UK Dredging have been hired to conduct maintenance dredging of the ESSO Fawley and BP Hamble facilities in Southampton. The trailing suction hopper dredger UKD BLUEFIN will be engaged in dredging operations in the vicinity of Esso Fawley and BP Hamble for a period of approximately 10 days, the Port
Boskalis Westminster Ltd recently commenced work on a capital dredging project within the Port of Southampton. The project, being undertaken on behalf of Associated British Ports (ABP), will widen a section of the existing navigation channel within the port’s Western Docks by up to 46m over a length
Recent heavy rainfall created a significant challenge for the Canal and River Trust at Dunhampstead Tunnel on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, where the towpath at the tunnel approach had slipped into the canal causing a footpath and navigations closure. Land & Water were contracted at short noti
A Damen crew is busy working on a new customized CSD500 in Nijkerk this morning. The new CSD has been designed for dredging compacted soils. “Its powerful cutter unit and dredge pump ensure a continuously high dredged mixture production. The robustly constructed dismountable dredger can be transport
C-Job Naval Architects recently presented a dredge design which could be built on stock, with the ability to be tailored to the customer’s needs during the building process. The standardized design, a 3000 cubic meter TSHD, has customizable aspects which customers are free to change in line with the
Haven Dredging recently conducted several trials on their innovative agitation dredging machine – the Tiamat. According to the company, the comparisons with traditional dredging methods have revealed staggering cost savings with Tiamat. The cost of using Tiamat stands at less than a £1.00/m3, compar
Technosub Group and DRAGFLOW have joined forces to launch Dragflow USA, elevating pumping and dredging solutions across the United States. The President and CEO of the Technosub Group, Mr. Eric Beaupre, is delighted with this strategic alliance: “The launch of Dragflow USA underscores our commitment
Jenkins Marine has just released this amazing night photo of their backhoe dredger Doreen Dorward, working with the new 50t long reach excavator and 3D GPS guidance system and split hopper barge NAB at Sparkes Marina on Hayling Island. “Working in Chichester Harbour presents an additional challenge
Belgium’s V.H.F.R. Group completed some repair work on Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Causeway last week. For this project, V.H.F.R. team undertook several essential tasks, including: “Throughout this small but intensive project, V.H.F.R. Group team received valuable support from t
Over the next 18 months, HR Wallingford will be carrying out a study for The World Bank to assess how water levels in the Caspian Sea are likely to change under a range of future climate change scenarios and how this will affect the Port of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Aktau is the largest port in […
DEME Group has just released this amazing video named ‘From dredged material to thriving natural habitat’. The fairway between the ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście, Poland, recently underwent a modernisation that goes beyond just improved maritime access. DEME and its joint venture partner Van Oord
Port Hedland maintenance dredging campaign 2024 is well underway with trailing suction hopper dredger Juan Sebastián de Elcano removing silt and other materials to maintain the navigability of the port. The annual Port Hedland dredging works commenced in early February and are expected to be ongoing
Warrenpoint Harbour Authority (UK) is about to begin routine annual maintenance dredging of the Port. Commencing this week and continuing for approximately 48 days, maintenance dredging operations will take place in the approaches and deepwater berths of the inner harbour of Warrenpoint Port. Dredgi
Port of London Authority (PLA) has just announced that on or around the 25th February 2024 the vessel MEUSE RIVER will commence trailer suction dredging at London Gateway Port Berth 4, Sea Reach. According to PLA, the vessel will discharge using a floating pipeline to the east of Berth No 4. Dredgin
