The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has teamed up with Aviva, the savings and insurance business, on a ground-breaking project to restore saltmarshes in the UK – unlocking the superpowers of wetlands. Aviva, which has committed to invest £100m into nature-based solutions by 2030, has awarded WWT £21
DEME Group’s trailing suction hopper dredger Nile River has been busy lately in Port-La Nouvelle undertaking a dredging campaign to deepen the entrance of the future port. There, the company is carrying out dredging and infrastructure works for the port extension, enhancing the accessibility and ena
Boskalis’ giant trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Gateway is currently very busy working on the latest Port of Melbourne dredging project. According to the port, this maintenance dredging program will be underway until early-July 2023. Dredging work is being carried out at various locations wit
After the summer, the Van Oord – Hakkers – De Klerk consortium will start construction of a tug quay in the Port of Rotterdam’s Yangtze Canal. The consortium and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed the relevant contracts today. The work will involve constructing 500 metres of quay wall with space
Land and Water crews are currently very busy working on a dredging project at Hollow Ponds, also known as Leyton Flats, London. “We are working with Staffs Wildlife to dredge Brook Hollows Pond,” said the company. “We secured an agreement with the adjacent landowner for the responsible spreading of
The Philippines’ Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center hosted a delegation of Belgian companies earlier this week. H.E. Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Philippines, Michel Parys, together with the delegation of Belgian companies, visited the PPP Center to learn about the Philippine Gov
Following the unique collaboration between Boskalis and Royal IHC in the design and engineering phase of two state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredgers, the two parties have now signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the construction of a 31,000m3 TSHD for Boskalis. The new dredger – to be built
Started in the spring 2021, the biggest expansion in the history of the Kemi Port has reached its home stretch. “The expansion work has continued after a short winter break. The quay and the infrastructure will be finished up by the end of June and the dredging work will continue through the summer,
Portsmouth harbour has been the backdrop of many spectacles, Friday, 26 May, it was the turn of cruise line TUI, as their ship Mein Schiff 3 took the title of largest ship ever to sail into the city. Measuring 293.3m in length and weighing 99,536 in gross tonnage TUI cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 takes
Over the next few weeks, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) Gateway will be very busy in the Port of Melbourne, said Warwick Laing, Harbour Master – Port of Melbourne. The giant dredger will conduct critical maintenance dredging of the port’s channels, swing basins and berth pockets. “I
Marielle Garadaets, Dutch Ambassador to the Philippines, held a consultation meeting with Cavite fisherfolk recently to look into the impacts of dredging activities to people and the environment in Manila Bay. In particular, the Dutch ambassador is looking into the alleged adverse environmental and
Stornoway Port Authority has just released the latest update on the Deep Water Terminal development project. Works undertaken in April include: • Installed final tubular piles at linkspan quay, • Continued placing blasted rock behind the quay walls, • Started attaching the tie rods to the quay walls
In line with NEOM’s strategy and the Saudi Ports Authority’s efforts to transform local ports into globally competitive logistics hubs, the management of Duba Port was transferred from national maritime regulator Mawani, to NEOM in 2022. Located in Oxagon, the home of advanced and clean industries i
Annual works to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities, undertaken by the Environment Agency, are now underway. Over the next 6 to 7 weeks, around 400,000 cubic metres of sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point, reducing the risk of floodin
