4-9 December 2022, International Conference on Coastal Engineering The International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE) is the premier coastal engineering conference held biennially under the auspices of the Coastal Engineering Research Council of COPRI.
Delta Marine Consultants to explore feasibility of modular coastal protection system in Singapore Modular system is based on DMC’s proven XblocPlus solution for coastal protection, which will be tailored to suit Singapore’s wave climate and local site conditions
Riza-Artvin Airport officially open Two weeks ago, the Rize-Artvin Airport on reclaimed land, was officially opened. Providing the transportation needs of the Black Sea region. For the project two sizes of Xblocs were used as coastal protection.
18 May 2022 Flood & Coast 2022 Conference and Exhibition Flood & Coast is a unique event that attracts exhibitors, speakers and visitors from around the world to advance the debate about the impacts of climate change on flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM).
Good news coming from the Afsluitdijk! Last summer 32 special blocks were placed on the dike. These blocks are made of various innovative concrete mixes which all reduce the carbon footprint of the material.
Breakwater of new port of Calais The SPD-Calais prepared a dedicated website showing many photos and impressive videos of the works during the construction of the new port of Calais.
XblocPlus placement is progressing succesfully at the Vistula Spit project This video gives a good impression of the fast placement of the blocks and the progress of the project by Besix – NDI.
Singapore International Water Week We are pleased to announce that Delta Marine Consultants (DMC), is participating in the upcoming Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), which will take place virtually from 21 June 2021 to 2 July 2021.
Linking different XblocPlus sizes Last week the first XP-Trans blocks were cast by Zbych - Pol & Mobet for the Vistula Spit Project in Poland. This block was developed by DMC from idea via BIM modelling, physical modelling to production in Poland.
XblocPlus moulds shipped to La Reunion 30 Moulds for the production of the XblocPlus to be used for the airport of La Reunion are shipped to the island.
First XblocPlus in Africa For a new project in Africa, trial casts with XblocPlus have been performed. More news to follow soon!
Opening of new water laboratory On Friday 11 September, the new premises of our water laboratory in Gouda were festively opened. As the founder, Bas Reedijk (Head of the Water Department at Delta Marine Consultants), was allowed to open it.
Xbloc Plus presentations at ICCE 2020 During the virtual ICCE conference of 2020, James Donnelly and Pieter Bakker presented 2 papers about Xbloc Plus.
XStream blocks in River IJssel, The Netherlands As a direct result of climate change our rivers are experiencing much larger differences between high and low water levels.
Production of blocs for upgrade of Afsluitdijk has started In the production facility in Harlingen, the production of the XblocPlus used for the upgrade of the Afsluitdijk, started.
Deltaflume tests for the upgrade of the Afsluitdijk The tests for the upgrade of the Afsluitdijk in the deltaflume have recently started.
First international project with XblocPlus Delta Marine Consultants have signed a license agreement with Swiss company SEL AG for the use of XblocPlus in the Marina Porto Albania Project.
Placement Trials Afsluitdijk Placement trials have been performed in Zeewolde for the Afsluitdijk project.
XblocPlus at the ICCE The new concrete armour unit XblocPlus will officially be introduced at the ICCE conference in Baltimore this summer. DMC will be present with a booth and two paper presentations.
Introduction of the new XblocPlus DMC has developed a new armour block which is called the XblocPlus. This block is based on the experiences during 15 years of Xbloc projects around the world.
DMC signs new Xbloc project in Turkey: big numbers and big blocks DMC signed a license agreement for the use of Xbloc on the new Rize-Artvin airport.
New Xbloc Project: Lekki Port DMC signs Xbloc license agreement with China Harbour for placement of Xblocs at the Lekki Port project in Nigeria. Xblocs of 2, 3, and 5m3 will be placed at the breakwater of Lekki Port.
