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  • The largest ever land reclamation job in DEME’s history in full swing

    2 August 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The largest ever dredging and land reclamation contract in DEME’s history – the Abu Qir port project in Egypt – is in full swing now. According to the Belgian giant, this project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It also includes deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m and dredging of a turning basin to 22m. Under […]

  • Major milestone in Townsville channel upgrade

    30 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The largest infrastructure project in the Port of Townsville’s history has reached a major milestone – completion of the $232 million Channel Upgrade project’s rock wall. According to the Port’s officials, constructing the 2.2-kilometre rock wall is the first critical step in widening Townsville’s shipping channel to allow larger ships to access the Port instead […]

  • Antwerp Port, PSA Antwerp to upgrade Europa Terminal

    16 March 2021
    Infrastructure

    Port of Antwerp has just introduced plans to deepen the quay wall of Europa Terminal. The main goal of this project, conducted in cooperation with PSA Antwerp – the terminal operator, is to enable ET to handle the largest container vessels. The current maximum draught for vessels that can moor at the quay wall is […]

  • Interview with Fulco Vrooland: ROHR-IDRECO is on the rise

    17 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    ROHR-IDRECO, an internationally operating company, designs and manufactures a complete portfolio of deep digging electric dredging vessels and equipment for the mining, dredging and dam desiltation industries. A couple of days ago, we took an opportunity to talk with Mr. Fulco Vrooland, ROHR-IDRECO Group CEO, who provided us with invaluable insight into the company’s business and development plans and […]

  • Rohr-Idreco introduces iBoat

    9 June 2021
    Technology

    Rohr-Idreco Dredge Systems BV has just introduced their 100% electric driven, high-end workboat, named the “iBoat”. “Whether it concerns anchor handling, mooring or support operations: the iBoat is the ideal piece of equipment for the job,” said the company. “Zero emission, maximum energy efficiency, and reduced noise pollution are critical issues in environmentally sensitive (mining) […]

  • Boskalis to expand Marker Wadden with two new islands

    25 March 2021
    Infrastructure

    Following construction of the first five islands of the Marker Wadden, Boskalis will expand this nature reserve with two new islands on behalf of Dutch Society for the Preservation of Nature (Natuurmonumenten) and the Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat). The new islands have a surface area of 300 hectares and, […]

  • Consent lodged for South Port deepening

    18 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    New Zealand’s South Port lodged a Resource Consent Application with Environment Southland yesterday to deepen the entrance channel and harbour to 10.7 metres, reports What’s On Invers. “Extensive consultation has been undertaken and we have completed a number of environmental assessments in preparation for lodging this consent,” said South Port Chairman, Rex Chapman. “The increased depth will be achieved by […]

  • Dredging work at Port of Frederikshavn in full swing

    9 March 2021
    Infrastructure

    The Port of Frederikshavn has just released these beautiful photos from their latest dredging program. The dredging work is well in progress, the Port said in their project update. The dredging is being done in connection with the establishment of the new quay facility by Østre Kaj, deepening the area to 9.5 meters. The Port […]

  • DrillCutter – new dredge cutter system from Dredge Yard

    15 April 2021
    Technology

    With the aim to reduce spillage and turbidity in cutter suction dredging, Dredge Yard developed and tested a new Dredge Cutter System called DrillCutter. The prototype of a full-scale model is launched in Mid-January 2021 and ongoing testing to demonstrate the full potential of the new cutter. The new design of a closed type cutter […]

  • Restoring the Knokke beach VIDEO

    30 August 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    This spring, Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Pedro Álvares Cabral, sailing on 100% second-generation biofuel, successfully restored the beach of Knokke. In order to protect the Belgian coast, JDN raised the beach by pumping ashore a large quantity of sand. In this way, the company kept the shape of the coastline intact […]

  • Harbours along the Pacific coast get $50 million boost

    11 August 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Government of Canada is investing a total of $50 million in the next two years to help renew 26 small craft harbours in communities along the Pacific coast. This includes $17 million in the Steveston Small Craft Harbour, $11 million in small craft harbours in the Prince Rupert area, and $22 million at other smaller harbours along the Pacific coast. The harbour at Steveston is receiving […]

  • Deltares: Better projections of climate change impact

    13 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Sandy coastlines are wide spread across the globe. They evolve in time due to the supply and removal of sand, which makes them vulnerable to changes in their sand budget, said Deltares. The presence of a coastal inlet along a coast adds complexity to these budget changes by either supplying sand or catching sand. The combined […]

  • Chief’s Report signed for one of the largest projects in USACE history

    24 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    USACE Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, signed the Chief’s Report for the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study (The Coastal Texas Study) last week. This is a six-year, $20.63 million comprehensive study led by USACE in partnership with their non-federal cost-share sponsor – the Texas General Land […]

  • Historic number of dredgers busy on Post 45 Project

    22 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is moving ahead with the Charleston Harbor dredging program, with the main goal to deepen it to 52 feet. Stretching across roughly 40 miles of open ocean and inner channels, the Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project has a historic number of dredgers working around-the-clock to complete […]

  • Abu Dhabi Ports: Fujairah expansion inaugurated

    7 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, officially opened Fujairah Terminals’ expansion programme yesterday. Fujairah Terminals is one of the Middle East’s most important economic, commercial, and logistics hubs, according to Emirates News Agency. Founded in 2017 as a strategic centre for international trade in the emirate of Fujairah, Fujairah […]

  • Jan De Nul introduces zero emissions Vaquita 01

    10 March 2023
    Research & Development, Technology

    Jan De Nul has just introduced the Vaquita 01 – one of their latest Unmanned Survey Vehicles and the little sister of the Beluga 01. With its 2 metres by 1, this vehicle is one of the smallest ones in JDN fleet. Therefore, it can be easily deployed to perform hydrographic measurements in calm inland […]

  • Aberdeen South Harbour expansion nears end

    21 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The £350 million Aberdeen South Harbour expansion project – the largest marine infrastructure program currently underway in the United Kingdom – is in the “final sprint” towards a phased opening later this year. After completion, this capital development project will open significant opportunities for the region, in both new and existing international markets. At highest […]

  • Keel laid for the largest U.S. hopper dredger

    4 August 2021
    Technology

    Manson Construction and Keppel AmFELS held a keel laying ceremony for the hopper dredger Frederick Paup on August 2.  The new dredger will be the largest self-propelled hopper dredger in the USA. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries from the shipyard and Manson, including the vessel’s namesake, Manson Chairman of the Board and Executive Vice […]

  • Spotlight on Monaco’s Mediterranean expansion

    5 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure

    Monaco’s 38,000 residents currently live on just over 2 square kilometres of land – a surface area smaller than New York’s Central Park. With an estimated 2,700 people expected to move to Monaco by 2026, the issue of space has become critical. For more than 150 years, Monaco has adapted its urban planning to the […]

  • Developing sustainable dredging solutions

    27 April 2021
    Equipment, Technology

    Transition to zero emission carbon-neutral vessels is a challenge for the maritime sector – this is especially the case for dredging vessels, which need to be capable of operating under heavy conditions and have projects around the world. For these vessels, autonomy and fuel logistics are particularly challenging, especially when alternative fuels with a lower […]

  • Sustainable protection of Belgian coast VIDEO

    14 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    This spring, Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Pedro Álvares Cabral, sailing on 100% second-generation biofuel, successfully restored the beach of Knokke. In order to protect the Belgian coast, JDN raised the beach by pumping ashore a large quantity of sand. In this way, the company kept the shape of the coastline intact […]

  • CSD Hussein Tantawy begins its journey to Egypt

    23 July 2021
    Equipment

    The new cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy is ready to hitch a lift to Egypt – to join Suez Canal Authority’s (SCA) fleet of dredgers, Royal IHC said. This cutter dredger is one of two vessels that Suez Canal Authority ordered from Royal IHC. Her sister vessel, Mohab Mameesh, was delivered to SCA earlier in March. Like […]

  • Van Oord: Reducing carbon footprint at Hansweert dyke project

    31 January 2023
    Infrastructure

    Van Oord presented the ????????? ???? ????????????? ??????? at InfraTech 2023. Together with KWS, they are reinforcing the dyke over a distance of more than 5 kilometres. Reducing the (carbon) footprint of this project is a leading principle, therefore the work is being carried out as sustainably as possible. The approach focuses on all stages in the […]

  • Reinforcing sea dike with ripened clay – World’s first in Groningen

    16 September 2022
    Research & Development, Technology

    In an area near Groningen, the Netherlands, a sea dike has been reinforced with ripened clay made from salty dredged sediment – the project that has never been done before. The sediment has matured into solid dike clay in three years, a process that takes many years in nature. According to EcoShape, the dike has […]

  • Port of Virginia raises the bar

    13 June 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Port of Virginia have signed the agreement committing the federal government to begin its financial investment in the construction effort to widen and deepen the commercial shipping channels and Norfolk Harbor. With a group of federal and state officials in attendance, Virginia Port Authority (VPA) CEO, […]