Industry News

Steady swell in global dredging fleet

Industry news - Equipment

17 January 2022

The steady increase in the global dredging fleet will benefit a rapidly changing maritime sector. We round up some of these vessels for CEDA members.

Plastic in dredged material

Industry news - Projects

17 January 2022

Disposal of dredged material at sea or in estuaries may be unintentionally assisting in the spread of marine plastic litter according to a new report published by a scientific group

Dredging work begins for Scotland decommissioning, offshore wind port

Industry news - Projects

8 December 2021

Capital dredging work is beginning imminently on the brownfield port facility at Ardersier, near Inverness, Scotland, with 2.5m m3 of sediment to be removed from the port’s access channels.

After 8 years, CFE and DEME announce intention to de-merge

Industry news - Projects

6 December 2021

DEME and parent company CFE intend to de-merge into two separate listed companies, with the latter transferring its 100% stake in the former to a spin-off company, given the placeholder name of ‘Newco’.

Boskalis and DEME part of bid to develop world’s first energy island project

Industry news - Projects

2 December 2021

Dredging firms Boskalis and DEME along with ACCIONA and MT Højgaard International – jointly known as the NJORD Group – have signed an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to develop the energy island in the Danish North

England's environment agency releases new sediment guidance

Industry news - Projects

15 November 2021

Restoring Estuarine and Coastal Habitats with Dredged Sediment focuses on geomorphological and physical prerequisites for restoring coastal areas.