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Environment Improved at Ifield Mill Pond
Salix, together with Crawley Borough Council and Jacksons Civil Engineering, is about to complete the Ifield Mill Pond & Water Gardens project, the area’s most important wetland and a designated Site of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI). The 12-month program of improvements began in April 2014 a
Picture of the Day: The Largest Hopper Dredger
With a hopper capacity of 46,000 m³, trailing suction hopper dredger Cristóbal Colón is the largest and the most high-tech dredger in the world today. Built by the Spanish shipbuilder La Naval in 2009, the 223 m long (Length o.a. ) vessel is owned by the Belgian shipping infrastructure conglomerate
IADC: Webinar on Panama Canal Expansion
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is preparing a webinar about the Panama Canal Expansion Program, in which Karen Smits will explain how project participants deal with the cultural complexity in their everyday life. Karen Smits, PhD, is author of the book Cross Culture Work:
Sitecore Business Transformation Award Goes to Damen
Damen Shipyards Group, together with its website partner Evident, has won the ‘Benelux Sitecore Experience Award 2014’ in the category of ‘Business Transformation’. This prize is awarded to the best Sitecore solution, meaning a solution which generates measurable, effective business results and a ve
Sunk Island Project Completed
The Crown Estate has completed the construction of a £325,000 flood defense wall at Hawkins Point, Sunk Island to protect the areas high grade agricultural land from flooding. This follows a £450,000 investment last year which saw the tidal doors and drainage system on the island upgraded. The lates
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
New Suez Canal Dredging in Full Swing The digging rate after 125 days of work at the Suez Canal Development Project reached 150 million cubic meters on Thursday, said Chief of Staff of the Army’s Engineering Authority Major General Kamel el-Wazir. Massive Achievement for APT Global APT Global Mari
DAMEN: Latest Addition to DOP Range
The Damen DOP submersible dredge pump range has been enlarged. The DOP range now runs from the smallest possible DOP150, fitting in any corner of a building pit, to the impressive DOP450L doing some 4.000 m3 of mixture per hour. The DOP submersible dredge pump is a heavy duty pump designed to be use
Maldives Coastal Protection Project Signed
A Grant Agreement has been signed between the Government of the Republic of the Maldives and the Government of the Netherlands to implement a project aimed at remedying the coastal erosion faced by the populations of Gn.Fuvahmulah, S.Maradhoo, Maradhoo-Feydhoo and S.Feydhoo. Minister Abdulla Jihad s
SedNet 2015 to Take Place in Krakow
Hosted and co-organized by the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, the 9th International SedNet conference will be held on 23-26 September 2015, in Kraków, Poland. At the core of this SedNet conference will be the link between sedime
Bids Invited for Rhone-Rhine Canal Dredging
Voies navigables de France has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Rhone-Rhine Canal dredging program. This deepening project on the Rhone-Rhine Canal South Branch (CRRBS) downstream Lock 41n in Mulhouse to the downstream lock 7s in Bourogne, will include: – Development of the site includ
Tender Announced for Stockholm Dredging
Stockholms Hamn AB (Ports of Stockholm) has announced a tender for the dredging works in Stockholm, Nynashamn and Norvikudden. This dredging contract will involve the following activities: – Rock excavation of about 200,000m³; – Excavation of rock fill of about 200,000m³; – Excavation of friction so
GONHS Concerned Over Camp Bay Project
The Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society (GONHS) has expressed its concern with the ongoing coastal protection works at Camp Bay. “These works, which have been attributed to emergency measures, should nevertheless have followed the proper procedures and should have sought advice from
Somerset Levels: Reducing the Risk of Flooding
In early 2014 the Somerset Levels and Moors experienced widespread flooding, particularly within the Parrett and Tone river catchments. The Environment Agency estimated there were more than 65 million cubic meters of floodwater covering an area of 65 square kilometers. Residents of Northmoor (Moorla
VIDEO: ‘Prins der Nederlanden’ at Maasvlakte 2
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has released a video about the 2014 maintenance campaign by trailing suction hopper dredger Prins der Nederlanden in Maasvlakte 2, Port of Rotterdam. Maasvlakte 2 is the extension of the Port of Rotterdam. Directly to the west of the current port and industrial area,