RockSalt Subsea has completed the first phase of silt removal works at the Craig Goch Reservoir in Wales. For these works, RockSalt crews mobilised the Super Mohawk ROV with the Electric Piranha Dredger. “Super Mohawk is a robust, durable and field proven ROV system designed for high payload, with p
Naue Group has just released this very interesting video about the Lubmin coastal protection project in Germany. Due to climate change, storm surges are becoming more frequent. The coast in the seaside resort of Lubmin, Germany, was exposed to several storm surges in a short time. In case of an addi
Boskalis, a Papendrecht based company operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, is responding to the growing need for coastal protection and flood prevention on a global scale. “As well as through advances in technology, we aim to reduce emissions and ecologic
Coastal Partnership East, on behalf of North Norfolk District Council, will begin both the Cromer Phase 2 Scheme and the Mundesley Coastal Management Scheme in 2022 subject to consultation with all consultees. According to the Council, this will improve defences and take into consideration the predi
Within the next few days, a special transport will leave Kallo, in Port of Antwerp, Jan De Nul said. A pontoon carrying an enormous concrete threshold. Final destination: Nieuwpoort harbour channel. According to Jan De Nul, this is a major component of the storm surge barrier currently under constru
The Meirionnydd Branch of the Farmers’ Union of Wales held meetings recently with Clare Pillman, Chief Executive of Natural Resources Wales recently, and visited various locations in the Dysynni Valley near Tywyn in areas within the Internal Drainage District. The meeting was facilitated by Mabon ap
Stornoway Port Authority and McLaughlin & Harvey have signed a contract for the construction of the port’s new multi-purpose Deep Water Terminal. According to the contractor, work on the transformational project at the Outer Hebrides’ main port is expected to start in the coming weeks, while complet
Boskalis is part of a joint initiative to advance sustainable methods for shoreline maintenance along the Dutch coast. The project – which is in partnership with Rijkswaterstaat (the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management), Vereniging van Waterbouwers, Deltares
A £2.6 billion, six-year programme of work dedicated to improving flood and coastal defences has exceeded its original targets by 14,000 – with over 314,000 homes now better protected from flooding since 2015, the Environment Agency said. More than 850 new flood and coastal erosion defence projects
George Leslie Ltd has started works at Lochmaddy Harbour where the ferry terminal will be upgraded with new infrastructure. This £15.3 million project forms a key part of the Skye Triangle upgrade where Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have been working closely with Transport Scotland, Caledonian Maritime
Van Oord’s Goliath, one of the world’s largest backhoe dredgers, is currently busy working in Felixstowe. The dredger is equipped with a bucket that can hold between 20 and 40 cubic metres of material, and can work at a dredging depth of up to 26 metres. In Van Oord’s fleet, backhoes Simson and Goli
Southsea Coastal Scheme has just released this amazing video update, named Frontage 4 (Southsea Castle) drone footage. Delivery of rock took place March 26-27 during the day – with the tides in two sessions each day 03:00 to 11:00 and 16:30 to 23:00. The latest model Dave from Ovenden Earthmoving wa
Boskalis and its partners made major advances recently on the large-scale upgrade of a dike bordering the Markermeer lake in the Netherlands. The project demonstrates how Boskalis, as partner in the public-private Markermeer Dikes Alliance, is responding to climate change and can deliver tailor-made
This afternoon the new Water Injection Dredger ‘Aquadelta’ hit the water at Scheepswerf Bijlsma in Wartena, The Netherlands. The ‘Aquadelta’ is a diesel-electric twin propelled WID which was developed by Conoship International in close cooperation with Bagger- en Aannemingsmaatschappij Van der Kamp
