Dredging Today has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 6 – 12).
VIDEO: Dredger Oranje in South Korea
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. launched this month the second edition of its magazine ‘Creating New HORIZONS’.
In the publication, Boskalis highlighted a number of fascinating projects, including the expansion of the futuristic Songdo City in South Korea.
Boskalis’ Role in New Suez Canal
Royal Boskalis Westminster has released a video about their role in the New Suez Canal dredging program.
In the video, the semi-submersible heavy transport vessel, Dockwise’s Trustee, mobilizes the first part of the Boskalis’ dredging equipment (cutter suction dredger Edax, Barge 9 and two multipurpose offshore vessels) for the canal expansion project in Egypt.
Panama Canal Expansion – April 2015
The Panama Canal Expansion is the largest project at the Canal since its original construction. To date, the Expansion Program is 88 percent complete.
CHEC Signs $600M Atuabo Port Deal
China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC), a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC), has signed a contract to build a new port in Atuabo, Ghana.
Construction Starts on Van Oord’s New Vessel
SINOPACIFIC Zhejiang Shipyard has begun construction of E169 rock installation vessel, the first of its kind in the world, which is being built for Van Oord of the Netherlands.