Sorensen Civil Engineering recently completed the Smooth Point Pier Extension project at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre, Ireland. The project – which was delivered on behalf of the client, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – involved the completion of a new 120m long quay developm
Boskalis completed another maintenance dredging campaign with its trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Shoalway in the Barrow River for the Port of Waterford, Ireland, recently. Between the green cliffs, the vessel was dredging sediment that has naturally returned there via currents. It was a main
IHC Dredging delivered a new cutter suction dredger (CSD) to a customer in the Asia Pacific region recently. “The commissioning and delivery to our valued partner Hall Contracting Pty Ltd is a significant milestone as it is the 8th Beaver that IHC Dredging has recently delivered in the Asia Pacific
Seemanagement Burgenland GmbH has completed their first season of maintenance on the Austrian side of Lake Neusiedl using Watermaster dredgers. From October 2023 to mid-April 2024, they dredged 60,000m³ of soft sediment to deepen boat paths and marinas. This work improves access for recreational act
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed subsea dredging operations remotely from shore for the first time ever. This milestone activity was carried out for Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP. DeepOcean’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) onboard the Edda Fauna were utilized fo
The Port of Aveiro, Portugal, launched a public tender for a maintenance dredging contract yesterday. With a basic value of more than EUR1.2 million, the dredging work will take place in the fishing ports of Largo and Costeiro, the Jardim Oudinot leisure port and the maneuvering areas. According to
Van Oord recently kicked off work on a £7 million beach renourishment project in Lincolnshire, UK. Over the next few weeks, around 400,000 cubic meters of sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. The work began in early May and will help reduce the risk of flooding fo
A massive dredging program is currently underway in the Port of Santander. The work is being carried out by the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Tristão da Cunha, owned by Jan De Nul. According to the Port, this dredging campaign is set to last about two weeks. During the latest project, up to
Oosterweel, one of Belgium’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, is making significant progress on both sides of the Scheldt River. Following preparatory dredging works, construction has now officially kicked off on the Canal Tunnels, said DEME. These tunnels, consisting of four tubes stacked in
Boskalis hopper dredger Sospan Dau has commenced capital dredging operations in the Outer Harbor at the Port of Lowestoft. The start of capital dredging of the Outer Harbor and channel approaches represents significant milestone in the construction of the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF). TS
Suomen Hyötytuuli conducted test dredging off the coast of Pori at the Sea of Bothnia – the site of the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm extension project – earlier this month. In this area (located between 4 and 22km off the coast), the company plans to build a 600+ MW expansion to the existing 44.3 M
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has released new information paper on Environmental Adaptive Management. CEDA – committed to promoting concepts for sustainable dredging and waterborne construction works – supports the concept of Adaptive Management within dredging projects. Adaptive Manageme
Premier Marinas Limited has announced that the 2024 dredging campaign is now underway at Brighton Marina. The dredging program will be carried out between the external dredging contractor, ML Dredging and Premier Marinas’ own dredger ‘Doris’. Brighton Marina is licensed by the MMO to remove 77,000 c
Museu de Portimão said that more than 2,200 pieces from the prehistoric period to the present were collected from the dredged deposits of the Arade River and Alvor’s Ria, in Portimão. “These are metallic objects that cover all types, from those for daily use, rituals, to instruments related to profe
