The Watermaster dredger Nemunaitis is currently improving the navigability of the Nemunas River in Lithuania. This very important dredging program is being conducted by Druskininkai Municipality, in collaboration with the Inland Waterways Authority. The dredging operations on a 17.7 km stretch of th
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has presented the new spring package of the Terra et Aqua magazine. The latest publication includes articles on a new method to economically evaluate adaptation pathways, optimizing real-time dredge monitoring systems with acoustic sensors and d
Over £11m has been invested in a major upgrade of facilities at Inchgreen Marine Park in Inverclyde to help attract new tenants to the site, Inverclyde Council said. The improvement works at the facility in Greenock have been taking place over the last two years as part of a formal joint venture par
Dorset Council said that the annual dredging works at West Bay Harbour and Lyme Regis Harbour are now complete. All equipment should be finally demobilised this week, ahead of next week’s Easter break, said the Council. Every year, the accumulated sediment that has deposited over the last twelve mon
The trailing suction hopper dredger Sospan Dau has kicked off its next campaign, maintenance dredging of Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne, UK. According to Premier Marinas, maintenance dredging operations in the outer harbour commenced earlier this week. “To facilitate safe and efficient navigation o
The international tender for the design and construction of the marine infrastructure of the Anaklia Port has been announced, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia said. According to the Ministry’s announcement, the tender documents have been sent to the Big Four dredging co
To accommodate future developments in the Baltic Sea, Klaipeda Port recently announced an international tender for the reconstruction of quays and dredging works. According to the port, the quays of the Smeltė peninsula will be reconstructed and adapted for the handling, assembly, and storage of win
Neptune Marine continues to make great progress on the construction of PD Ports’ new hopper dredger, the Emerald Duchess. The 71m long dredger will soon be launched (Q2) and put through the paces in the Netherlands. The 2.000m3 TSHD has been designed and built to an exacting specification to ensure
The Port of Seville improves navigation, and at the same time promotes biodiversity in the Guadalquivir estuary. Each year, part of the sand extracted from the maintenance dredging of the canal is reused for the creation and conservation of wetlands for aquatic birds. These habitats, designed togeth
Royal IHC has been working hard lately on sustainable propulsion systems and things such as electrification of dredging equipment. Fridus Rijnten, Dredging Equipment Director at IHC, is positive when it comes to sustainable business practices: “We are making our dredging equipment parts more and mor
The first of the two water injection vessels (WIDs) for Van Oord was successfully delivered last week, said Kooiman Marine Group. “The finishing work was completed well before the contractual delivery date, meaning that the Rijn could leave the yard in Zwijndrecht last Sunday,” said Kooiman. Sister
Work is underway on the construction of a new container quay terminal in the Port of Augusta, Italy. According to DEME Group, the company’s Italian team is currently working hard on the extension of the commercial port in Augusta, Sicily, building on significant progress made last year. The recent i
The Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Strandway underwent a 2.5-week drydocking project at the Damen Harlingen shipyard last week. Throughout the project, overseen by the V.H.F.R. Group, the team multitasked and provided guidance and support to the crew where necessary, assisting with
Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) Fernão de Magalhães is currently very busy working in the Port of Rostock. Herman Senior b.v. has just released this beautiful photo of its multicat Panda, assisting the large cutter section dredger. Awarded by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administrati
