Dredging
Aker Arctic, Hydromec Develop Ice Strengthened Dredger
Aker Arctic and CJSC Zavod Hydromekhanizatsii (Hydromec), a Russian company specialized in the design and construction of dredging vessels, are jointly developing an ice strengthened and winterized dredger that could be used for maintenance work in the Arctic. The companies signed a memorandum of un
Team Van Oord Welcomes Flood Report Findings
Team Van Oord has welcomed the findings of a report which urges the Government to invest in the upkeep of existing critical flood defenses, as well as investing in new defenses. Published on 9 June, the Environmental Audit Committee report criticizes a ‘reactive approach to funding’ for flood defens
Delft Hosts Five-Day Dredging Course
The International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) Seminar on Dredging and Land Reclamation will be held from Monday, 20 June, through Friday, 24 June, 2016 at UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands. This five-day course strives to provide an understanding through lectures by experts in the fie
Portsea Island Coastal Scheme Moves Ahead
New coastal defenses are being built along the north of Portsea Island. They are designed to reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to the area over the next 100 years. The initial phase of the work, from Ports Creek Railway Bridge to the Eastern Road Bridge, have been successfully complete
Contract Awarded for Bandon Flood Relief Scheme
Minister Seán Canney, TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, has announced the appointment of Wills Bros. Ltd as civil engineering contractor for the construction of the Bandon Flood Relief scheme. “I am delighted to announce the appointmen
WODA Presents Environmental Awards at WODCON
The World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA), during the gala dinner of its triennial international conference in Miami (WODCON) last week, presented four Environmental Excellence Awards in two categories, Environmental Dredging and Dredging for Coastal Reinforcement. The First Prize for W
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (June 13-19, 2016). CCCC Shanghai Dredging Wins Qiupu River Contract CCCC Shanghai Dredging, a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company Ltd, has won a contract for the survey and design of the Qiupu
Giant Quay Cranes Arrived at DP World London Gateway
Two more of the UK’s most technically advanced quay cranes were brought up the River Thames earlier this week. The cranes completed the long sea voyage from China on vessel Zhen Hua 10 via the Cape of Good Hope to arrive at DP World London Gateway Port, just 25 miles from Central London. When instal
EA Delegation Tours Team Van Oord’s Flood Alleviation Scheme
A delegation of senior managers from the Environment Agency last week enjoyed an ‘informative’ site visit to a flood alleviation scheme being delivered by Team Van Oord. The EA party, which included the Agency’s new Chief Executive, Sir James Bevan, visited the site, near Pease Pottage on Tuesday, 7
Works on Extending Chambers Wharf Start Soon
The Port of London Authority has just announced that on or about 29th June 2016, contractors working on the Tideway Tunnel Project will start works which will involve extending Chambers Wharf approximately 35 meters nearer to the Southern edge of the channel. These operations will include dredging,
Moray Council Opts for Liebherr Excavator
Moray Council, the only authority in Scotland to own a dredger, invited Liebherr-Great Britain to design and supply an excavator for direct mounting on its new £2.5 million dredger, MV (Marine Vessel) Selkie. The R 936 excavator, supplied with marine specification and two excavation buckets, was sel
Krasnoye Sormovo Delivers TSHD Sommers
Following successful sea trials, Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard – part of United Shipbuilding Corporation – has completed delivery of the trailing suction hopper dredger Sommers. The Sommers is the lead vessel in a series of three 1000 m³ TSHDs that are being built for Rosmorport. The TSHDs were designed
Teledyne PDS LiteView 3D Viewer Released
Teledyne PDS has released a newly enhanced version of Teledyne PDS LiteView freeware 3D viewer for hydrographic applications. LiteView can be used to quickly access Teledyne PDS data files, such as PDS logdata files, grid model files, 3D design model files and GeoTIFF files to view and easily naviga
Flood Defense Test Announced for Caerleon
A newly built flood defense in Caerleon is due to be tested on Wednesday, 22nd of June, reported today the Natural Resources Wales. In the morning the road will briefly be closed using traffic management so a temporary flood defense barrier can be placed across it. Adding the demountable flood barri