The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) scheduled its advanced pump and slurry course named “Slurry Transport in Dredging and Wet Mining” for May 19-22, 2014, in their training facilities in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. In this advanced, 4-day training, emphasis will be put on the hydraulic transp
Over 130 wind turbines, of total 160, have been installed at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, according to AWJ Marine. The EUR 2 billion offshore wind farm is on schedule to become fully operational this year, and produce enough clean energy to power up to 400,000 homes. The following video shows
Tidal Energy Ltd will take part in All-Energy 2014, looking for partners to help commercialize the revolutionary DeltaStream Tidal technology. The company will be located at stand H53, at this year’s event to be held on 21-22 May in Aberdeen. Tidal Energy is preparing to install and test a single De
Tidal Energy Ltd will take part in All-Energy 2014, looking for partners to help commercialize the revolutionary DeltaStream Tidal technology. The company will be located at stand H53, at this year’s event to be held on 21-22 May in Aberdeen. Tidal Energy is preparing to install and test a single De
Peter Kydd, chairman of the South West Marine Energy Park, claims that tidal lagoons would be a more feasible solution for harnessing tidal power from the Severn Estuary than a barrage, WalesOnline informs. “Having a structured plan to develop the Severn’s tidal power resource in this way could prod
Many of the flood risk assets that were damaged in the extreme weather since December are already being repaired by the Environment Agency – with repairs to over 350 defences already completed, restoring protection to over 115,000 homes. A further 650 assets have repairs planned or underway, to rest
Van Oord Takes Over Dravo S. A. (Spain) Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has acquired all shares of its Spanish subsidiary Dravo S.A. UK: Boskalis Begins Port of Felixstowe Dredging Work has started at the Port of Feli
A 395-tonne pile gripper left the Aelterman quay at the Kluizendok in the port of Ghent in January. The structure, which is 30m long, 25m wide and 20m high, is being used at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm in the UK. The pile gripper has been installed on the jack-up vessel Innnovation, and
The second DredgDikes conference will be held in Gdansk, Poland, 5-6 June 2014, and will be devoted to recent developments in flood protection. Particular emphasis will be put on the application of the new materials (including anthropogenic ones), improved geo-engineering technologies for increased
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: first turbines installed at Vattenfall’s DanTysk offshore wind farm. At the beginning of April, Vattenfall commenced the installation of wind turbines at its DanTysk offshore wind farm site. Now, a couple of them are up and waiting to fulfill their duty of powering
Transport Minister Robert Goodwill has visited Yorkshire and the Humber estuary to discover how the areas are recovering from damage caused by the recent severe weather. At the Port of Immingham, the largest by tonnage in the UK, he spoke to owners Associated British Ports and viewed the ongoing wor
Lincshore, the flagship scheme to reduce flood risk to thousands of homes and businesses on the Lincolnshire coast, commenced yesterday at Boygrift. The Environment Agency scheme played a vital role in helping to protect Lincolnshire’s coastal communities from flooding during December’s tidal surge.
The Port of Wells dredging scheme is scheduled to commence on the 21th April 2014. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 2 and 4. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm which is marked
A multidisciplinary consortium of six private and public organisations from five European countries, led by the French wind power specialist ASAH LM, will develop an innovative concept of floating wind turbine on GustoMSC’s Tri-Floater. Other members include: SSP Technology the Danish leading blade