Over 6 days, from 23 June to 3 July, the Environment Agency and its partners are running a series of ‘drop-in’ sessions at various locations in and around Oxford to explain how they plan to reduce the risk of flooding in the city. A key aim of the sessions is to make sure that everyone has […
Previously uninhabited, Boubyan Island is the largest of the Kuwaiti coastal islands and is now the scene of a complete development project. The overall master plan for the island’s evolution includes residential and industrial developments, a bridge link to the mainland, a seaport and a nature rese
The CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection together with TRC, the firm conducting the cleanup work for Exide, has just released the June update on the Mill River cleanup project in Fairfield, Connecticut. The contractor is currently in the process of dredging, dewatering the sediment,
The New Suez Canal project is well on schedule, with the opening ceremony set to take place on August 6. Jan De Nul six cutter suction dredgers working on site, together with 18 other dredgers of the Consortium partners, dredge 24/7 in order to deliver the New Suez Canal by August 2015. The Consorti
Three more rubber tyred gantry crane (RTG crane) have been delivered to Bronka Port (MMPK Bronka) by the heavy load carrier M/V Meri. According to the project investor Phoenix LLC, the cranes were delivered from port Hanko and unloaded at Bronka’s berth No. 3. Unloading of the Konecranes-built crane
Last Thursday, the crews working on the the Panama Canal project celebrated another important milestone bringing the Expansion scheme one step closer to completion. Working on the project for the past seven years culminated with the flooding of the Third Set of Locks, last phase before the official
The finish of the New Suez Canal dredging project is in sight. This mega-project, to dredge more than a million cubic meters of sand a day, is unprecedented in terms of speed, manpower and equipment being used for the works. According to the latest figures from the Suez Canal Authority, approximatel
Dredging project at the Murray Mouth, which is aimed to maintain connectivity (exchange of water) between the river and the Southern Ocean, is just a few weeks away from being officially finished. Dredges are currently operating in the Tauwitchere and Goolwa Channels. So far, a total of approximatel
After winning the Environment Agency Project Excellence Award in April and entering the finals for the 2015 CIEEM awards, the Steart Coastal Management Project is now in the race for another one, the 2015 British Construction Industry (BCI) Awards. The Steart scheme, carried out by Team Van Oord on
The UK government has given the go-ahead to a £1 billion project to build the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay, Wales. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has given planning consent to Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) to build the lagoon which will use the ebb and flow of the tide to genera
The building of a tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay has been given planning consent by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. This is the first tidal lagoon project to be examined by the Planning Inspectorate. But before the lagoon becomes a reality, it is still subject to Contract for Diff
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) is continuing dredging operations of the 2,800-acre (11 km2) Lake Decatur in Illinois. During the multi-year project, aimed to restore the lake’s capacity by approximately 30 percent, the company will dredge nearly 11 million cubic yards of material from
With the 2,500 m³ capacity, the Damen-built Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD), Barito Equator is the first of its kind constructed in Indonesia and also the largest Damen standard hopper dredger built to date. Last October, the launching and naming of Barito Equator took place at Indonesian shi
The long-awaited Egypt Ports and Waterways Summit, aimed to give insight into the future of the country’s maritime and trade infrastructure, began today at the Intercontinental Citystars Hotel in Cairo and will run until 11 June 2015. Sponsored by some of the leading players in dredging industry, th
