Dredging
GRC Celebrates 20 Years of Existence
GRC (Grond Recyclage Centrum, Soil Recycling Center) today celebrates its 20 years of existence. As a pioneer in soil recycling, GRC is still at the top of soil remediation. Thanks to continuing investments and innovations in the last 20 years, it processes a wide range of contaminated materials tod
Solent Refit’s Dredger Ready for Action
Solent Refit recently completed building its own dredger and she is ready now to begin the dredging program to provide deep water berths for superyachts visiting the area. The company’s 14 secure full-service berths will be capable of housing superyachts up to 120m. “We have always had berths big en
Jedburgh Scheme Resumes
Phase two of the Skiprunning Burn Flood Protection Scheme in Jedburgh started earlier this week, the Scottish Borders Council informs. This phase of the flood protection program will be completed by the end of 2015 “The start of phase two of the Skiprunning Burn Flood Protection Scheme will be a wel
CEDA Dredging Event Approaches
The next CEDA Dredging Days conference and exhibition will take place on 5-6 November 2015 at Ahoy Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in conjunction with Europort 2015. CEDA Dredging Days is CEDA’s trademark event and it is the primary international dredging conference in the CEDA region since many years.
Italdraghe at INMEX-SMM India
Italdraghe, an Italian dredger builder, will once again be exhibiting its range of dredgers and dredging equipment at the Inmex-SMM shipbuilding show to be held at Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai from 23rd-25th September 2015. India is an important market for Italdraghe and recently it has seen i
Picture of the Day: Hector in Norway
Wasa Dredging has just released this amazing photo of their backhoe dredger Hector, working on the Alesund dredging project in Norway. The Hector, built and owned by Wasa Dredging, is a Wasa BHD 12000 dredger with a 250t Hitachi EX2500 that can dredge to a depth of 22m. This giant started its work i
Great Success for 8th ICE Conference in Amsterdam
The eighth ICE Coastal Management conference, which was held recently in Amsterdam, brought together 220 engineers, scientists and coastal management professionals from over thirty countries across the world. The main focus of the event was on current issues, research and practical applications. Ove
Livorno Expansion Plans Presented
“Europa Platform: an opportunity of investment in the Mediterranean sea logistic” was the title of the yesterday’s conference aimed at presenting the Port of Livorno expansion project. The event introduced the project to the European Commission, European Port Associations, European Community Shipown
RCI to Build New Jetty in Taicang
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and Rainbow-Cargotec Industries Co., Ltd (RCI) celebrated yesterday the ground breaking of a new jetty at RCI’s facilities in Taicang, China. RCI is a joint venture established in Taicang, Jiangsu Province, China, in 2012 between Cargotec Corporation and Jiangsu Rainbow Hea
TID’s IHC Beaver Course Next Month
The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) has announced that the IHC Beaver Operator Training course will be held from 12-16 October 2015, in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The training is performed with the use of a new generation extremely realistic cutter simulator. The modern dredging operator des
Vale Jetty as Best Infrastructure Project in Malaysia
The Vale iron ore jetty project was announced as the country’s best major infrastructure project at the Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Awards (MCIEA) ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on September 11th 2015. BAM – in joint venture with its Australian partner McConnell Dowell and Malaysian partner
Bournemouth’s Coastline Plans on Public Display
A program of work to protect Bournemouth’s coastline is planned over the next 17 years and the public are invited to find out more at a special information event. Plans will go on public display at Boscombe Seafront Office on Thursday, 17 September, 2015 (9am – 7pm) detailing the beach management pr
Wasa Wraps Up Pietarsaari Dredging
Wasa Dredging, a Finnish dredging equipment manufacturer and contractor, has completed the Pietarsaari Fairway dredging program ahead of schedule. This project included dredging of very hard moraine and boulders as well as drilling and blasting of bedrock. During the project, Wasa removed about 970
Work Begins on Oxford Scheme
Ground investigations to determine the design and route of Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme’s proposed flood relief channel began this week. Specialist contractors started work on digging 130 boreholes and trial pits yesterday on land between Oxford’s Botley Road and Sandford in Kennington, the 2 poi