Dredging
Havant MP Inspects Flood Defense work at Eastoke Corner
Havant MP Alan Mak recently joined representatives from the government on a walk of the Hayling Billy Trail, inspecting flood defense work at Eastoke. The local MP joined Natural England’s Area Manager, Fran Davies, on what may form part of the Portsmouth to South Hayling stretch of the new England
TSHD Charlock Fitted Out with Damen Dredge Pumps
Damen recently equipped Van den Herik’s new 3,200 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Charlock with its two dredge pumps. One semi-axial dredge pump is fitted on the trailing pipe, the other dredge pump is mounted inboard. Both dredge pumps work in series, enabling a highly efficient dredging
VIDEO: Spotlight on Bournemouth’s Beach Replenishment Scheme
Bournemouth Borough Council has just released a video about the progress on the 2016 Bournemouth’s Beach Management Scheme. This beachfill project is a program of work, planned from 2015 to 2032, to replace Bournemouth’s existing 53 groynes, construct an additional three new groynes and replace the
Rohr KS 225 Bucket Ladder Dredge on Its European Job
A new Rohr floating bucket ladder dredge was installed on a greenfield site of an existing sand and gravel operation for a European customer. The KS 225 is an electric dredge with a digging depth of 40 ft (12 m) and production capacity up to 620 tph (432 m³/hr) utilizing 225 liter buckets. The dredg
New Guidelines for Better Valuing Natural Solutions for Coastal Protection
With more than $300 billion paid out by insurers for coastal storm damage in just the past 10 years, losses from natural disasters are reaching all-time highs, according to The Nature Conservancy. As coastal communities seek to maximize the cost-effectiveness of their infrastructure solutions, The W
Seatools Presents Pile Dredge Tool
Seatools, a Dutch subsea engineering company, has launched its latest product, named Pile Dredge Tool (PDT). Jan Frumau, Managing Director, said: “Based on strong market demand related to pile dredging and cleaning, we have developed and reviewed several concepts for a pile dredge tool and we have n
Boskalis Expands Dredging Fleet with Magnor
The largest and most efficient backhoe dredger in the world, Magnor, has docked at the Boskalis’ main office in Papendrecht, the Netherlands. The vessel, built by Ravestein, includes all the necessary equipment such as a large deck workshop, stores, machinery and an accommodation fully outfitted to
Port of Rauma Dredging Contract Awarded
Two major construction projects, totaling EUR 62 million, will start this month at the Port of Rauma, Finland. The port, in cooperation with the Finnish Transport Agency, will increase the maximum authorized draught of Rauma channel from 10 meters to 12 meters. WASA Dredging is the principal contrac
Busy Q1 for UniSite Group
UniSite Group, a Chinese company involved in dredging, land reclamation, offshore projects, marine, mechanical engineering and green remediation projects, took an active part in many project all over the world in the first quarter of 2016. In this time frame, UniSite supplied a significant amount of
India, Germany Sign Agreement on Namami Gange
An Implementation Agreement for Ganga Rejuvenation under the Namami Gange Program was signed in New Delhi last week between the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and German International Cooperation (GIZ) of Germany. The objective of the agreement is to enable res
Record Figures for bauma 2016 Show
A seven-day bauma 2016 show has come to an end, bringing more than 580,000 visitors from 200 countries to Munich, Germany. The show gathered a total of 3,423 exhibitors—1,263 from Germany and 2,160 from abroad—from 58 countries who presented their products, developments and innovations on some 605,0
Klaipeda Reveals Plans for New Dredger
The Klaipeda Seaport Authority will, in the near future, have its own dredger. Last Friday, April 15th, the authority announced its plans to buy a new dredger. In order to maintain depth in and around the port area, the authority will next month release a tender for the procurement of a self-propell
Port of Foynes Maintenance Dredging Kicks Off
The maintenance dredging operations at the Port of Foynes are scheduled to begin today, according to the Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC). The dredging works will be undertaken by the SFPC’s multicat Shannon 1. Operations will be conducted by using a plough, and will be located within the Port of
DSAm Completes Maintenance Program for DEME’s Flintstone
The fallpipe vessel Flintstone has departed from Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm), following a six-week program of maintenance and repairs. The Flintstone underwent a comprehensive program of maintenance, surveys and testing in the run-up to her Special Survey, spending a total of 28 days in drydoc