Dredging & Flood Defence

The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and the Hamburg Water and Navigation Office (WSD), the two project developers involved, have applied to the planning authorities for a reconsideration of their revised plans for…

An extension has been awarded to an existing contract currently being executed by Belgium' s Jan De Nul Group, in a consortium with CCC/STFA, for the construction of a new port and…

Lerwick Port Authoritys £ 12m dredging project has reached a significant stage. The dredging phase is almost complete. Drill and blast operations were completed ahead of schedule by the barge Playmate and…

Van Oord has been awarded a contract to build a 5.5km quay wall on the Deira Islands in Dubai. Van Oord has already received an award for a 3.5km quay wall for…

Dutch dredging giants Van Oord and Royal Boskalis Westminster have responded to unprecedented levels of land reclamation works in the Middle East by expanding the capacities of already large trailing suction hopper…

Damen Dredging Equipment of Nijkerk in the Netherlands has delivered a versatile cutter suction dredger to Sri Lanka, where it was urgently needed to clear small fishery harbours which remain silted by…

The keel laying of the Jan De Nuls mega trailing suction hopper dredger Leiv Eiriksson took place at the shipyard Construcciones Navales del Norte inSestao, Spain, late last month.

A lowering of the seabed beneath Newbiggin Bay UK isbelieved to have exposed the coastline to serious erosion in recent years. Thebeach had virtually disappeared and damage to the seawall was increasing. 

The Dutch specialistmanufacturer of underwater equipment, Seatools, has signed a contract with BelgiumsJan De Nul Group to supply the underwater sensors for monitoring the dredgingprocess on board four hopper dredgers and three…

Italian dredger builder Italdraghe SpA delivered and launcheda new, small SGT150C model cutter suction dredger for the beautiful coastaltown of Casal Velino in Southern Italy in July. Casal Velino is within theprotected…

Jenkins Marine Ltd and Land & challengingproject to dredge the Island Harbour Marina in the Isle of Wight. The works,which started in April, are due for completion by the end of this…

A joint venture of Dredging International and Boskalis Westminster Middle East has been awarded a contract by the development company Nakheel for the construction and expansion of Port Rashid in Dubai.

Dutch dredging company Van Oord and consulting engineer Royal Haskoning have unveiled proposals they have developed to enhance the flood defences in the Netherlands whilst reducing pressure in the densely populated Randstad…

Belgium’ s Dredging International has been awarded a  contract to build a new artificial island,  ' Dana' , 7km  into the Arabian Gulf off the Emirate of Ras-al-Khaimah. Construction of the  €…