At Maasvlakte 2, 55ha of land is being reclaimed from the sea for companies that make renewable fuels and chemical products. Marine engineering company Van Oord recently started with the project. The company is delivering a total of 5 million m3 of dredged sand onto the southern part of Prinses Alex
Sand dune restoration work is currently underway along West Sands beach, the St Andrews Links Trust said. The dune enhancement work on West Sands, which began in 2010 following serious storm damage, is now officially recognised as Scotland’s largest and longest running programme of dune restoration.
Femern A/S announced today that their contractors are making great progress on the construction of the Femern tunnel on the German side by Puttgarden. The tunnel portal, where the traffic will be driven in and out of the tunnel, is clearly seen in the water. Contrary to the Danish portal, the tunnel
Finnish shipbuilder Työvene and Maritime office of Gdynia recently signed a contract worth €20 million for the construction and delivery of a state-of-the-art Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. According to shipbuilder, the order is a result of a tender where the design developed by Työvene and Dutch
Rohde Nielsen has successfully finished the capital dredging works in Port of Poti, Georgia. The project involved disposal of 33.000m3 polluted soils onshore as well as dredging of 1.350.000m3 clean sandy soils, for the client Poti New Sea Port LLC, BHP International. “The trailing suction hopper dr
Balneário Camboriú, also known as BC, Rio de Janeiro’s kid brother or the Dubai of Brazil, is one of the most important cities in the southern part of the country. The city has a population of about 145.000 inhabitants, yet during the summer months, this can easily exceed 1,000,000. Many Brazilians
Dredger Albatros, owned by Belgian hydraulic engineering company Herbosch-Kiere, is currently busy working on the latest Port of Klaipeda dredging campaign. The Albatros is a shallow draft self-propelled vessel, equipped with a low emission, energy efficient E-Crane for a wide range of activities su
Kooiman Marine crews have been busy lately working on the extension of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. According to Kooiman, the work on the Swalinge is in full swing at the company’s Hoebee Shipyard in Dordrecht. “This is how it will be extended. In the meantime, we’re a few weeks ahe
The requirements for financing of the Moscow Canal to ensure normal level of hydraulic engineering facilities by 2035 is estimated at RUB 90 billion ($1.2 billion). This was revealed earlier this week by Oleg Shakhmardanov, Head of FSBI Moscow Canal, at the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engi
More interesting topics are being opened on the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” that launched yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Following the announcement that Hydrographic Company is planning to invest o
Dinish Wharf Project in Castletownbere is now in full swing, Sorensen Civil Engineering reports. The piling of the eastern breakwater is nearing completion with the last sheet pile arc now well underway. According to Sorensen, the western breakwater embankment and finished slab within the cell are n
The project on reconstruction of the Volga-Caspian Seaway Canal is to be completed in 2028. This information was revealed today by Denis Vitsnarovsky, Deputy Head of FSUE Rosmorport’s Capital Construction and Repair Division, at the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dr
Hegemann Dredging’s new trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Hegemann V’ is ready for the finishing touches, reports Kooiman Marine Group. As disclosed by Kooiman yesterday, the arrival of ‘Hegemann V’ at the shipbuilders yard in Zwijndrecht is planned for next week. Various parts are already ready and
Port Vanino in Khabarovsk Region, Russia, has just announced that the dredging works along the port’s waterfront are now complete. The project resulted in recovery of design depth at their hydraulic engineering facilities. Investments into these works – undertaken in two phases – exceeded RUB 180 mi
