Dredging & Flood Defence

VESSELS

VESSELS

Seawork exhibitor Parkol Marine Engineering, which brought an aluminium fisheries patrol vessel to the pontoons this year, has won a £5.6 million contract to build a new ferry for a tiny island…

20th August 2025

New ferry and wind expansion plans for remote islands

20th August 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Van Oord will reclaim 28 million cubic metres of sand and four million tons of rock to an island and key marine infrastructure in Dubai.

20th August 2025

Van Oord to reclaim 13 hectares of land for Dubai

20th August 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Fourteen projects have been launched across the EU to monitor, assess and forecast coastal hazards, among other coastal services.

19th August 2025

EU launches 14 coastal monitoring projects

19th August 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A major expansion at one of Scotland’s ports has passed a milestone with the granting of marine and dredging licences.

12th August 2025

£111 million port expansion granted dredge licences

12th August 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Three multi-million-euro dredging projects have issued tenders in Italy, from the west to the south and back up to the east.

30th July 2025

Italy issues €multi-million dredging tenders

30th July 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The second phase of major works to expand the Port of Rotterdam to accommodate larger and an increasing number of vessels has begun.

30th July 2025

Phase B of Yangtzekanaal widening begins

30th July 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A major step forward in Dutch flood defence has been taken with a new contract signed between Van Oord and Boskalis to reinforce the IJsselmeerdijk near Lelystad.

15th July 2025

Sustainable deal signed for dyke upgrade

15th July 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A million tons of shingle will be added to a small English beach to double its size and add flood protection.

9th July 2025

Dredgers to move 1 million tons of shingle to double beach size

9th July 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

BMT is introducing dredging management tools that use artificial intelligence to improve how ports predict and respond to sediment build-up in navigation channels.

23rd June 2025

BMT unveils AI-powered dredging forecast tools

23rd June 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Two major marine infrastructure milestones have highlighted the power of innovation and collaboration in advancing climate resilience and renewable energy.

20th June 2025

DEME drives coastal offshore innovation

20th June 2025