People in South Ferriby are better protected from tidal surges and sea level rises following the completion of a £14 million flood defence in North Lincolnshire. The major investment reduces flood risk for 150 properties in the area, as well as 3,000 hectares of agricultural land and vital infrastru
Last week, Southsea Coastal Scheme officials celebrated a huge achievement – laying of the first pre-cast unit at Long Curtain Moat. As reported, a 220t crane has installed the first limestone and granite units that will form a sea wall to protect the area around Long Curtain Moat. “We laid the firs
The £350 million Aberdeen South Harbour expansion project has reached another milestone with the arrival and placement of the final concrete caisson. All 22 caissons are in place at the expansion site, forming the basis of the closed quay section of the North Quay, the East Quay and South East Pier.
Over the course of the summer, Rohde Nielsen A/S performed a beach nourishment contract in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Winter storms had caused severe erosion along the coast, but 160.000m3 delivered by the hopper dredger Idun R, has made the beach look brand new again. The shallow draught and the po
Southsea Coastal Scheme officers have just announced that Boskalis Westminster and Ovenden team succesfuly completed placement of rock this week, as well as installing more tide pools. “A big round of applause to our Boskalis and Ovenden team as they come to the end of the placement of the anorthosi
Land & Water has completed works at the Royal Chartered Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham to restore two lakes. Incorporating HVO fuel into its machinery, a 90+% net carbon biofuel which substantially reduces carbon emissions compared to conventional gas oil, Land & Water successfully dredged and
Two rivers are being made bigger this autumn to help reduce flood risks across 150 square miles of the Somerset Levels and Moors. The River Sowy-King’s Sedgemoor Drain Enhancements Scheme (Phase One) is being delivered for Somerset Rivers Authority by the Environment Agency. The rivers’ capacity to
The dredger Witton and hopper barge Split 2 arrived in Bembridge Harbour on September 27 and the dredging operations are already underway. The area to the east of the Fisherman’s pontoon used for mid-harbour moorings will not be cleared of boats or mooring buoys until dredging operations are complet
Earlier this week, Network Rail’s contractor BAM Nuttall released latest video of the new Dawlish Sea Wall. The new sea wall which will cost around £80 million is being delivered in two phases. The first phase – running for approximately 400m from Colonnade underpass, west of Dawlish station, to Boa
FSUE “Rosmorport” and China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) recently signed a contract for the construction of NOVATEK’s LNG terminal in the Bechevinskaya Bay, Kamchatka Territory. According to Rosmorport, the contract worth approx. $265 million includes construction of a 6-km-lon
Faculty of Geosciences Utrecht University has released this very interesting video named ‘Why do these Dutch dunes have gaps? The play between wind, sand and biodiversity in Bloemendaal’. Coastal geomorphologist Prof. Gerben Ruessink (Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University) studies the natural a
The two faulty sluice gates at Weston-super-Mare’s Marine Lake are to be replaced as work continues behind the scenes to re-open the lake. A contract to renew the broken gates has been let by North Somerset Council. The £60,000 project will provide strengthened sluice gates which will enable the cou
With sea level rise as a given for centuries to come, the potential impacts of future coastal flooding are a major source of concern for Europe. A new European research project on regional sea level rise trends and its coastal impacts, the Coastal Climate Core Service (CoCliCo) project, started this
Construction of the Southsea Coastal Scheme – UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defence project – continues at good pace. According to the latest project update, reinforcement steel structure (Re-bar) has been fitted now to the western egress steps (steps intended for exit from the water only
