PD Ports Teesport has announced that starting at the end of January capital dredging works will be carried out in three different areas within the port limits. The works are part of the wider South Bank Project, which will see the creation of a new £107 million heavy-lift quay. According to the PD T
Due to coastal erosion, the beaches at the popular seaside resort in the South-Eastern part of Romania, Eforie, are in drastic decline. Van Oord is now reinforcing approximately 6 kilometres of coastline, using the best and most sustainable solutions. Van Oord is responsible for both project design
Due to the ongoing sea level rise, the coastline of Togo and Benin in West Africa is eroding by more than two meters every year. The result: houses literally end up in the ocean and the local population – which lives largely from fishing and arable farming – is struggling to make a living. To [&hell
The Oosterweel infrastructure project is entering the next phase, DEME Group announced today. The official starting signal was given yesterday for the construction of the eight tunnel elements for the Scheldt Tunnel, which will be built in a dedicated drydock in Zeebrugge. Once the tunnel elements a
Boskalis’ hopper dredger Causeway has begun dredging operations to deepen the new main quay and approaches in Stornoway, UK. The Stornoway new deep water harbour project includes construction of a new quay, berthing dolphin and foundation works for a new linkspan as well as the removal of two shipwr
Femern A/S, a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, today released this amazing video named “Land Reclamation in the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Project”. Under the project, over 250 hectares of new nature and recreational areas with beaches and nature trails will be created
The Government of Albania is now preparing to release a tender for the first development phase of the new Porto Romano infrastructure project. The tender will be based on a Construct & Finance approach, primarily concerning marine works and port infrastructure (breakwater/revetments, dredging & recl
Southampton City Council has just released a video about the Weston Shore coastal erosion scheme. In the video, Councillor Eamonn Keogh, Cabinet Member for Transport and District Regeneration, talks about the coastal erosion scheme along Weston Shore. During the summer of 2022, Southampton City Coun
Jan De Nul Group has been busy lately working on the second phase of Payra Port dredging project. One year after the first phase of the project was completed, JDN in late October 2022 began phase two of this capital dredging project. Payra Port, Bangladesh, situated at the Rabnabad channel near the
To allow for the next phase of works to safeguard future ferry services, The Highland Council said that Uig Harbour will close on Monday, 16 January, for 8 weeks. The planned and programmed outage is required for works to replace life expired infrastructure. The works during this stage will include
Innovation has always been the growth engine for DEME Group. The world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, land reclamation, marine infrastructure, offshore energy and environmental remediation, last week released this amazing video named ‘The story of DEME’. According to Luc Vanden
The Environment Agency is about to start ground investigation work for the coastal defence schemes that will continue to protect homes and businesses from the risk of coastal erosion and flooding on the Isle of Wight. This important milestone will start on Monday, 16 January, when specialist equipme
Rohde Nielsen has completed a beach nourishment project near Rungsted Port in Denmark, for the client VG Entreprenør. Before the project, the coast was only protected by a small pile of rocks, which was insufficient during storms and tough weather. To ensure more effective and natural protection of
A major dredging program on the Bude Canal is due to start in the coming weeks, Cornwall Council said. The work, which will be delivered by Cormac, will reinstate a safe navigable depth for watercraft along the canal and restore the role of the canal in carrying flood waters as part of the flood def
