The second stage of a £1.4m scheme to help alleviate flooding in Wrington will start on Monday, 2 July, North Somerset Council said in its latest release. The project, jointly funded by North Somerset Council, the Environment Agency, Wessex Water and developer contributions, will see the constructio
Kingston District Council, in partnership with the Cape Jaffa Development Group, has recently taken delivery of a cutter suction dredger (CSD) from Damen Shipyards Group. The CSD350 will be used to dredge along the breakwater at Cape Jaffa, the Cape Jaffa marina and within Maria Creek Boat Launch Fa
Jan De Nul Group said in its latest announcement that they won major contracts in two Argentinean ports in the course of June 2018. The first contract for the 50-feet deepening dredging works of the Port of Quequén was signed with Jan De Nul on 1 June 2018. According to the company’s release, the se
As one of the major hubs for ferry services to Corsica and Sardinia, the Port of Vado Ligure in northern Italy is currently in the process of significantly extending its capacities. In order to be able to accommodate not only more, but also larger vessels the Port Authority has started on a project
The Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) Awards – which were presented in London on 21 June – recognize projects that have had a major impact in terms of benefiting nature. The Rugeley scheme, carried out by Team Van Oord on behalf of the Environment Agency, was highly
To prevent effects of erosion along the coast, the County board of the province of Scania (Länsstyrelsen Skåne, Sweden) has developed a planning tool, The North Sea Region Programme said in their latest announcement. This allows the planning of exploitation near the coast and coastal protection. In
Wasa Dredging, a Finnish marine offshore and inland water construction company, recently started a dredging project in Nigg Bay, Scotland. According to their official announcement, the scope of the work will include: blasting 270.000m³ of rock material dredging 400.000m³ of moraine. For this capital
DEME Group has just released this amazing photo of their railing suction hopper dredger TSHD ‘Reynaert’, taken on the river Seine in France between Le Havre and Rouen. Deepening works are carried out on the river to further enhance vessel access to the inland Port of Rouen, said DEME. The dredging o
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (June 18-24, 2018). VIDEO: Upgrading Wilmington District’s Dredger Merritt The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, held a Completion of Work Ceremony on June 7, celebrating the successful upgrade of Wi
Initial sketches of how the next phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme to reduce flood risk in the city could look were released yesterday. The indicative images offer early examples of how elements of the scheme could look to reduce flood risk upstream of the city centre including the Kirksta
Kingston District Council said in their latest announcement that the assembly works of council’s new dredger are now complete. The dredger was launched yesterday and testing and training activities are set to begin today, the council said. As reported earlier, Kingston District Council and Cape Jaff
Earlier this week, a datasheet for the first in-stock dredger by Italdraghe was released. Active in this business segment since 1952, the Italian manufacturer decided to follow the market tendency of ready-to-ship vessels. “Of course, the company’s core business is still the customized construction
Envisan, environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, yesterday received the Charter Sustainable Entrepreneurship from the Flanders’ Chamber of Commerce (Voka) as a recognition for its sustainability program. This program includes various action points, including the investment in two brand new phy
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) said in its latest announcement that they will host a public meetings next week to update communities on the harbor revision order (HRO) needed at Tarbert (Harris) to allow the harbor improvement works to begin. According to the official statement, to prepare fo
