Dredging
SCA to Finalize New Suez Dredging Before Deadline
The preparations for the inauguration ceremony of the New Suez Canal are currently underway, according to the head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish. Mamish said two days ago that the dredging works on the new waterway scheme will be finalized before the deadline. He also added that the
DIMI: Next Generation Storm Surge Barriers
Delft Infrastructures & Mobility Initiative (DIMI) is organizing a series of meetings on Deltas & Ports of the future. On 10 April the in-depth colloquium will be on the next generation storm surge barriers. Central theme will be the design and planning of barriers. US coastal city Houston Galveston
VIDEO: Damen Dredge Pump Working in Brazil
Damen Dredging Equipment, offering a complete range of heavy-duty and cost-effective submersible dredge pumps, has just released a video about its DOP submersible dredge pump emptying concrete caissons in Brazil. These compact DOP pumps are directly powered by a hydraulic motor, mounted in a protect
VIDEO: Lymington Dredging Program
During the 2014/15 winter, Lymington Yacht Haven in Hampshire undertook a major dredging program. To ensure the marina maintains a depth of 2.5 m below Chart Datum the area is being dredged every winter. This ongoing investment ensures that the marina remains accessible at all states of the tide. As
Extension of Cherbourg’s Quai de Flamands Completed
After 2 years of construction works, the extension of the “Quai de Flamands” was finally completed last month. The Port of Cherbourg now boasts a 680 m linear wharf, accessible to vessels up to 14 m draught. This extension was accomplished within the framework of the renewable marine energies projec
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
New HORIZONS: Boskalis’ Role in New Suez Boskalis, a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, launched today the second edition of its magazine ‘Creating New HORIZONS’. CCCC Restructures Its Dredging Business China Communicati
Royal HaskoningDHV Behind the Forres Scheme
Residents and business owners have ultimate peace of mind from flooding thanks to the opening of a £37 million scheme designed by Royal HaskoningDHV. The Forres (River Findhorn and Pilmuir) scheme completes the flood protection for the town of Forres which has suffered regular inundation from the Ri
New Dragflow Dredger for Central Africa
Dragflow, an Italian company specialized in solid pumping solutions, has supplied a new dredger (DRH85/160E22DFHD) to Central Africa for a mineral extraction project. After the extraction, the materials (silt and sand) are on its to a washing plant which separates minerals from other elements. Since
Dredging of Yuzhny Port – Best Project of 2014
Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) was recently awarded the “Achievement of year 2014” award for the realization of the project, dredging the sea port “Yuzhny”. One of the most important infrastructural achievements of the previous year was the creation of the deep-water area in Black Sea at the s
Rijkswaterstaat Takes Down Noordwaard Levee
Instead of raising the river levee, the Dutch national public works Rijkswaterstaat started to lower the levee along the river Rhine with 3 meter over a length of 2 km. In case of an extreme river discharge, the river will overtop the lowered levee and flood the hinterland, the Noordwaard polder. Du
Kooiman Signs Dredger Conversion Contract
Scheepswerf Gebr. Kooiman BV, a subsidiary of The Kooiman Group, has inked a contract to complete a conversion project for the trailing suction hopper dredger Ostsee. The conversion involves the replacement of dredging installation’s electrical drives with the direct diesel drives. Two jet water pum
Van Oord’s Twelfth Water Injection Dredger Named
For the first time, Van Oord named a vessel at its Rotterdam head office jetty. The vessel is a water injection dredging vessel that is almost 19 m long and more than 5 m wide. Van Oord employee Ms Jacqueline Determann named the vessel Borr. Water injection dredging is a proven technique for small-s
News in Photos: Dragflow at OMC in Ravenna
Dragflow, a company specialized in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, has recently attended the twelfth bi-annual Offshore Mediterranean Conference (OMC 2015) in Ravenna, Italy. The three-day conference hosted a
VIDEO: Dredger ‘Sospan Dau’ at Work
Construction works are progressing well on a £36 million coastal protection scheme that will recharge 5km of beaches from Holland-on-Sea to Clacton. The first section of the work between Holland Haven to Fernwood Avenue was recently completed, with the beaches being opened back up to the public. The