Dredging
India: DCI Helps Flood Victims
The Dredging Corporation of India Limited have donated relief materials to flood victims in S.Matsyalem of Garam Mandal in Srikakulam District on 07 November 2012. A special team leading Comdr.P.Jayapal,Director (Operation and Technical) of the corporation starting from the corporate office of DCIL
New Zealand: Great News for WASSP
Multibeam sonar manufacturer, WASSP Ltd, part of the ENL Group has launched a new look website. Designed to be the complete online resource for multibeam sonar, the new site is more interactive than ever before. Site visitors will be able to freely browse through WASSP’s system range and whether it
DP World Welcomes Soai Rap Dredging (Vietnam)
Global marine terminal operator DP World has welcomed the official start of dredging of the Soai Rap River in Vietnam, saying it would bring customers faster access to market, lower costs and easier transportation. The Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Government Department of Transport is undertaking the USD
Boskalis: Intended Offer on Dockwise (The Netherlands)
Dockwise Ltd. confirms it has received an unsolicited intended offer from Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Dockwise at an offer price of EUR 17.20 per share cum dividend. The intended offer by Boskalis is subject to certain specified and unspecified co
Jan de Nul Dredging Chooses No Limit Ships (The Netherlands)
For the third time in a row Jan de Nul Dredging chooses No Limit Ships Shipyards. After first having bought two survey vessels, they now opted for a No Limit 1640 Crewtender with thirteen passenger seats. For the next five years the vessel is expected to be deployed for various projects in European
USA: Corps Unveils West Coast Maintenance Dredging Plan
The Portland District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to issue an Invitation for Bid, No. W9127N-13-B-0001 for West Coast Hopper Maintenance Dredging 2013. This dredging project includes maintenance dredging at the mouth of the Columbia River, select Columbia River bars from RM 3+00 to 105+00,
Vietnam: Phase 2 of Soai Rap Dredging Begins
The groundbreaking ceremony for the start of the crucial Soai Rap Dredging Project Phase 2 took place yesterday in Ho Chi Minh City. The project, executed for the account of the Management Board for Soai Rap Navigation Channel Dredging Investment Project of the Ministry of Transport in Vietnam, is i
The Netherlands: Deltares Hosts Delft Software Days
The Delft Software Days got underway on Monday 19 November. This event, held at Deltares, offers twelve days of presentations, workshops and courses on software packages in the areas of water, soils/subsurface and infrastructure. Software users and modellers from all over the world – more than 30 co
Estonia: Officials Present Plan for Reconstruction of Sviby Port
Aktsiaselts Saarte Liinidthe has invited bidders to submit their offers for the reconstruction of the Sviby Port Vormsi, the Western Region area. These works include: – Berth No. 1, bank ramp reconstruction; – Reconstruction of the embankment; – Dockside area with the expansion of the bank; – Sea pr
Germany: Hamburg Port Prepares Large Development Project
HafenCity Hamburg GmbH has invited bidders to submit their offers for the harbour expansion works. This program includes: – Works to increase the ground area of the planned project in the eastern harbour city roads; – (7 subprojects, total approximately 95,000 m²) with measures for site clearing, de
Conwy County Invites EoI for Coastal Defence Works (UK)
Conwy County Borough Council has invited Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified companies for the following activities: – Obtaining approximately 300,000 tonnes of sea dredged sand (nom. d50 = 0.2-0.4mm) from existing offshore licensed dredging areas, transporting it to the site by sea and
UK: River Mersey Dredging Plan Introduced
The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited has announced details about the River Mersey approach channel dredging contract. The project will include deepening, and if required, widening of the River Mersey existing approach channel to the Port of Liverpool between the bar at the outer end of the c
MMT Completes Coastal Survey Tour (Sweden)
MMT has recently completed a survey tour on the east coast of Sweden. The tour included a hydrographic survey in the harbour of Oskarshamn nuclear power plant and adjacent entrance channel. This was followed by a geophysical survey in Oxelösund harbour which is currently under extensive development.
Croatia: Plan for Osijek Port Development Unveiled
The Central Finance and Contracting Agency has introduced plans for the port of Osijek development program. This project aims to modernise and increase the capacity of the port of Osijek situated on the right bank of the river Drava tributary of the river Danube, the pan-European corridor No VII. Th