, has pulled at the structure in front of the new harbour master’s office, lading to cracks in the wall and pulling at the pontoons. A council sp
Lemac Corporation has released a video showing Lemac Amphibious Excavator working on a river dredging project. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Lemac Amphibious Excavator applications include dredging, landscaping, erosion control & preve
Water Injection Dredging is a hydrodynamic dredging technique that should be taken into consideration as a cost-effective, environmentally sound solution to some specific dredging operations. Dredging works can be complex and costly, accounting for a substantial proportion of the budget of a maritim
Oceana has made a formal complaint to UNESCO today, against a project that aims to dump waste materials from the dredging of Maó harbour into a Biosphere Reserve off the island of Minorca. The material displays high levels of mercury as well as lead and copper, and so Oceana believes that the projec
After 3.5 years of hard work, this project reached a major milestone: closing seawall of Maasvlakte 2. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Maasvlakte 2 is the western expansion of the Rotterdam port area in the North Sea. [mappress] Dredging
There are many landscapes in this World: economic, social, physical. DEME’s work affects them all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3knTO67yuE DEME provides strong foundations for future developments on land, water and anywhere in between. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, March 4, 2013
Ireland’s largest bulk port company Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC) has unveiled plans to double its trade in the next three decades with the publication of an ambitious masterplan, Vision 2041. The plan was launched by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar, TD, and is the first
Giant cranes taller than the London Eye sailed into the Thames Estuary last week and berthed at the UK’s new global shipping port, DP World’s London Gateway, at the end of a two-month sea voyage from China. The London Eye could be rolled underneath the three new cranes, which measure 138 metres tall
Ackermans & van Haaren: Annual Results 2012 (Belgium) The board of directors of Ackermans & van Haaren NV announces that the consolidated net result (group share) for the year 2012 amounts to 167.5 million euros (compared to 177.5 million euros in 2011). Nigeria: Eko Atlantic Celebrates Land Recla
All kind of digging dredging in shallow water areas down to 9 meters can be done with “Big Float”. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Removing mud or stones, transforming reservoir banks or cleaning industrial waste ponds are the most commo
With the deadline for EU Member States (MS) to submit the Initial Assessment of their seas and to define Good Environmental Status (GES), including targets and indicators passed the implementation of the MSFD has entered a new important phase. During this second phase MS have to establish their moni
Webinars (online seminars) which allow attendees to watch a live feed from their own computers via the Internet are excellent and convenient ways to learn from and engage with experts and peers without travel. CEDA is now developing a programme of webinars on a range of timely subjects relating to d
The highly successful book “Environmental Aspects of Dredging” jointly produced by CEDA and IADC was published five years ago. Since that time a lot of knew knowledge has emerged and the Boards of CEDA and IADC have decided to summarise that new knowledge in a concise manner and make it available in
The Port of Tyne achieved its highest cargo volumes in over 20 years in 2012, it was announced recently. Investment in the Port led to the biggest volume of cargo handled since 1989, at 6.5m tonnes, representing 22% growth against 2011 figures. Ongoing investment which has included £5m in deepening
