The New Forest District Council has committed additional funds to the urgent repairs to the Milford on Sea failing seawall. “We are putting forward a further £325k to fund additional urgent works required to the site as a result of recent storms and severe weather, and in addition are setting aside
Last week, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger KRIOS, under construction for Royal Boskalis Westminster, returned from successful sea trials on the North-Sea and the second Maasvlakte. All planned tests were successfully completed under the supervision of Boskalis and Bureau Veritas, informs R
BESIX and Jan De Nul Group are assisting with the expansion of the port of Fujairah in Dibba, along the Gulf of Oman, UAE. In fact, the works for the Dibba Bulk Handling Terminal Project were awarded to the consortium of Six Construct (BESIX’s entity in the Middle East) and Jan De Nul Group by [&hel
Boskalis has secured three contracts for coastal protection and port maintenance activities in Germany. The contracts, worth EUR 45 million, will all begin in the coming months. The first contract was awarded by the German Waterways and Shipping Office WSA Weser-Jade-Nordsee. The work includes upgra
Following yesterday’s ceremony, TV Dredging – part of the Holland Shipyards Group – officially handed over the fully-electric new build dredger “Vrouwezand” to her owner Royal Smals. Right after the delivery, the newbuild will start working on her first project in Rouveen, the Netherlands. The joint
MHI Vestas has started a major ramp up in UK offshore wind activity with a move into Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool. As part of the preparatory works to install turbines at the Triton Knoll project, Able will conduct a significant amount of dredging activities. In fact, those works have seen the dep
Celebrating the success of the UK’s first ever sandscaping project, Royal HaskoningDHV today released a video about the Bacton to Walcott Coastal Management scheme. Carried out by Van Oord and Royal Haskoning DHV on behalf of the client-North Norfolk District Council, this is the first sandscaping p
A Port of Blyth maintenance dredging scheme is set to begin this week, the port said in their latest release. This dredging campaign will be undertaken at the port approaches, main navigational channel and operational commercial berths. The Port of Blyth dredging program, scheduled to last for a per
Peab, a Nordic civil engineering company, has won a contract to renovate the dock at Haakonsvern Naval Base in Bergen. The customer is Forsvarsbygg with the contract value at $12.9 million, the company reports. Under the project, the Haakonsvern Naval Base dock will be renewed to suit the Royal Norw
The Goczałkowice Lake project, commissioned by the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Katowice, Poland, is underway. The goal of the scheme is to protect the habitats of the common tern, which have been nesting in this area for many years. The works are part of the LIFE.VISTULA.PL
Aberdeen Harbor Board has awarded two contracts for rock removal and revetment work for the Aberdeen South Harbour expansion project to Van Oord. Last week, Van Oord’s backhoe Razende Bol joined backhoe Goliath at the project site in Scotland. The Harbor expansion project is the largest marine infra
DEME Group has just released this beautiful photo of their spray pontoon ‘Omega’, taken during her work at the Meeslouwerplas in the Netherlands. As the recreational area was created through sand extraction in the past, the lake was very deep in some places and the banks were steep and unstable. “Fo
A proposal to submit a bid for funding for a new £12m flood defense scheme from Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill will be considered by the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s Cabinet on September 30. A financially viable tidal defense scheme along approximately 1.5km of waterfront at Back Water
Dorset Council has published their Weymouth Harbor & Esplanade Flood and Coastal Risk Management Strategy. The paper details how they will ensure that the town is protected from potential coastal flooding and erosion by developing the harbor walls and esplanade sea defenses. The strategy sets out th
