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Norfolk Seaside resorts to receive vital coast protection
Coastal Partnership East, on behalf of North Norfolk District Council, will begin both the Cromer Phase 2 Scheme and the Mundesley Coastal Management Scheme in 2022 subject to consultation with all consultees. According to the Council, this will improve defences and take into consideration the predi
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Protecting Nieuwpoort against extreme storm surges
Within the next few days, a special transport will leave Kallo, in Port of Antwerp, Jan De Nul said. A pontoon carrying an enormous concrete threshold. Final destination: Nieuwpoort harbour channel. According to Jan De Nul, this is a major component of the storm surge barrier currently under constru
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Orewa seawall project progresses
Work on the next phase of the Ōrewa seawall project is underway after the resource consent was granted via the Environment Court, Auckland Council said. The project is now in the developed design phase, with site surveying and investigation due to begin in May 2022. Once this phase is complete, the
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Welsh farmers call for River Dysynni dredging
The Meirionnydd Branch of the Farmers’ Union of Wales held meetings recently with Clare Pillman, Chief Executive of Natural Resources Wales recently, and visited various locations in the Dysynni Valley near Tywyn in areas within the Internal Drainage District. The meeting was facilitated by Mabon ap
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Stornoway’s new deep water terminal project includes dredging
Stornoway Port Authority and McLaughlin & Harvey have signed a contract for the construction of the port’s new multi-purpose Deep Water Terminal. According to the contractor, work on the transformational project at the Outer Hebrides’ main port is expected to start in the coming weeks, while complet
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Advancing sustainable methods for shoreline maintenance by Boskalis
Boskalis is part of a joint initiative to advance sustainable methods for shoreline maintenance along the Dutch coast. The project – which is in partnership with Rijkswaterstaat (the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management), Vereniging van Waterbouwers, Deltares
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Spotlight on flood defence investment programme
A £2.6 billion, six-year programme of work dedicated to improving flood and coastal defences has exceeded its original targets by 14,000 – with over 314,000 homes now better protected from flooding since 2015, the Environment Agency said. More than 850 new flood and coastal erosion defence projects
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Lochmaddy Harbour dredging in full swing
George Leslie Ltd has started works at Lochmaddy Harbour where the ferry terminal will be upgraded with new infrastructure. This £15.3 million project forms a key part of the Skye Triangle upgrade where Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have been working closely with Transport Scotland, Caledonian Maritime
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CentrePort kicks off Wellington dredging
CentrePort is undertaking the Wellington Harbour maintenance dredging works to ensure sufficient depths for shipping at some of its wharves, and improvements to shipping channel safety. The Dutch Dredging company vessel Albatros returns to clear build-ups of sand in front of the Aotea Quay, and the
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One of the world’s largest backhoe dredgers Goliath busy in Felixstowe
Van Oord’s Goliath, one of the world’s largest backhoe dredgers, is currently busy working in Felixstowe. The dredger is equipped with a bucket that can hold between 20 and 40 cubic metres of material, and can work at a dredging depth of up to 26 metres. In Van Oord’s fleet, backhoes Simson and Goli
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Dredge Woomera working in Townsville
The Port of Townsville’s $232 million Channel Upgrade project has reached a significant milestone with the largest Australian owned backhoe dredge, Woomera, now dredging in Cleveland Bay. “If you’re on the bay, you’re sure to spot Woomera loading the material dredged from the channel on to support b
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Southsea Coastal Scheme: Frontage 4 drone footage
Southsea Coastal Scheme has just released this amazing video update, named Frontage 4 (Southsea Castle) drone footage. Delivery of rock took place March 26-27 during the day – with the tides in two sessions each day 03:00 to 11:00 and 16:30 to 23:00. The latest model Dave from Ovenden Earthmoving wa
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Works resume on Columbia River South Jetty rehab
The USACE Portland District is resuming work to rehabilitate the Mouth of the Columbia River South Jetty. “This marks the beginning of our third season of the rehab project, which began in June 2020 and is scheduled to finish in late summer 2025,” said USACE. “We and J.E. McAmis are teamed up, geare
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Boskalis: Innovative dike upgrade protects large part of the Netherlands
Boskalis and its partners made major advances recently on the large-scale upgrade of a dike bordering the Markermeer lake in the Netherlands. The project demonstrates how Boskalis, as partner in the public-private Markermeer Dikes Alliance, is responding to climate change and can deliver tailor-made