Dredging
Picture of the Day: Urban Dredging Demonstration Project Makes Progress
Dhaka WASA Drainage (O&M) Circle, has recently launched the Urban Dredging Demonstration Project (UDDP) as part of the Water Operators Partnership (WOP) between Dhaka WASA and Vitens Evides International (VEI). The launch is part of a recently started 10 years dredging program by Dhaka WASA to clean
Top News – July 14 to 20, 2014
Boskalis Consortium Bags Singapore Port Expansion Contract Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has in consortium been awarded work associated with the expansion of the Singapore Tuas Mega Port development. Experts Doubt Panama Canal Expansion Will Be “Game Changer” The expansion of the Pana
Northwest Alloys, Corps Reach Settlement Agreement on Wetland Impacts
A settlement agreement reached last week between the Army Corps of Engineers and Northwest Alloys, Inc., resolves a past permit violation in Longview with a planned purchase of wetland bank credits to make up for wetland impacts from an unauthorized mechanical clearing at a site along the Washington
Loggers Noise Solutions for World’s Largest Dredgers
During its 91st session in November 2012, IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) adopted a number of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). Among these amendments was the adoption of the new SOLAS regulation II-1/3-12, which requires ships to be constructed
Veessen-Wapenveld Channel: Scale Model Tests Underway
To protect Deventer, Zutphen and the villages on the IJssel River from extreme high water and flooding, an eight-kilometre-long channel is being created between Veessen and Wapenveld. Work will start after the summer on the channel, which can take a maximum of 45% of the water from the IJssel. Scale
Environment Agency to Host Drop-In Sessions for Post-Flood Advice
The UK Environment Agency is inviting people living in Keynsham, near Bristol, and Bradford-on-Avon to drop-in surgeries about flooding. The surgery for, Keynsham, which includes Broadmead Industrial Estate, at the Riverside Suite, Keynsham Leisure Centre, Temple Street, Keynsham, on Wednesday 23 Ju
New Milestone for DMC’s Optima Nozzle Series
Damen Marine Components (DMC), part of Damen Shipyards Group, has smashed its propeller nozzle world record by 33 percent downwards. This downsizing to an inside diameter of 665 millimetres only – from the previous 1,000 mm ‘entry level model’ – marks a new milestone for DMC’s Optima Nozzle series.
The Netherlands: Port of Rotterdam Throughput Grows by 0.6 Pct
The port of Rotterdam achieved steady results in the first half of the year. Total throughput increased by 0.6% compared to the first half of 2013. Turnover in the first half of 2014 increased by € 8.6 million compared to the first half of 2013. This is primarily due to an increase in revenues from
Investments to Increase Southampton Port’s Contribution to UK Economy
A new independent report has revealed the scale of the contribution made by Associated British Port’s (ABP) Port of Southampton both to the regional and national economy. The latest statistics from consultants Arup show that the port contributes £990 million to the UK economy every year, including £
TEN-T’s Board Backs Development of NAPA Ports
At the North Adriatic Ports Association’s assembly, held on 17th July in Koper, the Presidents of NAPA ports were acquainted with the recent decision of the TEN-T’s (Trans European Transport Network) Financial Board to financially support projects which NAPA members. These projects focus on the deve
Maldives: Hulhumale Phase II Ready to Roll
Housing Development Corporation Ltd. (HDC) and Dredging International N.V. (Belgium) have signed the framework agreement that will allow Hulhumale Phase II dredging and reclamation works to carry on. The agreement was signed yesterday at a ceremony in Nasandhura Palace Hotel, by HDC Managing Directo
Singapore: IADC Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation Scheduled for October
For (future) decision makers and their advisors in governments, port and harbour authorities, offshore companies and other organisations that have to execute dredging projects, the International Association of Dredging Companies organises the International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation. The IA
Picture of the Day: USACE Delegation Tours Miami Dredging Project
Yesterday, Brig. Gen. C. David Turner toured a dredge with other USACE representatives, including Col. Alan M. Dodd, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander, while learning about the Miami Harbor expansion project. Located in the heart of downtown Miami, PortMiami is the second
Experts Doubt Panama Canal Expansion Will Be “Game Changer”
The expansion of the Panama Canal to accommodate a new generation of huge cargo ships is not likely to be “a game changer” for United States ports, John Reinhart, the CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, told an international audience of maritime economists in Norfolk on Wednes