It is great to see the progress being made to the rock armour defence at Frontage Four of the Southsea Coastal Scheme. Frontage 4 of the Southsea scheme is the area around Southsea Castle, stretching from Children’s Corner (Blue Reef Aquarium) to The Pyramids. Work in this area commenced in January
Trailing suction hopper dredger ‘UKD ‘Marlin’ recently began regular operations in the Port of Blyth in Northumberland, UK. According to the port, the maintenance dredging is taking place at the port approaches, main navigational channel and operational commercial berths. “This will include frequent
Coastal Partners have announced the start of a new construction season on the North Portsea Island coastal defense project. According to the update, the new construction year begins in April. This is due to regulations not allowing work on the foreshore from October to March to protect overwintering
Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Lydia Peeters was recently in Kallo, in Port of Antwerp, to inspect works on a major component of the Nieuwpoort storm surge barrier currently under construction by the Agency for Maritime Services and Coast (MSC). 23.5 metre wide, 42.1 metre long and
Vienna’s Danube Island is known as a popular recreational area – at the same time, it also represents a habitat for animals and plants. In order to protect and preserve this natural ecosystem, Felbermayr Hydraulic Engineering recently used Liebherr HS 895 HD crawler crane to dredge the bays of the D
Late last year, the Finland based dredging contractor – Wasa Dredging entered into a deal to dredge Harbour of Senjahopen in Norway. According to Anko Bos, Head of Marketing and Tenders at Wasa Dredging, work on this project kicked off in mid-March. “The works have started on the 16th of March and a
ML (UK) Dredging has once again returned to Portsmouth for the next annual dredging campaign of the Port Solent Marina. According to Premier Marinas, dredging will first take place around the lock entrance to the Marina. The contractor will once again complete the dredging works with the intention o
Coastal Partners – part of Havant Borough Council – have just announced that work is underway on the next South Hayling Beach recycling campaign. Beach recycling is the movement of material from areas of beach build up to areas of erosion. This helps to restore beach levels and increase the standard
The Broads Authority has just released their March newsletter with updates on the ongoing dredging on the Upper Thurne and the wrapping-up of the CANAPE project. As reported, dredging on the River Thurne between Dungeon Corner and Somerton continues with works focusing on the channel between the Mar
Rohde Nielsen has just announced successful completion of a beach nourishment project at the east coast of Skagen, Denmark. The project which was undertaken for the Danish Coastal Authority (Kystdirektoratet) included dredging and pumping 130,000 m3 of sand on to the east coast beaches. According to
Annual maintenance dredging of the Port Solent Approaches will commence next week on the 1 March 2022, according to the Premier Marinas Ltd. This routine dredging of the lock entrance and approach channel of Port Solent Marina will be conducted by ML (UK) Dredging Ltd. “External contractors, ML Dred
Jenkins Marine grab dredger ‘C H Horn’ has taken a trip to Ipswich to complete maintenance dredging for MDL at the picturesque Woolverstone Marina. Woolverstone is a large marina with 235 pontoon berths and 45 swinging moorings situated near the sea on the River Orwell. According to Jenkins, there i
Jan De Nul has started second round of dredging and beach replenishment works in Ostend, Belgium. Similar to last year, JDN’s trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt will deliver approximately 600,000 cubic metres of dredged sand to the Ostend beach, sailing on sustainable drop-in bio
Specialist contractor, Ebsford Environmental has completed dredging of the River Freshney in Grimsby Town Centre – a key project that will improve water quality in the area. According to the North East Lincolnshire Council, UK, the project included a lot of dredging between West Haven Maltings oppos
