The naming and launch ceremony for the 12,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 02, took place today at the Daoda Heavy Industry shipyard in Qidong, China. IHC Merwede is building the impressive vessel for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT, which is based in the Peo
A Kier BAM joint venture has now signed contracts with EDF Energy to carry out £100+ million of site preparation works for the Somerset‘s Hinkley Point C project. The work includes excavation, earthworks, terracing, the installation of construction site infrastructure and formation of roads and netw
Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) and Shetland Islands Council have reached a negotiated settlement on the claim payable by the Council relating to the abandonment of a dredging project in 2005 due to the former Bressay Bridge Project. Both LPA and the Council are content to have settled the claim at £4,
Last Friday, the first waiting berth for short sea and feeder vessels went into use on the Maasvlakte. It involves the former Tor Line berth, which the Port of Rotterdam Authority has made suitable for small container vessels. The waiting berth was used straight away by the 137-metre “Öland”, owned
In collaboration with the SKVR Free academy, the Port organizes the exhibition “New frontiers, new impressions” in FutureLand. The exhibition will show the results of a drawing and painting competition organized in the summer of 2011. Seventy amateur artists will be challenged in the summer of 2012
Van Oord and Besix have been awarded a contract to widen Rotterdam’s Amazonehaven seaport. The project involves design and construct. Widening the seaport will make vessel traffic control safer and more efficient. The works will involve constructing a 1000 m quay wall, demolishing a 950 m quay wall,
Last week, the volunteers of the Dutch National Museum of Dredging were presented with a supply of Damen fleece vests to support the outdoor-activities of the Museum. The Dutch National Museum of Dredging (Sliedrecht) is unique and exhibits a collection of historical and modern models of dredgers an
Dredging works undertaken at Lyme Regis harbor resulted in 3,000 tons of removed sand. This project worth £25,000 comprised deepening the area known as the Pool and removing silt building up by the North Wall over a four-day period. Harbourmaster Grahame Forshaw and deputy Mike Higgs stressed the im
On 9 February 2012, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, located in the East Irish Sea, was officially inaugurated by Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, at a ceremony in the Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall. In the presence of representatives from the owners, local dignita
The Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment is expanding the Maasgeul to prevent waiting times for ships entering the port of Rotterdam. This navigation channel to the North Sea is the access route for sea-going ships that have a draft of more than 14.3 metres. More and more of these ships co
Angus Council has announced tender for a bathymetric survey to be undertaken in Montrose Bay, United Kingdom. The survey is part of phase 3 of the Montrose Beach Environmental Development Plan, which has been undertaken to assess the impact of coastal processes and erosion in Montrose Bay. At presen
Graham Construction has announced a £19m deal to build a new port in the north of England. The Company has also recently won business on major marine projects in Scotland including Kennacraig Ferry Terminal and Fife Energy Park. Graham will construct a new 250m jetty, a 195m pier jetty, a floating p
Port of Cairnryan Limited has unveiled future development plans for its harbour. Port of Cairnryan Limited is the statutory harbour authority for the port of Cairnryan, located on the west coast of Scotland. The port has two operational berths, which are both run for ferry services across the Irish
Ville de Cannes has invited bidders for the beach replenishment works. Project details: – Dredging of sand from a designated site and grading following sample analysis, into materials to be used in the replenishment of the Bocca beaches by marine transportation; – Bathymetry and surveys required of
