First customer for the latest Richard Smalley 363MkII amphibious dredger is Barry Westby Groundworks of Broadway, Worcs . This updated design has a larger 63 kw ( 83.5 bhp) at 2,500 rpm water cooled diesel engine, lifting capacity increased by 20%, capable of loading a full 400 l bucket every time.
Provincie Noord-Holland has appointed J.P. Schilder BV to carry out the Haarlem dredging project. This EUR 2,9 mln development program will include dredging in order to achieve excavation profiles to sufficient depths for recreational activities in the required areas of waterways. The project will a
Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt Emden has announced a tender for the Emden Port dredging contract. The main goal of this deepening program is to retain the water depths in the fairways of the Lower Ems and Leda. To achieve this, the contractor will need to undertake maintenance dredging works by using th
Stockton Council has welcomed news that the Government has made an allocation of more than £10 million to pay for flood defences at Port Clarence and Lustrum Beck. Stockton Council and the Environment Agency submitted the bids for Flood Defence Grant in Aid funding to enable flood defence and allevi
42 new flood schemes have been given the green light by Floods Minister Dan Rogerson yesterday. A further 13 schemes previously given funding will also begin construction, bringing the total number of schemes starting work to 55 for this year. In all the new schemes starting construction this year w
The South Baltic Conference on Dredged Materials in Dike Construction will take place in Rostock / Hohe Düne, 10-11 April 2014. The conference is organised in the frame of the project DredgDikes in which the application of dredged materials in dike construction is investigated. There are a variety o
Having withstood the elements for many years, the seafront groynes are to be replaced and upgraded with the highest quality of rock groynes in order to provide the best beach protection and frontage for Dover’s community. The current groynes are reaching the end of their life and the Port of Dover w
Severe flood warnings are in place today for parts of the south west coast where high sea levels have combined with strong winds and large waves. Today there is a high risk of coastal flooding in Dorset, Devon and of further river flooding on the Somerset Levels and Moors. This week Environment Agen
The Port of Wells dredging project will resume on 10th February 2014. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 4 and 2. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm which is marked by the port
The Forum of Dredging Companies is scheduled for 12 February 2014, in Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow, and this event will be a ground for communication of customers and dredging companies. The main purposes of the Moscow dredging forum are: • to learn about new dredging and land reclamation technologies;
A remote control boat equipped with a SonTek M9 Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP®) has been employed with HydroSurveyor software to create a 3-dimensional map of a damaged (and still submerged) flood barrier, following serious damage that took place during last December’s storms. Data from the survey
Serdijn Ship Repair and Zwagerman Offshore Services established a new company under the name Rotterdam Offshore Group (ROG). The ideas and activities of Serdijn and Zwagerman are complementary, so a complete portfolio can be offered to clients. Existing markets and new market segments will be addres
IHC Merwede has been successful in securing orders worth € 350 million for a wide range of dredging and offshore vessels and equipment. The company’s Dredging division has confirmed new contracts for the delivery of a large custom-built trailing suction hopper dredger, 13 units that will be supplied
The oil and gas industry has continued to take full advantage of Lerwick Harbour’s expanded deep-water infrastructure which helped attract increased traffic in 2013. The number of oil-related vessels calling jumped 9.6% to 683, compared to 2012, with the tonnage up 28% to 3.8 million gross tonnes an
