The Water of Leith Walkway (Pansy Walk), a part of the Water of Leith Flood Prevention Scheme, has been opened six months ahead of schedule, reports McLaughlin & Harvey. According to McL&H, the Pansy Walk is an essential part of daily life for many of the residents, as it provides access to local sh
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has just announced an order for a new self-propelled cutter that will be built by Dutch contractor Royal IHC. According to Boskalis, the newbuild will be a sister vessel of the CSD ‘Helios’ which will be taken into service later this year. The new vessel will have a t
Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership and Portsmouth City Council’s coastal engineering team have started work on the Tipner Lake Coastal Defense scheme. The scheme, part of the overall North Portsea Island Coastal Flood Defenses, will run from the Mountbatten Centre, Twyford Avenue to the Ports Creek
Trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Magdalen was launched last Friday, March 31, at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton yard in Panama City, Florida. The vessel, being built for Weeks Marine Inc., has already been earmarked for a project at the end of this year. Design and engineering of the 6,
Last week, the Port of Dover released a beautiful sunset photo of trailing suction hopper dredger Sospan Dau working on the Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development project. The DWDR Principal Contractor, a joint venture between VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster (VSBW), has mobilized vario
Fareham Borough Council has secured the long term future of the sea defenses at Hill Head by approving the construction of a new half-a-million pound seawall at a meeting of the Council’s Executive held April 4. According to the council, the replacement seawall will reduce the risk of flooding, prot
Following unanimous support for the aims of the Sidmouth and East Beach Management Plan (SEBMP) at the steering group meeting in March, East Devon District Council’s Cabinet voted to adopt the SEBMP at their meeting last night Wednesday 5 April 2017. The SEBMP document, which is the result of extens
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) in joint venture with Jan De Nul has acquired a contract with port operator Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust for the deepening and widening of the access channel towards Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, India. The contract carries a value of approximately EUR 25
A new marine safety exclusion zone has been established in the harbor as the Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) marine civil engineering project gathers momentum, reports the Port of Dover. The safety zone will provide a marked delineation between the dedicated swim and leisure zone and the marine c
Wyre Council, Balfour Beatty and the Environment Agency have been awarded a Bronze Award at the Considerate Constructors Scheme awards, in recognition of work to build new sea defenses at Rossall. The annual national awards recognize sites that have raised the bar for considerate construction. Wyre
Construction work on the Exeter flood defense scheme has reached another key milestone as work around the Quay area of the city is halted to avoid disruption to visitors and businesses over the summer. The Environment Agency announced today that the work on the Quay will resume from October 2017. Ac
Cowes Harbor Commission (CHC) is working on a ‘Sustainable Maintenance Dredging Management Plan’, which will be suitable for, and involve all dredging stakeholders in the harbor. According to CHC, the main aim is to develop the plan by the end of the year. All dredging stakeholders will be invited t
Construction of the Gothenburg Port new terminal – located west of the current ro-ro facility at Arendal – is set to begin this summer. The new terminal, to be equipped for both ro-ro and container vessels, will cover 220,000 square meters and will be built by using dredge spoils from the Göta Älv r
Balfour Beatty recently started works to create an ecology park on the landward side of its Rossall sea defense scheme in Lancashire. The transformation of the 1.5km strip of land, already classed as a Biological Heritage site, was awarded to Balfour Beatty following the company’s successful partner
