Dredging
New Dredger for Moray Council
Councillors got their first close-up view yesterday of a new custom-built harbor dredger being built for Moray Council. The £2.4million vessel will be the only dredger in Scotland operated by a local council. The 25.7m (90ft) dredger is under construction at the Macduff Shipyard Ltd fabrication faci
Maersk Welcomes Suez Expansion
As the largest customer of the Suez Canal with more than 1,400 transits in 2014, the Maersk Group has welcomed the expansion of the Suez Canal and the advantages it entails. Egypt has all through the 20th and 21st century acted as the bridge between Europe and Asia thereby enabling global trade and
WATCH LIVE: New Suez Opening
Dredging Today is bringing you live coverage of the New Suez Canal opening ceremony, hosted by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Live stream provided by the Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi official youtube channel
Wartsila DF Engines for DEME
A new generation “Antigoon” class dredger, called “Scheldt River”, being built by Royal IHC (IHC) in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium based DEME Group, is to be powered by Wartsila dual-fuel (DF) engines. This will be the first ever dredger to operate on engines capable of utilizing either l
Jan De Nul: 33.4 Pct of Suez Dredging
The new Suez Canal in Egypt will be officially opened today. A project for which Jan De Nul Group realized no less than one third of all works. “And that is something we are very proud of,” said Jan Pieter De Nul, CEO of Jan De Nul Group. “This really is an iconic performance. It […]
Work on Louth and Horncastle Projects Begins
Construction on long-awaited flood alleviation schemes in Louth and Horncastle is set to start this month. Planning permission for both schemes has been granted, archaeological surveys of the sites are being carried out, and construction will begin shortly. The £6.5m Louth project and the £8.1m Horn
Shoreham-by-Sea and Lancing Schemes Underway
The Environment Agency is developing a major scheme to reduce flood risk to the towns of Shoreham-by-Sea and Lancing in West Sussex. The EA has been carrying out extensive public consultation and engagement strategies to ensure that the local community have been fully informed of the scheme, and kep
Van Oord Selects MAN Power
Van Oord, a Rotterdam based dredging and marine contractor, placed an order for two trailing suction hopper dredgers earlier this year. The vessels will be constructed at CNN LaNaval Shipyard in Sestao, Spain with delivery dates scheduled for 2017. The order is part of Van Oord’s continuous investme
Jan De Nul Starts Saloum River Dredging
Macky Sall, the President of Senegal, kicked off the Saloum River dredging project located in the Fatick region last month. Jan De Nul Group’s hopper dredger De Bougainville has been mobilized to undertake this work, with the main goal to deepen the entrance of the Port of Foundiougne-Ndakhonga. Thi
VIDEO: New Canal – Icon of the Future
Records were broken, vessels were mobilized from every corner of the globe, and work was carried out non-stop. The construction of the new Suez Canal in Egypt was like a rollercoaster ride, said Van Oord. The new Suez Canal has been completed in record time thanks to several consortia from the globa
London Heavy River Maintenance by LAWS
Land and Water Services (LAWS) were contracted at short notice by the Environment Agency to carry out dredging works at four sites around London. These locations were sections of brooks or small streams which were classified as main rivers and presented a flood risk. Two of the schemes involved the
DEME at New Suez Opening
On Thursday, 6 August,2015, the Dredging International (75%) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (25%) consortium will participate in the opening festivities of the modernized Suez Canal in Egypt. Thanks to the widening and deepening of the canal, the waiting time on the navigation route has been
SedNet Event in September
The 9th International SedNet conference will be held on 23-26 September 2015, in Kraków, Poland. 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 link between sedim
Drop-in Session in Flood-Prone North Yorkshire
Work to improve flood defenses in parts of Skipton town center in North Yorkshire are set to start in September and local residents and business owners are being invited to a drop-in meeting to see how it will affect them. Four sites in the town center have been targeted for improvements as part of