Dredging
Annual maintenance dredging at Warrenpoint Harbour in County Down will continue until the end of March and possibly into April. According to Afloat reader Lee Maginnis, residents and visitors to Warrenpoint and, indeed, Omeath have been treated to the sight…
Dredger Arrives to Port of Waterford following Maintenance Campaigns at UK South Coast Ferry Ports
14th November 2023 Dredging
A dredger was tracked arriving to the Port of Waterford today, following works carried out in UK south coast ferry ports on the English Channel, however this week work is to start along the Waterford Harbour estuary, writes Jehan Ashmore.…
Dredging at Port of Waterford to Start Operations Next Week Along the Estuary
7th November 2023 Dredging
The Port of Waterford is to have a maintenance dredging campaign start in the week beginning 13 November, with the work to be carried out at three locations along Waterford estuary, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Cypriot flagged dredger Freeway, will…
State Can Ratify UNESCO Convention on Underwater Heritage Protection Under New Bill
14th October 2023 Historic Boats
New archaeological legislation allows Ireland to ratify the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. The Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023 will “repeal” existing legislation relating to Ireland’s archaeological and related heritage.…
Marine Notice: Dredging and Quay Construction Works at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre
16th November 2022 Dredging
The Department of Transport has been advised that the Marine Engineering Division of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is undertaking dredging and quay construction works at Smooth Point in Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre, Co Donegal. As previously…
Dredging work is about to begin at the Port of Waterford with a maintenance dredging campaign to be carried out by a Dutch company. Baggerbedrijf De Boer B.V.'s trailing suction hopper dredger Amazone is next week to conduct activities in…
Dutch Marine Contractor Ready to Dredge at Dublin Port As Part of MP2 Project
11th October 2022 Dredging
A Dutch marine contractor are about to begin work on a Capital Dredging campaign at Dublin Port in order to create two new riverside berths. As disclosed by Dublin Port Company, the contractor Van Oord, reports DredgingToday, intends to carry…
Long-awaited dredging in Courtmacsherry Harbour is being deferred. As Afloat reported earlier this month, the dredging at the popular West Cork boating harbour had restrictions put in place for visiting boats in June for a planned three to four weeks…
Long-awaited dredging at the popular West Cork boating harbour of Courtmacsherry is underway but restrictions are now in place for visiting boats for three to four weeks as the harbour's pontoon is unavailable and the slipway blocked off. Local fishermen are…
One of the country’s leading marinas will become unusable for keelboats unless urgent action is taken to address increasing silting in the harbour area writes David Forsythe in West Cork Kinsale-based Fine Gael councillor Kevin Murphy told the recent meeting of…
There are fears for the future of Sligo harbour (a commercial port) after it was revealed on Monday that it is full of sludge which would cost millions of euro to clear, money that’s not available and dredging is not…
Wexford Based Barge Arrives in Bangor for Trench Digging Works on Belfast Lough
8th February 2022 Belfast Lough
County Wexford based company Marine Specialists Ltd completed mobilising their new 26-metre barge Cliodna in Bangor Harbour on Belfast Lough on Monday, February 7th. Over the coming weeks, it will be inspected by the Maritime Coastguard Agency and prepared for…
The issues surrounding silting in the Irish Sea ferry port of Heysham appear to have been resolved. Last week, the Minister for Infrastructure, Tim Crookall MHK , spoke with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company regarding the problems that…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is now inviting applications from oyster fishers seeking a licence to operate an oyster dredge for the 2022 season. Applications will only be accepted from applicants with boats on the sea fishing boat register of the…
Two marinas and two harbours in the Mid and East Antrim Council area will be dredged over the coming winter and following Spring. They are Carnlough Harbour and Glenarm Marina on the Antrim Coast Road and Carrickfergus Marina and Harbour…
Major Dredging at Howth Fishery Harbour is Part of Revised National Development Plan
4th October 2021 Dredging
Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue TD has welcomed the publication of today's revised National Development Plan. The NDP will set the Department’s new five-year rolling capital allocations. It will support economic, social and environmental development across the country. ‘As we emerge…