VolkerStevin has been awarded a £13.6m contract for the Leigh Expansion and Hildenborough Embankment Scheme (LEHES). The new scheme is led by the Environment Agency, in partnership with Kent County Council, Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council and the South East Local Enterprise Partnership. Currentl
On Friday, May 20, around 90 WODCON delegates got up early to visit the construction site of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Link. The visit was promoted as the ultimate attraction of the congress and it really lived up to that promise. The trip included a sail along the 18 km immersed tunnel alignment betwe
Wasa Dredging has entered into a charter agreement with Herbosch-Kiere to provide dredging services for the Southern Breakwater project in the Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania. According to Wasa, this campaign will include removal of some 95,000 m³ of sand and clay to a dredging depth of 19 meters with h
Stornoway Port Authority and McLaughlin & Harvey have signed a contract for the construction of the port’s new multi-purpose Deep Water Terminal. According to the contractor, work on the transformational project at the Outer Hebrides’ main port is expected to start in the coming weeks, while complet
A major infrastructure programme to safeguard the long-term future of the iconic Stonehaven Harbour will commence in May, reports Aberdeenshire Council. The Council is investing £2.2million in the works as part of its wider improvement strategy to protect and enhance the region’s harbours. Following
Finnish shipbuilder Työvene and Maritime office of Gdynia recently signed a contract worth €20 million for the construction and delivery of a state-of-the-art Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. According to shipbuilder, the order is a result of a tender where the design developed by Työvene and Dutch
Jan De Nul Group and Envisan, the environmental division of the Group, have completed the large-scale transformation of Fort Sint-Filips in the Port of Antwerp. The transformation of the site is part of the Sigma Plan, which aims to restore the river habitat in addition to ensuring flood protection.
In 2022, Saint-Petersburg Committee of Natural Resources, Environment and Ecological Safety will announce tenders worth approximately $13 million for dredging and cleaning of the city waterways, reports PortNews agency. The major projects of 2022 will include the beginning of ecological restoration
The scheme that will improve flood defences in Alverstoke, Gosport, commenced this month, Coastal Partners report. Work is underway along the footpath at the western end of Stoke Lake to prepare the area for construction. The footpath is closed to the public and an alternative route is in place, the
Levvel – a consortium comprising Van Oord, BAM, and Rebel – is making great progress on the ‘New Afsluitdijk’ in the Neterlands. According to the latest update from Van Oord, works on the reinforcement of the Afsluitdijk is progressing further each day. The work on the new revetment has been divided
Earlier this year, Boskalis Westminster Ltd completed a £7.5 million beach renourishment project in Bournemouth and Poole. Under the project, around 350,000m³ of sand was delivered at eight areas from Southbourne to Poole, making them more climate resilient. Some 1.3km of sinkerline (underwater) pip
Mackley announced yesterday that the Hythe Ranges Sea Defence scheme has won the EA 2025 Award at the National Agency Awards. The Hythe project was carried out by Van Oord, supported by their subsidiary partner Mackley and on behalf of the Environment Agency. According to Mackley, this latest award
The Rivierenland Water Board and the Mekante Diek consortium, a collaboration between Van Oord, Ploegam and Dura Vermeer, are getting ready for the Tiel-Waardenburg dyke reinforcement project. According to Van Oord, the Mekante Diek consortium signed the contract for this project on 7 October 2021.
Work is now well underway on the £80 million Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area (ASEA) Ecology Mitigation and Flood Defence Project – the biggest flood defence project and ecology project in the West of England’s history. Richard Bonner, Chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership, e
