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More Funds for Rhyl Flood Defenses
Rhyl will receive additional £1.9 million from the Welsh government for the improvement of its coastal defenses. The additional investment for this north Wales town brings the total funding for the flood defense scheme to £6.3 million. The announcement was made today by Welsh Government Minister for
Paris to Host Euromaritime and Eurowaterways
The Euromaritime and Eurowaterways trade shows will take place on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of February 2015 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (Hall 6). Following on the resounding success of the first edition, the second edition of Euromaritime will see the creation of an event dedicated to the inland w
Picture of the Day: Easydredge 2700 Launching
The first Easydredge® 2700, built for Royal IHC, was successfully launched at MTG Dolphin Shipyard on 16th December 2014. The new vessel will be supplied with a “world-dredging package”, which includes bottom doors, a bow coupling and a dredging depth of 25m. This makes her suitable for a wide range
Royal IHC Takes Over Brastec Technologies
Royal IHC (IHC) has acquired a majority stake in Brastec Technologies, based in Brazil. Brastec Technologies designs and builds value-added, tailor-made production lines for the production of umbilicals and flexible pipes. This agreement fulfills two important elements of IHC business strategy: a fo
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
VIDEO: Panama Canal Expansion – December 2014 The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. Wärtsi
Readers’ Choice: Top News of 2014
Official Start of the New Suez Canal Project Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish and United Arab Emirates Minister of State Sultan Ahmed al-Gaber earlier this week gave the green light for the start of dredging works on the new Suez Canal project. Southampton Port Ready for Giants
To Our Valued Readers – Happy New Year!
Dear Readers, we wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2015! Dredging Today Staff
Coastal Chariot Completes Two CPT Projects
Acta Marine’s DP1 Multicat ‘Coastal Chariot’ has successfully finished two cone penetration testing (C.P.T.) projects in the UK and Germany. Coastal Chariot assisted a well-known geophysical services company in Liverpool waters and she has assisted a Swedish survey company in German waters. C.P.T. p
Damen Multi Cat 2712 for MarineCo UK
MarineCo UK has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for a Multi Cat 2712. The vessel will be delivered in April 2015. Mr. Mike Conafray, Managing Director at MarineCo stated that “after a long evaluation, with alternative builders, Damen came through with the right vessel at the right cost, the new ves
Minister of Infrastructure Visits Gdansk Port
On December 19th, 2014, Ms. Maria Wasiak, Minister of Infrastructure and Development paid a visit to the Port of Gdansk. She was accompanied by Ms. Dorota Pyc, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, and by Ms. Monika Niemiec-Butryn, Deputy Director of the Departme
Kozmino Port Development Plan Includes Dredging
The first five-year anniversary of Kozmino Port of Transneft, JSC, anticipates an even more important date. At the end of the first quarter of 2015, the port plans to export the 100-millionth ton of oil since the start of its operations. By 2016 the second berth of the Kozmino Port will be able to r
Magni R Ends Project in Poole
A £1.8 million worth dredging project to replenish the storm damaged beach between Shore Road & Branksome beach has been completed. Works on the project started on Monday, 3rd November, with delivery of pipes for the sinkerline, to be welded on the beach. Sand pumping operation started on 19th Novem
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Egypt Against Time to Finish New Suez Canal “We are in a race against time to finish the new Suez Canal Project,” Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said on Tuesday. Nicaragua Launches New Canal Project Nicaraguan officials and the Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development […]
Royal IHC Expertise Presented at IMCA Seminar
Royal IHC, focused on the continuous development of design and construction activities for the specialist maritime sector, had a few speakers at the recent IMCA Annual Seminar, highlighting the company’s marine expertise. The IMCA Annual Seminar 2014 was held at the Landmark Hotel in London in late