Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened Port of Aberdeen’s transformational £420 million expansion project on September 22, catalysing a multi-billion pound economic and jobs boost for Scotland. More than 250 stakeholders attended the opening event on Dunnottar Quay. The Princess Roy
McLaughlin & Harvey recently won a major engineering project designed to protect critical marine infrastructure in Douglas Harbour, Isle of Man. The alterations to King Edward VIII Pier include the installation of two new large steel piles around the end of the pier, as well as the installation thre
Port of Gdansk Authority has just announced that the modernization of the breakwater system in the Northern Port is nearing completion. As reported, the construction part has already been completed, only formal and settlement issues remain. “The investment of the Maritime Office in Gdynia improves t
DEME Group is making great progress at the Scheldetunnel project in Antwerp. “Construction of two out of the eight tunnel elements is now almost complete. This marks a significant achievement for our team working at this major infrastructure project,” said DEME. Each of these tunnel elements weighs
Aberdeenshire Council said that the much-anticipated Stonehaven Flood Protection Scheme has been completed. The scheme will reduce the flood risk of 372 residential properties, two public utility sites, a school and an emergency service site. The level of flood protection provided by the scheme is w
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has delivered the complete component package for the 800 mm pipe diameter sand backfill installation for these works by the Femern Link Contractors joint venture (FLC). The order was awarded by Dutch shipyard Group Neptune Marine – the builders of the large spreader pontoon
Port of Aberdeen’s transformational £420 million expansion project is now fully operational. “Quayside construction is complete at Aberdeen South Harbour and the expanded port now offers its customers and port users 8km of quayside, making it Scotland’s largest berthage port,” according to their off
The Port of Beirut has historically played a vital role in Lebanon’s economy, as a major cargo and transit hub. However, due to the civil war and political instability, this key position has weakened over time. The situation was compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and a major explosion in 2020. As p
At 271.5 meters, Georgia’s Enguri Hydropower Dam is the second highest in the world, holding a staggering 1,100,000,000m3 water and 20 turbines producing a total capacity of 1,300MW electricity. According to Damen, this is no ordinary dam, and keeping it free from sediment requires no ordinary dredg
The African Development Bank Group and the European Commission have approved funding of over $52 million to renovate and modernize the Port of Bujumbura in Burundi. The port has deteriorated over the years due to lack of investment. This project will rehabilitate infrastructure, dredge the access ch
McLaughlin & Harvey has completed works on the Stonehaven Flood Protection Scheme – the project designed to protect homes and businesses which have previously been badly affected by flooding events around the River Carron. Works included construction of 2km of flood walls, the installation of two hi
Port of Aberdeen has been shortlisted in the ‘Construction Project of the Year’ category of the Trades Awards 2023. The expanded Port of Aberdeen has been shortlisted for its £420 million investment in the construction of Aberdeen South Harbour, the UK’s largest marine infrastructure project. The aw
DEME Group has just announced that they are deploying additional resources that will speed up the work on the Abu Qir project in Egypt. According to DEME, trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Uilenspiegel’ will once again return to the country to create new land for the Abu Qir 2 port expansion project.
Next week, Van Oord will hold a christening ceremony for their two new vessels, the Vox Alexia and Calypso. Vox Alexia is named after Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia, the second daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. According to Van Oord, she accepted the invitati
