Dredging & Flood Defence

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  €…