Dredging
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
News in Photos: Keel Laying for New IHC Dredger The keel laying event for the 1,840 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger took place at MTG Dolphin Shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria, on 22nd of April, 2015. DEME Orders Two ‘Green’ Dredgers DEME has just confirmed its order for […]
River Soar Dredging Starts
A £700,000 dredging project aimed at making Leicestershire’s waterways easier for boaters to navigate has started this week. The project will see a floating digger clearing 12,000 tonnes of mud and silt from the bed of the River Soar, dredging almost nine miles of the river in two phases. The first
New Environmental Monitoring Guidance for Dredging
Developers and regulators often require monitoring of the marine environment, to assess potential changes and impacts during construction projects. More monitoring, however, is not necessarily better monitoring, and dredging experts from HR Wallingford have helped to produce new guidance on why and
KIASMA Takes Part in Magdalena River Project
KIASMA and Odebrecht, through their Colombian subsidiary – Consortium Navelena Construction, have signed a cooperation agreement under which KIASMA will supply the HDPE floating pipelines with KFC system (for abrasion reduction) to be used for dredging operations on the Magdalena River in Colombia.
Bibby HydroMap Presents d’ROP (VIDEO)
Bibby HydroMap, a company involved in a range of services including hydrographic and geophysical survey, geotechnical sampling, etc, has just released a video about their innovative d’ROP system. d’ROP is a dynamic Remotely Operated Survey Platform that borrows and combines technology and operating
Salix Creating the New Wildlife Reserve
Salix River & Wetland Services Limited has started dredging/desilting activities at the Woodberry Wetlands in East London. The work is part of the London Wildlife Trust’s £1.5 million project to bring new nature reserve to London, opening this summer. As part of the development, the company will be
VIDEO: Port of Husum Dredging Program
Koninklijke Smals, a Dutch company involved in hydraulic and civil-engineering works, has released a video about their dredging and remediation project in Port of Husum, one of Germany’s seaports along the North Sea coast. Husum is famous for its tourism, HDR Shipyard and Senvion, one of Europe’s le
Few More Facts on Tuas Terminal Project
Last week marked the signing of a $1.8 billion Tuas Terminal Phase 1 agreement between the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Dredging International Asia Pacific – Daelim Joint Venture (DDJV). The contract was signed on April 23rd 2015, during the inaugural Singapore Maritime Technol
VIDEO: Smals’ Dredger Staaij at Delfzijl Project
Koninklijke Smals, a Dutch company involved in hydraulic and civil-engineering works, has released a video about their environmental dredging project in Delfzijl. This dredging program included removal of mercury contaminated silt from Eemskanaal and Oosterhornkanaal. To accomplish this task, Smals
EuDA-CEDA Workshop at ECCA 2015
The EuDA-CEDA joint workshop will take place as part of the European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA) 2015 to be held 12th – 14th May 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA) 2015 is the second of its kind, following the first ECCA held in Hamb
Canal and River Trust’s Business Plan Unveiled
The Canal and River Trust has published a summary of their three-year business plan 2015-2018, which sets out how they plan to raise the money to look after the waterways over the next 36 months and where they plan to spend the money. The document, from chief executive Richard Parry, reports an enco
Picture of the Day: Beatrixhaven Dredging Scheme
Work in Beatrixhaven, the newest port basin in Eemshaven, has reached the completion phase, announced the Groningen Seaports. The heavy load quay is getting the finishing touches and dredging work is well on its way. The level of the surrounding terrain has been raised with sand dredged from the por
New Cat 323D L Series 2 Introduced
Caterpillar has just introduced their new Cat® 323D L Series 2 hydraulic excavator, with an operating weight ranging from 22 000 kg (48,501 lb) to 23 200 kg (51,147 lb). Hydraulic-system refinement adds to the 323D2 L overall efficiency, as well as to its capacity to handle a broad range of Cat work
Holland-on-Sea to Get New Sand
Preparations are being put in place for the next major recharge of beaches at Holland-on-Sea at the weekend. A temporary compound has been set up on the sand between Fernwood Avenue and Brighton Road and the area has been temporarily closed off. A pipeline will be put together ready for the main rec