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Land & Water switches to using 100% HVO fuel
Wet civil engineering firm Land & Water has switched to using 100% HVO fuel in all of its projects as part of its commitment towards reducing its carbon footprint. The UK SME is also aiming to become Carbon Net Zero by 2030. “This forward-thinking and innovative change has been driven by a recent in
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Coastal erosion protection with KeyTERRA-FIRMA
Coastal erosion eats the shoreline several meters every year at some locations in Eastern England. Parts of Withernsea coast were rapidly disappearing and needed urgently defence. KTF software has just released this very interesting video about the coastal erosion protection with KeyTERRA-FIRMA. At
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Grasse River restoration wraps up
NY State DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos has announced the completion of a significant Grasse River restoration project to help address a legacy of contamination and improve habitat in the region. This habitat restoration milestone is the result of a landmark DEC agreement with Arconic in July 2020, a
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Jan De Nul opts for Damen DOP250
At Noordwijk, the Netherlands, a number of electricity cables coming from wind farms located in the North Sea reach the land. Recently, one of these cables was found to be too close to the surface with only 1.5 m of sand on top. The decision was made to bury them deeper below the surface. To [&helli
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New approach to hopper dredging by Cashman
Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company, LLC patented a new carouseling articulated tug and barge system in 2019 to reduce downtime and increase productivity in hopper dredging and made the design available for all U.S. dredging contractors to adopt. In contrast to traditional hopper dredgin
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IADC presents study on the ‘Ripening of dredged sediment’
In its autumn issue of the Terra et Aqua magazine, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented a unique study on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during ripening of dredged marine sediment. As increasing GHG emissions contribute to global warming, it is becoming more important
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Scripps leads research on cliff erosion
A newly funded program to accelerate the science behind coastal bluff failures was signed into law earlier this month. The bill, AB 66, will fund enhanced coastal monitoring to better understand the timing of bluff failures and help inform recommendations towards the development of a potential early
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Long-term impacts of beach nourishment on shoreline ecosystems
Beach replenishment – the practice of rebuilding and restoring the eroded beach back to some previous elevation and extent – has become one of the most popular solutions for coastal communities who face the growing problem of chronic beach erosion. Sandy beaches constitute some 40 percent of all sho
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Protecting coastal habitats in Mekong Delta of Vietnam
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the Directorate of Fisheries of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development launched the Mekong Delta Coastal Habitat Conservation project yesterday. This work
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MES to start pilot dredging project at Conowingo Dam
In an important step toward understanding the role that dredging can play in mitigating the effects of upstream discharges and the lost trapping capacity of the Conowingo Dam, the Maryland Environmental Service (MES), in coordination with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), is about to
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IADC Safety Award 2021 winner – VIDEO
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released a video about the Safety Award 2021 winner – Jan De Nul and their Bollard Step system. Jan De Nul’s bollard step has been designed by crew, creating a solution which is both easy and quick to use, and is low on maintenance. Des
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IHC Plumigator boosts uptime and productivity
Since the release of the patented overflow innovation, the Plumigator, Royal IHC hasn’t stopped developing the solution. This innovative product successfully limits air release and turbidity during dredging, offering environmental as well as economic benefits. While successful in limiting air releas
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Young Author Award 2021 for Edwin de Hoog
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) bestowed the Young Author Award 2021 to Mr. Edwin de Hoog, Research and Development Engineer at Royal IHC and PhD candidate at the Delft University of Technology. IADC’s Young Author Award is given annually to “stimulate the promotion of new
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International Guidelines on NNBF for Flood Risk Management
Dr Todd Bridges, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature initiative at the US Army Corps of Engineers recently chaired the launch event of the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features (NNBF) for Flood Risk Management. The virtual launch event was held Thursday, 16 September