The Polish cities of Szczecin and Świnoujście are home to one the largest ports in the Baltic Sea area. The port of Świnoujście is situated directly by the sea. Szczecin’s harbour is 68 kilometres inland and is accessible to moderately smaller vessels. The channel that connects both port areas is cu
By 2050, the world will look completely different. To face the biggest global challenges, Jan De Nul combines all forces in its new corporate programme the Code Zero. Zero Breaches, Zero Waste, Zero Accidents and Zero Emissions: are the four pillars of JDN’s new programme. However, the focus is not
WODCON XXIII, the twenty-third World Dredging Congress, will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 16th to 20th May 2022. The organising committee is inviting abstract submissions for the papers, presentations and panel sessions, that will make up the main body of the technical and business programme
This June, IADC will organise their third Meet the Experts webinar, this time the topic is about the importance of sustainability in dredging. In this webinar, taking place on June 16, the topic of sustainability in dredging will be linked to the Saly Coastal Protection Project in Senegal. Van Oord
The proposed Old Colwyn coastal defence scheme in North Wales has been rated as outstanding for its strategy and design stages by sustainability assessment provider CEEQUAL. With a 32-40% reduction in carbon, it is the first project in the world to be rated as outstanding under the latest guidelines
The Environment Agency (EA) has pledged to default to low-carbon concrete when constructing flood defences and other critical infrastructure projects, provided they meet performance requirements, as it sets out its roadmap to hit net zero as an organisation by 2030. The comprehensive new roadmap dem
New hybrid, water-injection dredger Maas has launched a programme of work on the Thames with a visit to the Port of Tilbury (POTL) on 27 April. Built for Van Oord by Kooiman Marine Group, Maas uses an innovative hybrid energy management system to reduce harmful CO2 emissions, by capturing residual h
In the maritime industry, there is a significant journey ahead in moving to more sustainable operations. While the objective is widely recognised, the relevant solutions have not yet been developed and the roadmap is still unclear. These challenges even transcend the maritime sector. For example, th
While dredging is often seen as a dirty and unattractive business, it plays a vital role in keeping ports and waterways around the world open for commerce, transport and recreation. Every year, billions of tonnes of sediment are carried down rivers and along coastlines where they settle onto sea and
A physical-chemical cleaning installation has just arrived in the Liège soil valorisation centre of Envisan, environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group. This remediation installation arrived by ship at the Ile Monsin port area, where Envisan holds a concession on a 3.5 hectare site. Thanks to this
The progress made by DEME and Van Oord joint venture in Poland can easily be seen from space. At the Świnoujście-Szczecin fairway dredging project, two circular islands, which will serve as natural habitats, are gradually rising out of the water. The outline of the northern island is nearing compl
Jan De Nul Group’s newest trailing suction hopper dredgers – SANDERUS, ORTELIUS, TRISTÃO DA CUHNA, AFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE, and DIOGO CÃO – are the first ships to receive the new notation of Bureau Veritas (BV) that recognizes the performance of ultra-low emission vessels (ULEVs). These JDN vessels ar
HR Wallingford announced recently that their four-day dredging management online course will take place this February. According to the company, this online course will provide an overview of the environmental aspects of dredging, the latest technology and equipment that apply to dredging and the ma
Jan De Nul Group is the first dredging company to carry out 100% sustainable beach replenishments, announced JDN in the release. Moreover, this world first has taken place at the Belgian coast. From 1st February, Jan De Nul will deposit about 500,000 cubic metres of sand on the beach of Raversijde b
