Dredging
Royal IHC to Launch TSHD ‘ILEMBE’ on May 9
Royal IHC will hold naming and launch ceremony of the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ILEMBE at its shipyard in Kinderdijk on Saturday, 9 May, 2015. Designed and constructed for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), the 5,500m3 capacity vessel will be the largest dredging vessel of it
Strategies for Trade-Type Dredging Projects
The ACI’s European Dredging Summit, scheduled for 7th and 8th of October 2015 in Antwerp, Belgium, will be focused on discussing the essential dredging strategies and environmental monitoring for project approval. The participants will have a chance to learn how to solve the major problems when deve
New Crawler Excavator from Liebherr
At Vei og Anlegg 2015 event (May 6-10, Hellerudsletta, Norway) Liebherr will present its new model of crawler excavator, the R 926 Compact, that replaces the R 924 Compact. The new Liebherr R 926 Compact crawler excavator has an operational weight of 25 tonnes. Its diesel engine features a DOC (Dies
RRC Conference Starts in Two Weeks
Each year the River Restoration Centre (RRC) holds an annual network conference that brings together professionals from all areas of river restoration. The RRC Annual Conference 2015 will take place on May 19th – 20th, in Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire, UK. The event is usually over two days and
Deep Excavation System from Van Oord
Over the past few years, Van Oord has developed a new technique for dredging at great water depths. This Deep Excavation System (DES), patented by Van Oord, is an innovative method to prepare a sea bottom profile for installing offshore pipelines. Uneven sea beds are traditionally prepared for layin
IADC to Present Update on Ecosystems Services
This week International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will present an update on Ecosystems Services during a PIANC-Seminar: “Ecosystem Goods and Services: Identification, Assessment and Benefits for Navigation Infrastructure Projects”. Following a 2-day colloquium (May 5 and 6) on Ecosyst
CEDA Annual Report 2014 Published
Central Dredging Association – CEDA, an established authority and the leading independent forum for the professional dredging community, has just published its 2014 Annual Report. “In 2014 we consolidated much of the work started in 2013 and we set out some ambitious plans for the future in the CEDA
IHC IQIP Expands Global Presence
IHC IQIP, subsidiary of the Royal IHC, is expanding its global presence with a new office and yard in Perth, Australia. With the acquisition of its Australian agent Machinery Supply on the 4th of May, IHC IQIP reached a new milestone in its aim to be a strong local partner for its clients. Increasin
London Hosts ICE Flooding 2015
The Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) Flooding 2015 conference will take place on May 13, 2015, in London, UK. This event is an opportunity for asset owners and the flooding supply chain to look at long-term strategies to protect residents. Expert speakers will present detailed case studies, sho
Securing Tajikistan’s Hydropower Infrastructure
Sedimentation is reducing the capacity of the Nurek reservoir in Tajikistan, threatening the long term viability of a nationally important hydropower operation. HR Wallingford is leading a project to analyse, map and model the scale of the sedimentation, in order to help the national power company,
VOSTA LMG: 50 Years of Dredge Ball Joints
This week VOSTA LMG celebrates an important milestone as it is 50 years since the company started with the development and production of bayonet dredge ball joints. The 50 years are a unique amount of experience for the dredge component and it overlaps a significant part of the total history of VOST
Pilot Dredging Treatment Site in Coventry
The Canal & River Trust recently opened a pilot dredging treatment site near Coventry as part of plans to carry out £80 million worth of dredging over ten years. With new legislation, the cost of disposing of dredging via landfill has increased dramatically in recent years, and the site should provi
Holland-on-Sea Beach Recharge Rescheduled
The next major recharge of beaches at Holland-on-Sea has been rescheduled for this week. With the overall project well ahead of the original program, a small alteration of a few days can easily be accommodated and will not affect the completion date, said Tendring District Council. The vessel which
New Regulation for Seabed Mining
The U.N. International Seabed Authority (ISA) recently issued a “Report on the draft framework for the regulation of deep seabed exploitation activities“. The ISA report on the draft regulation of marine mining is open for comment until May 15th. The WOC (World Ocean Council) is working to help ensu