Dredging
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Investigation Launched After Fatal Dredging Accident The body of Floris Heeren, a 23-year-old Belgian crew member of the “Juan Sebastian de Elcano”, who died after falling off his ship Monday, November 3rd, has been recovered and brought to a funeral parlor, reported the abs-cbnnews. Southampton Por
News in Photos: Keel Laying for Rosmorport Dredger
Krasnoye Sormovo, one of Russia’s oldest shipyards, today held the keel laying ceremony for a 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, the first in a series of three which will be built for FSUE “Rosmorport”. The main task of the vessels will be to remove materials from the waterways and berths in o
Dredge Efficiency Study from DSC
As a dredge moves farther away from the discharge point, the pump speed is increased to maintain a proper slurry velocity within the pipeline. Once maximum pump speed has been achieved, further increasing the discharge distance causes the cost-per-ton of material moved to rise, while production decl
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. Earlier this month, the heavy duty dredger of the National Marine Dredging Compan
Van Oord: Subsea Rock Installation World Record
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes has set a world record. During a period of four weeks, Stornes placed rock in water depths of up to 1,277 meters. The Subsea Rock installation works were executed in relation to the development of the Aasta Hansteen gas field and Polarled pipeline in the N
Boskalis Raises 2014 Net Profit Outlook
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has concluded a good third quarter. Revenue and earnings, adjusted to reflect the deconsolidation of SAAM SMIT Towage, are in line with the first two quarters of 2014. At Dredging the possible settlement of a number of old projects mentioned during the presentation of
CH2M Hill Wins Major Flood Risk Management Contract
The Environment Agency has agreed the largest single flood risk management contract, a £300 million programme that will reduce flood risk in London and the Thames estuary. The £300 million Thames Estuary Asset Management Programme will deliver the first 10 years of capital investment in flood risk m
Green Apple Award for Team Van Oord
A delegation from Team Van Oord and the Environment Agency visited the House of Commons in Westminster earlier this week to collect a Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice. The Green Apple Award was presented to the Environment Agency and Team Van Oord for the Medmerry Managed Realignmen
Cost Efficient Dredging Solutions from X-Subsea
Continuous improvement to X-Subsea’s services resulted in a successfully tested ‘launch & recovery’ of a Scandredge – completed in one lift including hoses, rather than several separate lifts. The Scandredge is a standalone subsea dredger operated by customer’s divers or ROVs. This dredger effective
Short Delay on Tendring Coastal Protection Scheme
A seal pup brought work on a new £36 million coastal protection scheme to a grinding halt at Holland beach. The yearling was spotted on a sand bank where contractors were due to start their next shift building up a fish tail groyne. The shift was held back while the pup was collected from its [&hell
IADC Course Set for Next Week
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has scheduled its international course named “The Hydraulic Fill Manual” for November 20-21, 2014, in Delft, the Netherlands. This course will cover the initiation, design and construction of hydraulic fill projects as described in the recently
Somerset Rivers Authority Gets Support
The vision for a new authority overseeing the progress of Somerset’s Flood Action Plan has been backed by Somerset County Council’s Cabinet. Senior County Councillors have endorsed proposals for a new Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA). The SRA’s reason-to-be would be to reduce the likelihood, duration
Steel Cutting Ceremony for Dredger “Mahury”
The steel cutting ceremony for the new project, the 1.840 m3 twin screw trailing suction hopper dredger “Mahury”, will take place at MTG Dolphin on 25th of November 2014. This is the second ship in series (after “Albatros”), being built by order of Royal IHC for Dutch Dredging. The vessel will be ca
Panama Canal Expansion Reaches Major Milestone
The Panama Canal Expansion reached another major milestone with yesterday’s arrival of the final shipment of gates. The gates for the new locks will be used for the Atlantic side of the project, two gates, and two for the Pacific. The four gates arrived on board the Post-Panamax vessel Xia Zhi Yuan