Dredging
RA O’Neill Bags Peel Marina Dredging Contract
Dredging will get underway next week to remove up to 18,000 tonnes of silt from Peel marina. RA O’Neill Ltd, a specialist marine contractor based in Northern Ireland, has been engaged to dredge Peel marina over the next seven weeks. An Isle of Man haulage company will transport the silt to the Poort
EU Supports Port of Bastia Development
The EU’s TEN-T Program will co-finance with over €600,000 a market and technical design study to extend Corsica’s Port of Bastia. The project will allow increased traffic to the port, leading to better transport connections between Corsica and the rest of Europe. As the traffic from mainland Europe
Assessing Socio-Economic Effects of Land Reclamation
Whilst land reclamation receives increasing attention as a feasible urban solution for coastal development, conclusions on the social and economic effects of reclamation projects are not clear, stated International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) in its latest publication. A straightforward
Boskalis Ready for the 2nd Artificial Island
Dutch Prime Minister, Mr. Mark Rutte will from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 April 2015 visit Panama, having been invited by President Juan Carlos Varela to attend the Summit of the Americas, the triennial summit of the Organization of American States. Mr Rutte’s visit will also focus on strengthening the
CPPIB and Hermes Invest in ABP
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Hermes Infrastructure have signed an agreement to invest approximately £1.6 billion (C$2.9 billion) in Associated British Ports (ABP). According to the agreement, CPPIB and Hermes Infrastructure will acquire at least 30% stake in ABP and may acquire a
Royal HaskoningDHV Expert Appointed to ICE Panel
Royal HaskoningDHV’s Steve Challinor has recently been appointed as a standing member to the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) Maritime Expert Panel in the UK. He joins Greg Guthrie (also from Royal HaskoningDHV) on the Panel and will serve initially for a period of three years. As an ICE Panel
New HORIZONS: Boskalis Returns to St Petersburg
After the construction of the storm-surge barrier and the reclamation works at Bronka Container Terminal, Boskalis returned to St Petersburg, Russia, for the construction of the six-kilometer-long entrance channel and turning basin to the terminal, the company reported in the latest issue of its mag
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’. In the publication, Boskalis highlighted a number of fascinating projects, including the expansion
New Channel Management Handbook Presented
A new handbook promoting good practice for channel management has been developed by a team of experts, led by Royal HaskoningDHV. Written for the Environment Agency, the handbook brings together over 10 years’ worth of research and practice. It aims to help with the decisions of when and how to carr
New LNG Infrastructure in Rotterdam Port
Gate terminal (main shareholders Gasunie and Royal Vopak) has begun construction activities for the new LNG break bulk infrastructure at its site at the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam. Parallel to that, the Port of Rotterdam has started with the excavation of a new harbor basin next to Gate terminal. The n
Boskalis Publishes AGM Agenda
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, has just published the agenda for the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The meeting will take place on 12 May 2015 at the headquarters of Boskalis in Pape
Two more Nominations for Littlehaven Project
Two nominations in the Constructing Excellence in the North East of England awards has meant the highly lauded Littlehaven Promenade and Sea Wall project has now been shortlisted for 11 awards. The development is in the running for Project of the Year and Young Achiever of the Year, with Royal Hasko
Exhibition Extended for Coffs Harbor CZMP
The public exhibition period for the Draft Coastal Hazard Planning Control documents, currently out for community comment, is being extended until May 6 2015. The exhibition period began on March 4th and was due to close on April 15th, but has now been increased for a further three weeks. The docume
Boskalis and the Final Phase of Cowes Breakwater
2015 is set to be a landmark year for Cowes Harbor with the final stages of works on the new detached breakwater commencing in June and construction due to be completed by October. Following a successful winter settlement period of the breakwater’s gravel core, Cowes Harbor Commission (CHC) announce