A major project to repair a breach on the Aire & Calder Navigation is likely to cost in the region of £3 million, according to the Canal & River Trust. The Canal & River is starting work on the permanent repairs following detailed inspections and surveying by its team of engineers. The site has been
The North Portsea Island (NPI) Coastal Defense Project team has made a fantastic start back on site at Phase 4 (Eastern Road) works, reported the Coastal Partners. From April to September 2021, the team will be busy constructing the first 500m of seawall, rebuilding two slipways along the Eastern Ro
Southsea’s new sea defences will closely resemble the historic Long Curtain Moat area, thanks to meticulous sourcing of stone that matches the original seawalls. Approval from Historic England for the materials to be used represents another major milestone for the Portsmouth City Council-led Southse
The Canal & River Trust is kicking off a five month dredging project that will improve a section of the 220 year old Grand Union Canal at Catherine De Barnes between Henwood and Tyseley in the county of West Midlands, UK. The work involves dredging sections of the canal and installing steel piles al
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has just announced that all dredging works in the harbour have been completed successfully and on time. As CHC reported, Poole-based contractor Jenkins Marine carried out this spring dredging campaign. The works were performed by the dredge barge Doreen Dorward, with t
FSUE “Rosmorport” recently started dredging operations in the water area of pier No. 40A of the KSK grain terminal in the seaport of Novorossiysk. The dredging work is being conducted within the framework of the “Reconstruction of the grain terminal with a cargo turnover of 2.5 million tons per yea
The Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth has just announced that as part of the Southsea Coastal Scheme works, over the period 7-30 April 2021, a delivery of approximately 11,200 tonnes of rock armour will be made to the Long Curtain area of the Southsea seafront. As reported, the rock will be delivere
Danish dredging contractor Rohde Nielsen A/S recently completed another interesting project, this time in the Vila do Conde fishing port in Portugal. Vila do Conde is situated at the mouth of the Ave River, and was historically a centre of shipbuilding and seafaring. According to Rohde Nielsen, the
Southsea Coastal Scheme has reached a milestone, with more than 250 piles installed from the west of Clarence Pier all the way to the Spur Redoubt. On the East of the Spur, drainage works for the new promenade started with excavations, building of manholes and pipe laying. Also on the East, plate we
Last Friday (26 March) marked the official opening of the Hythe Ranges sea defenses scheme between Dymchurch Redoubt and Fisherman’s Beach. The virtual event was officially opened by Dr Martin Hurst, Chair of the Southern Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (SRFCC). Guests at the virtual ceremony i
The first phase of dredging on the River Steeping has come to an end two days ago, informs the Water Management Consortium. The main aim of the dredging operation was to remove sediment from targeted locations across 5.5km of waterway, between Thorpe Culvert and Dovecotes Farm, and 650m of the easte
In the Rotterdam area, a new motorway tunnel is under construction. Due to the challenging geological situation, the job has been done in various stages, using different equipment. One of the contractors on the project, Verboon Maasland, used Damen DOP submersible dredge pump for this tunneling proj
During the recent Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress in Moscow, FSUE Rosmorport shared the company’s dredging plans for 2021. According to the forecast, FSUE Rosmorport will dredge 28.3 million cbm of material in 2021 including 20 million cbm of capital dredging and 8.3 million c
Residents in 113,000 homes in Hull are now better protected from flooding as the Environment Agency’s £42 million Humber frontages scheme comes to fruition. The new, higher defences built by the EA along the estuary foreshore are now in place, ready to protect the city from tidal surges. The flood d
