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
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) today released this amazing video about the salvage operations of the Panamanian flagged container ship Ever Given. For the refloating of the 224,000-ton container vessel, approximately 30,000 cubic meters of sand was dredged to help free the vessel and a total of eleven h
The naming ceremony for the mega cutter suction dredger Spartacus – the most powerful CSD in the world – was held last Friday. With a total installed power of 44,180 kW, its production rates and ability to cut hard soil are unrivalled, said DEME. Although it was not possible to have DEME’s tradition
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has successfully wrapped up maintenance dredging at the Port of Weipa for another year. According to NQBP CEO, Nicolas Fertin, the dredge vessel TSHD Brisbane has left the Port of Weipa after completing the 22-day program. “I would like to commend all o
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 preparat
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has officially kicked off the dredging operations to extend a second lane that allows for two-way traffic in the southern section of the canal. The recent grounding of the 20,000TEU containership Ever Given in this part of the canal delayed the passage of hundreds of v
TomoNews has released this amazing video named “How the Suez Canal was saved”. With a length of 400 meters and a width of nearly 60 meters, the 20,000TEU container vessel Ever Given had been wedged in this vital shipping route for six days this March, blocking all shipping traffic. For the refloatin
The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, one of the largest and most important infrastructure projects in Europe, is advancing according to schedule. The project, aimed to eliminate one of the bottlenecks in the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor that stretches between Northern Scandinavia and Malta, was approved i
DEME Group has won a contract for the maintenance dredging of the River Elbe in Germany, together with their joint venture partner Van Oord. The maintenance work covers the stretch of the fairway from Hamburg to Cuxhaven. Several trailing suction hopper dredgers will be deployed on this project from
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egyptian President, yesterday approved the widening and deepening of the southern part of the Suez Canal, after the 20,000TEU container vessel Ever Given crippled the critical maritime artery recently. With a length of 400 meters and a width of nearly 60 meters, this giant ship
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Rising sea levels present a huge and immediate risk for many communities all over the world. Some are fighting a losing battle. The Maldives, a country made up of over 1,000 low-lying islands, are facing a devastating reality as their nation is sinking and could be completely gone. According to The
The LNG-powered Megamax container ship sailing under the flagship of CMA CGM Group, Jacques Saadé, has officially got his feet wet on Elbe improved draft, starting a new, two-stage release.
