The Maroochy River Dredging and Beach Nourishment Works for 2016 have been successfully completed by Neumann Contractors. The works involved the dredging of 20,000 m3 of clean sand from the Maroochy River and transferring the material through a permanent pipeline to the beach between Maroochydore SL
Royal IHC recently launched two Delta Multi Craft (DMC) 1900 workboats for Huta Marine Works from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The launch of the Huta 518 and Huta 519 took place at the ship lift in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands. Like all Delta Multi Craft workboats, the DMC 1900 is a compact, multi-pu
Almost 3,000 cubic meters of material from the different creeks and waterway or “esteros” in the metropolis had been collected by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as part of the agency’s program “Estero Blitz 6”. The MMDA’s “Estero Blitz” campaign, involves de-clogging and dredgi
Van Oord, a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, has purchased a suite of Gemini 720is multibeam imaging sonars, in the week of its launch at Oceanology 2016, in London. The Gemini 720is sonars, combined with customized Gemini SeaTec software, will enable Van
The Dover Strait Ports Company has awarded the design-build contract for the Port of Calais extension project to a consortium formed around Bouygues Travaux Publics (the lead company), Colas Nord-Picardie, Spie Batignolles and Jan De Nul. This contract, which forms part of the Calais Port 2015 proje
The program in Northern Java to stop coastal erosion through Building with Nature has won the annual award for innovative engineering solutions (Vernufteling) in the Netherlands. On behalf of the project, Rob Nieuwkamer from Witteveen+Bos, received the award on Wednesday 16 March 2016 in the presenc
Just two weeks after permission was given to begin dumping silt in Whitsand Bay, the maintenance dredging operations in and adjacent to Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport in Plymouth already started. According to Queens Harbor Master Plymouth and Cattewater Harbor Master, dredging operations
The first phase of a 17-year program to protect Bournemouth’s coast from erosion is progressing according to schedule. Bournemouth’s famous golden beach is being replenished in order to replace sand gradually washed away over the years due to coastal erosion. Crews working on the project will pump a
Piedroba Consulting Group (PCG) and HR Wallingford will be hosting a half day Dredging Symposium, designed for dredge project owners. The primary focus of the course, set for June 12th at the Hyatt Regency Miami, will be to address topics for the improvement of the dredging project management proces
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) needs at least 100 dredgers to help maintain the country’s rivers navigability, according to the Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan. “The BIWTA has only 21 dredgers. A process is underway to procure 20 more dredgers,” Khan said during a seminar organi
The Environment Agency announced today that the Newhaven flood alleviation scheme business case has been approved by its directors. This allows the Environment Agency to start on the next stage of work which will involve the recruitment of contractors to produce detailed design drawings for the new
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and Royal IHC – the two companies specialized in dredging, mining and marine construction – have signed a contract for the construction of a new state-of-the-art Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. The contract was signed on Wednesday, March 9 2016, at NMDC headq
The Public Services Department – States of Guernsey is looking to identify a new site for disposing of inert waste from construction and demolition projects once the current Longue Hougue land reclamation is complete. A cross-departmental working party has identified more than 40 potential options.
The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) is calling for dredging and beach nourishment project in Beaufort County, South Carolina. SCPRT recently submitted an application to the Department of the Army and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control for a permi
