TT2 ,Big dredging job about to start on the Tyne

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cawky wrote:
This is all for the South side .

OK Brian  :-)  - lets hope that the newly constructed Forum software wont screw up URL's posted.

Regards

[Brian Cawkwell]

Steve ,
Click North entrance then click river construction :-

http://tt2.co.uk/web-cams.php

Dredger has turned around now and is cutting towards the North side

[Rudy de Nooijer]

Hi There,
Just informed that we are going to dredge on Tyne River.Don't know anything about the job jet because I'm now working in the night time.
8 of march you will see us in the neigbourhood on AIS.
Ship is called "Alexander von Humboldt" now at work on the river Scheldt between Antwerp and Flushing in Dutch waters.
Look forward to it !!
Greetz, Rudy :-P

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sandsucker wrote:
Hi There,
Just informed that we are going to dredge on Tyne River.Don't know anything about the job jet because I'm now working in the night time.
8 of march you will see us in the neigbourhood on AIS.
Ship is called "Alexander von Humboldt" now at work on the river Scheldt between Antwerp and Flushing in Dutch waters.
Look forward to it !!
Greetz, Rudy

Hi Rudy

Well it will be good to see a different ship on the Tyne for a change - nothing much about on the Tyne at the moment.Do you know if the dredging job is to do with the new Tyne Tunnel 2 Project?

Regards (Post#11)

[Brian Cawkwell]

Looks like it has something to do with the tunnel as she is owned by Jan De Nul , who dredged the tunnel site :-

http://www.jandenul.com/

[Rudy de Nooijer]

Hi there Ellwood,just heared from the capt. this evening that we are going to close the tunnel-trench when the tunnel is inside. Discharching sand by bowconnection and floating line of 200 meters towards a spray pontoon.
Thats all we know for the moment and the voyage plan is allready made.
Greetz, Rudy 8-)

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Hi Guys

Interesting article and photograph in tonight's Newcastle Evening Chronicle @ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2010/02/24/final-section-of-new-tyne-tunnel-now-in-place-72703-25904486/

"Liquefied sand will be pumped into a small gap between the bottom of the section and the trench floor to stabilise the structure, and the jacks will then be withdrawn.

Sand and gravel will be used to cover the sections, which will be topped with a protective layer of granite from a Lake District quarry to protect the tunnel from potential damage."

Regards(Post#12)

[Brian Cawkwell]

Hi Steve, I beleive they have been pumping sand underneath the tunnel elements as there has been a small floating pipeline coming from the south bank , it has been used on various occasion.
The Alexander Van Humbolt will be covering the tunnel elements and I bet it will take a few trips!!

there is an 8 page thread here :-

http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?start=30&topic_id=7191&forum=2&viewmode=flat&order=ASC
detailing all the stages of the tunnels major works in the river.

regards Brian

[Rudy de Nooijer]

Hi Steve,
Interessting article !
I don't  like gravel, hope it's a mix of sand and gravel.
 8-)  Rudy

[Rudy de Nooijer]

Hi Brian,
This is good info. Now at least we know what we are going to do on the Tyne.
Just wonder where we are going to dredge but soon we will heard this from
superintented over there.

Greetz Rudy, 8-)

[Brian Cawkwell]

I think the only place you will be dredging will be off the Wash past the river humber, but I could be wrong.

A few years ago a place north of the river Blyth called "Newbiggin" had there beach recharged and this was where the vessel went for the sand.

Brian

[Rudy de Nooijer]

Ok,Brian
Just gonna look on my seamap how far this is.I'm not sailing the ship but always intressted in where were going.
Hopefully the captain has more info tonight.

Grtz, Rudy 8-)

[Brian Cawkwell]

Hi Sandsucker ,
your vessel is on the port of Tyne arrivals schedule now :-

http://www.portoftyne.co.uk/business-divisions/marine-and-environmental-services/shipping-movements/listing/

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT 05/Mar/10 23:59 Arrival Sea RIVER SECTION 1 Luxemburg JAN DE NUL LXAH EST. 9166845

[Rudy de Nooijer]

Hi there Cawky,

They told us here that we are leaving March 8 and it's a trip of aprox. 26/27 hours so ? Always "Top-Secret""Confidential" and sometimes really suprising.
We will see and I'm on board till March 16.And its maybe 30 ago since i drunk a "Newcastle Brown Ale "Looking forward to it.
Thanks for the info !
You can see us work now at    http://people.zeelandnet.nl/bverschuure    8-)

[Brian Cawkwell]

Hi,
Still down for Friday on the Port of Tyne listing , but it also says "estimate ":-

http://www.portoftyne.co.uk/business-divisions/marine-and-environmental-services/shipping-movements/expected-shipping/

You will be in a better position to know the facts , look forward to seeing you when you arrive , dont know if you will have time for a bottle of "BROON Ale " as you will probably be in then straight out after discharge.

BRian