Dredging
Huge Need for Port Investments
At the TEN-T days event in Riga (June 22 and 23), the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) called on the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to give priority to transport and especially port projects, when assessing investme
IADC Seminar Kicks Off
The IADC Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation started yesterday at UNESCO-IHE, in Delft, the Netherlands, and will last through Friday, 26 June, 2015. This five-day course strives to provide an understanding through lectures by experts in the field and workshops, partly conducted on-site, in order to
Lincolnshire Scheme Wrapped Up
Working on behalf of the Environment Agency, Team Van Oord has successfully completed a major annual scheme to replenish Lincolnshire beaches. Under the Environment Agency’s flagship Lincshore scheme, sand was dredged from the seabed and pumped onto the beach, replacing levels lost to the sea during
Picture of the Day: Italdraghe SGT 180B CSD
Italdraghe technicians were onsite in Guyana recently to supervise the connecting up of a custom-built Italdraghe SGT 180B cutter suction dredger to an onshore gold-extraction selection plant. The 28 meter-long dismountable dredger, designed to work at a maximum depth of 15 meters, is currently work
London Ports Conference Begins Tomorrow
International law firm Hill Dickinson LLP tomorrow will host the 7th Annual UK Ports Conference in its Broadgate Tower office, London. This essential update for the UK ports industry allows senior representatives from across the ports, shipping and maritime sector to network and discuss the opportun
Aurum Klassik ADST Dredger Introduced
Aurum Pumpen GmbH, a German manufacturer and distributor of industrial pumps and dredgers, has just released details concerning it’s Aurum Klassik ADST line of dredgers. This piece of equipment, designed and built by Aurum Dredging Technologies GmbH (an Aurum Pumpen Subsidiary), is smart, fully auto
French President to Attend New Suez Inauguration
The President of France, Francois Hollande, will participate in the inauguration ceremony of the New Suez Canal, scheduled for August 6. This news was revealed after Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Saturday at the Cairo Presidential Palace. At t
Dutch Dialogues in Norfolk
Norfolk is hosting the Dutch Dialogues Virginia: Life at Sea Level, the workshop that gathered experts on urban water management, from engineers to planners, to discuss, discover and design ideas and solutions for the future. Dutch Dialogues workshops are the latest component of the long history and
Officials Get Update on Bronka Dredging
The Chairman of the Federation Council of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Mrs. Valentina Matvienko, and Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr. Victor Olersky, held a working visit to the Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex Bronka last week. Within the working visit framework, the management of MSC
Power Station for New Suez Canal Delivered
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a 28-ton shipment of power stations from New York to Cairo, Egypt, that will be used to supply the Suez Canal widening project. Before transportation on board one of Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighters, the airline’s engineers provided technical expertise to ensu
Shallow Survey 2015 in September
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency will host “Shallow Survey 2015” and a number of associated events in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, from 14-18 September 2015. The theme of the conference “High Resolution Surveys in Shallow Water” will be explored using
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Easydredge Sea Trials (VIDEO) The newly built Easydredge 2700, competitively priced standard trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), has passed its sea trials with flying colors. EXCLUSIVE: Jan De Nul Dredgers in Suez The New Suez Canal project is well on schedule, with the opening ceremony set to
Van Oord Gives Training to Rosmorport Employees
A group of FSUE Rosmorport employees from the central office, Azovo-Chernomorsky Basin, Astrakhan, North-Western Basin and Sakhalin Branches have just completed Van Oord’s training course “Modern dredging equipment and technologies” in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The program, which lasted from 8 – 1
Greenore Port Dredging Pays Off
Following the completion of an extensive port dredging project, the arrival of the largest steel ship to ever call to Greenore represents a new landmark for the port. The cargo vessel MV Smart TIna arrived yesterday morning from China as part of its maiden voyage. The MV Smart Tina has a dead weight