Van Oord has officially started with the construction of some 2.4 kilometres of quays and earth-retaining walls in the Princess Amalia Harbour, commissioned by Port of Rotterdam. “Together with our partners HOCHTIEF Netherlands and Ballast Nedam, we will work on the connection to the existing quay w
The Payra Port Authority (PPA) and Jan De Nul signed a contract for capital and maintenance dredging of the Rabnabad channel yesterday. Under the agreement, Jan De Nul will dredge a 75km stretch of the channel, ensuring a draft of 10.5 metres. According to the Port, this will allow entry and anchori
As the energy transition is unravelling, the industry is paving the way to net-zero by pushing for further emission cuts and new fuels and vessels.
Piriou, involved in shipbuilding, repair, naval engineering and services since 1965, has just received an order from the South France Occitanie Region for a 70m dredging vessel. According to the shipbuilder, the dredger will maintain the harbours in the Gulf of Lion. Designed in collaboration with L
Sustainability means acting in a way that is not harmful to the planet, preserving natural resources, and thus supporting long-term ecological balance. By adhering to principles of sustainability for dredging and dredged material management by using natural systems to integrate these actions, the dr
To enable the growth of the Port of Southampton in the UK as a major international logistics hub, Boskalis successfully completed widening and deepening of their five berth pockets. The dredging and widening of the berths ensure that the terminal’s operator DP World Southampton is able to continue t
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
Van Oord is a global leader in water injection dredging – a technique that removes sediment using natural processes, maintaining the depth of navigation channels, ports and rivers in an efficient and environmentally friendly way. With exceptional manoeuvrability, a water injection dredger can work i
The official naming ceremony of the Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD500) Yantra took place in Ruse, Bulgaria, last week. The CSD is part of an important modernisation programme of the Danube dredging fleet, and will have the prominent task of keeping the Danube at the required depth. The naming cer
There is a reason why we speak of energy transition instead of energy revolution. It is a process in which we gradually phase out fossil fuels
The Skandia Gateway project is already underway and construction is scheduled to begin during the first quarter of next year, the Gothenburg Port Authority informs. The fairway needs to be deepened to 17.5 metres if the world’s largest ocean-going vessels are to be able to call at the Port of Gothen
Damen has successfully delivered two electrically powered booster stations to the German dredging contractor Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG. The zero emission high efficiency drive of the boosters marks an important step in the energy transition, going from diesel to green power. Accordi
A historic ruling has shaken the energy market this week after a Dutch court ordered oil major Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 compared with 2019 levels. The decision was delivered in connection with a climate change case filed against Shell in 2019 by Dutch environmental
2020 was a year of global challenges and difficulties. Because of COVID-19, everyone had to adjust quickly to new ways of doing business. Lockdown measures, travel restrictions, working from home, had a major impact on the way we work and live. Tough times are crossroads for any business and they pr
