Dredging
VIDEO: Reinforcing the Dike with DOP350
The German coastal protection dike named “Alter Koog” is being reinforced over a distance of 2.5 kilometers with the use of Damen DOP350 submersible dredge pump. The DOP350 submersible dredge pump is relocating the dumped sand to several sedimentation areas. The pump takes sand from a temporary pit
Exhibition on Starcross-Cockwood Scheme
The Environment Agency is proposing a tidal defense scheme for Starcross and Cockwood on the Exe Estuary in Devon to reduce flood risk. The proposed scheme is estimated to reduce flood risk to over 600 residential and commercial properties. Currently, the Agency is at the project appraisal stage, me
VIDEO: Damen TSHD 2000
Damen Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) 2000 is being built at present on stock and is ready to be used in any dredging project worldwide. The 2000 hopper dredger is fitted out with a Di 600mm trailing pipe system for a dredging depth of max 25m. Beside TSHD 2000, Damen offers a complete range
Clacton Beaches Ready for Opening
All the newly-created 23 beaches along Clacton seafront will be reopened to the public at the end of the week. Work is coming to an end on the major £36 million project and the remaining six beaches will be handed over by the contractors to Tendring District Council (TDC) on Friday. The overall leng
SedNet Kicks Off Tomorrow
Poland’s city of Krakow will host the 9th International SedNet conference, taking place from 23-26 September 2015. At the core of this SedNet conference, hosted and co-organized by the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, will be the
Trump Seeks Permission for Coastal Project
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump plans to build a wall along the Irish Atlantic coast to protect his golf course, Irish Examiner reports. Trump’s Irish firm that operates his luxury Doonbeg Golf Resort is to shortly seek permission for a €10 million plan to place 200,000 tonnes of boulders to pr
Meetings Announced for Lower Tidal Arun
The Environment Agency will be meeting with local councils this autumn to discuss how they and others can help with future management of Lower Tidal Arun flood risk scheme. This will include maintaining existing defenses, identifying funding for new defenses and how to deal with areas that will no l
Waldringfield Flood Scheme Wins Award
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) was the host of the East of England Merit Awards 2015 last Thursday night at the British Racing School near Newmarket. ICE East of England presents its Merit Awards every year to celebrate and recognize outstanding civil engineering. This year’s top awards we
Bids Invited for Port of Lisbon Dredging
The Port of Lisbon Authority has invited bidders to submit their offers for the maintenance dredging works in the access, mooring and maneuvering basins and docks of the Port of Lisbon. The project will involve dredging work in various sites of the Tejo estuary, with special geographical focus on th
Delft Hosts Transport and Sedimentation Event
The 17th International Conference ‘Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles’ will take place from 22-25 September in Delft, the Netherlands. For more than 40 years these conferences have been a traditional place of meeting and active debates of scientists, engineers and leading authorities in
Picture of the Day: DEME’s Artevelde in Zeebrugge
Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV (DEME) took part yesterday in the Flanders Port Day, a joint initiative of the Flanders government and the four Flanders ports. One of the event attractions was the arrival of the trailing suction hopper dredger Artevelde in Zeebrugge. On Sunday afte
2015 Great Year for ECTMarine
ECTMarine – a Dutch supplier of dredging components, services and design, from a single spare part to a complete dredging vessel – began the year with great momentum, enthusiasm and energy. Development of “yard packages” for the Prime Dredge Line, Quick Dredge Technology and presentation of the ‘Cor
NEGRINI Unveils New Clamshell
NEGRINI S.r.l, an Italian manufacturer of a comprehensive range of grabs and buckets for rope machines and crawler mounted cranes, unveiled recently one of its latest innovations, the electro-hydraulic clamshell grab. NEGRINI, active in the market since 1967, supports their clients by analyzing the
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Boskalis to Work on Markermeer Dikes Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has emerged as the best bidder for the tender to reinforce over 33 kilometers of dikes around the Markermeer lake between the towns of Hoorn and Durgerdam, the Netherlands. New Excavators for DEME Early in […]