Construction work on Phase 3 of the North Portsea Island Coastal Flood Defense Scheme is now in its 68th week, reports the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership. Phase 3 – the Tipner Lake: is the construction of 1.9km of a seawall which commenced April 2017 and is programmed for completion by the end o
Mackley today presented a whistle-stop tour of the Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls scheme, which is being carried out by the company as part of Team Van Oord and on behalf of the Environment Agency. Work on project started in October 2016, and when complete the scheme will significantly reduce flood risk
China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has started dredging project at Ukraine’s southern Black Sea port of Chornomorsk. Under the contract signed earlier in April, the Chinese company will deepen the port’s approach channel, including a significant amount of dredging work in one of the port’s oper
Following the start of the Port of Dover’s iconic Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development program of works back in 2014; a key milestone of having worked one million man-hours in Dover has been exceeded. To date over 15 different contractors have been involved all contributing their own speci
The Environment Agency, in partnership with Calderdale Council, will tomorrow (August 8) hold a drop-in session for people living in the Stubbing Holme Road neighbourhood of Hebden Bridge about the upcoming flood alleviation scheme. The drop-in event, to be held from 3pm until 7.30pm, is taking plac
The Estonian Maritime Administration recently selected a contractor for the upcoming Rukki Channel (Rukki kanal) maintenance dredging project. According to the Administration, the tender by Insenerehituse AS was declared successful and includes maintenance dredging of Rukki Channel on the Rohuküla-H
Marine Software Ltd. recently supplied CEMEX UK Marine Limited with the MPM – Marine Planned Maintenance for Windows software for their new build dredger “CEMEX Go Innovation”. CEMEX and Damen signed the contract for this highly advanced and efficient Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD) 3500 in January 2
The Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP) recently presented additional data on the North Portsea Island Coastal Flood Defense Scheme. The new coastal defenses have been designed to reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to the area over the next century. According to the ESCP, the impl
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 23-29, 2018). Event Celebrates the Launch of Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure The event comprises a conference and speaker program organized by CEDA and IADC as well as a networking area complete with
Keppel Singmarine Pte. Ltd. last week held a keel-laying ceremony for the medium-sized 6,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger which is being built for Jan De Nul Group. Earlier this year, JDN placed an order for six ultra-low emission TSHDs, five of which are being built at Keppel: three small 3,50
The 3,500m³ Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Diogo Cão was launched last Saturday at the Keppel Nantong shipyard in China, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine. This green vessel – the second of three 3,500m³ hoppers to be launched – is equipped with an exhaust gas treatment system filtering out
The construction works continue on the Newhaven flood alleviation scheme, which is aimed to reduce the risk of flooding to approximately 430 homes and 390 businesses in and around the East Sussex. According to the Environment Agency, the works on the west bank are complete and the focus is now on th
Environment Agency construction work gathers pace on the major flood scheme for Perry Barr and Witton, near Birmingham. The £32 million project – developed in partnership with Birmingham City Council and Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council – will reduce flood risk for 1,400 properties currently at
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 2 – July 8, 2018). PHOTO UPDATE: Unity Island Project Moves Ahead The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander BG, Mark Toy, last week toured the USACE Unity Island Benefici
