Rohde Nielsen’s fleet of hopper dredgers recently completed another coastal protection project, this time for the Dutch government agency Rijkswaterstaat. According to the dredging contractor, the project included foreshore nourishment in front of the island of Vlieland, where 1,840,000 m3 of sand w
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development earlier this week organised a webinar to discuss the findings of the SAVi Assessment of the Hondsbossche and Pettemer (H&P) sea dunes. The result of the SAVi assessment of the Honds
Southsea Coastal Scheme is moving forward according to schedule. According to the latest project update, the 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 was Involve
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards today celebrated an important milestone with the naming of trailing suction hopper dredger KRAKESANDT. According to the shipbuilder, the second newbuild for De Hoop Terneuzen has been christened and named at the yard in Stroobos, the Netherlands. The first dredger, TSHD Anch
Boskalis has won a contract for the protection and replenishment of more than 40 kilometers of coastline stretching from the eastern coastline of Togo to the western coastline of Benin in West Africa. The project is part of the West African Coastal Areas Management (WACA) program. The award was made
Extreme weather conditions can cause rivers to reach dangerously high levels and even to flood. That’s why the Flemish government started the Sigma plan in 1977 to protect Flanders against flooding of the Scheldt and its tributaries. By creating higher dykes and a chain of natural flooding areas, th
A new coastal defence project worth over £1.7M has recently been completed adjacent to A82 in Fort William, BEAR Scotland said. The works, which commenced in February 2021, involved the demolition and replacement of 750 metres of the coastal defence system, which is situated along the shoreline of L
Martens en Van Oord, specialising in roadworks and civil and hydraulic engineering, is once again in the Port of Antwerp. The MvO dredging crews are now busy working on the deepening operations in the Vierde Havendok area of the Port. “The Port of Antwerp is a well-known site to us, in 2019 and 2020
The latest IADC-CEDA Fact Sheet “Creating a Sustainable Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure” is now available in the IADC Knowledge Centre. Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure is the collection of waterborne works at coastlines, estuaries, rivers, canals and in port areas. In general, such works p
Van Oord’s hopper dredger Rotterdam arrived in Harwich Harbour this morning to carry out routine maintenance dredging under the £120m capital Channel Deepening project. With a carrying capacity of 38,000 DWT, TSHD Rotterdam is amongst the largest dredging vessels ever to visit the harbour. From appr
There is a lot of fog these days over the northern Europe’s largest infrastructure project – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, but the work is moving forward according to schedule. The tunnel, also known as the Fehmarnbelt link, is being built as an immersed tunnel between Rødbyhavn on Lolland, Denmark, and t
On March 21, Van Oord will be hosting a livestream event on how to Empower Nature and Communities. “We are focusing on how Nature Based Solutions can protect climate vulnerable coastal communities in order to secure a sustainable future for them,” said Van Oord. The keynote speaker will be Lisa Hart
Together with its partner Grupa NDI, BESIX is currently building a shipping channel through the Vistula Spit peninsula in Poland. The project includes breakwaters, quays, a channel, lock infrastructure with rotating bridges and sluice gates, buildings and roads, as well as an artificial island. At t
The first delivery of rock for the Southsea Coastal Scheme is almost complete – one of many due over the summer months. The granite (Norwegian anorthosite rock) will be used to build the rock armour flood defence on Frontage Four around Southsea Castle. This revetment is significantly larger than th
