The Fife Council has introduced a plan for the dredging project at the Glenrothes area. The project consists of reducing the accumulated silt on the harbour basin floor and entrance channel by an agitation dredging process which will stimulate the particles into temporary suspension in the water, wh
The repair work on the lock ‘De Blauwe Dromer’ near Zeewolde/Harderwijk is making steady progress. The temporary dam required to do the work safely is now being installed. The repair work is being done for the provincial authority of Flevoland by the Van den Herik contracting company. Deltares, the
A leading coastal scientist has warned that some of the world’s best known beach resorts may not survive projected sea level rises and that problems caused by changing sea levels are compounded by a lack of political will and short-term coastal management initiatives. Professor Andrew Cooper, Profes
Leisure harbours in Moray will not be dredged for at least two years when a new council-owned dredger will be in service, councillors were told yesterday. Commercial harbours at Buckie and Burghead will continue to be serviced as a priority, and £65,000 has been allocated specifically for dredging o
Oceana is protesting about Spanish plans to dump Mercury-rich sediment dredged from a Minorcan harbour into the open ocean. The organisation has requested the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) report on management of the material extracted in the dredging of Mahón harbour. This project involve
Work is well underway at the Copland’s Dock development in Stromness, according to the Orkney Islands Council . Temporary works and dredging for the new pier were due to start in January followed by piling in February. The contract is scheduled for completion in February 2014. The Copland’s Dock dev
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group announces that on 11 January 2013 its subsidiary Novoroslesexport received delivery of two new LIEBHERR LHM 550 pneumatic drive mobile harbour cranes with lifting capacities of 104 tonnes. The cranes are expected to be commissioned in February 2013. One of the
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a large order for twelve all-electric rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) SA in Greece. The cranes, scheduled for delivery in late 2013, will facilitate the port’s continued expansion, with capacities planned to increase from 2.6
ABPmer has recently prepared a habitat creation design for the Army Sailing Association, Thorney Island. The proposed scheme is intended to offset intertidal habitat lost or disturbed by the construction of a new pontoon proposed as part of the works for an upgraded Army inshore sailing training cen
22.7 million tonnes of goods (gross) were handled via the various port facilities in Rostock last year; 1.3 million tonnes or five percent less than in 2011. The lion’s share of 21.2 million tonnes of freight was loaded and unloaded at Rostock overseas port. According to the port and shipping author
Rijkswaterstaat is teaming up with the Rivierenland Water Authority and research institute Deltares to test a stretch of dike near Nijmegen near the Hollandsch-Duitsch pumping station and Millingen aan de Rijn. The strength of the grass cover will be tested to see how it copes with overtopping resul
A Kongsberg TOPAS PS 40 – Parametric sub bottom profiler has recently been installed on MMT’s survey vessel Triad. The acceptance tests of the new system were successfully performed in early December outside Nynäshamn in the Stockholm archipelago. The Topas 40 will add the benefit of high spatial re
Ministry AN.ANT.YPO.ME.DI/G.G.D.E. has invited bidders to submit their offers for the completion of the basin dredging program and channel excavation in the Port of Alexandroupolis. These works include: – Complete dredging in the outer (eastern) basin of the port of Alexandroupolis; – Complete dredg
Damen Shiprepair Brest has won the contract for the scheduled technical repair and maintenance services to the dredger “Daniel Laval”. These works will include technical services and the replacement of: – 2 nozzles; – 1 hopper and sliding tray; – 2 crankshafts. The works were scheduled to have start
