UKD wins third-party work
In addition to its work for parent ABP, UK Dredging has found work at a number of UK ports recently including Forth Ports, Aberdeen, Tyne, Portsmouth, Workington and Belfast and in Eire, Dun Laoghaire and Cork, and Fenit Harbour.
The design for a mechanical dewatering plant will save over €7m per year, while delivering processing and sustainability benefits. The MWH solution requires only 20 ha of land to process the sediment, compared with 120 ha that would be required by a lagooning process: the alternative and standard solution. This saving is a significant benefit in Antwerp where land comes at a premium price. The total cost of the MWH Mechanical Dewatering solution (covering all costs, including depreciation over a 15 year period) is estimated as €26-29 per tonne dry matter, compared to a cost of €38-40 for lagooning.
The contractor took delivery of its second plough vessel last year, UKD SEALION.
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