Dredging
Dutch, Egyptian MoU Signed
Egypt and the Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will expand their current cooperation in water management sector. Over the next five years the two countries will initiate new cooperation on the issues of water resource management and protection of Egypt’s northern coas
East Cowes Marina Dredging Begins
A works license has been issued for dredging to commence at East Cowes Marina on 4th November 2014. The pontoons from Q to T have been removed including the two fixed red navigation lights marking the southern end of the marina. The navigation lights have temporarily been replaced with a yellow flas
Boskalis Continues Share Buyback
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, has released one more update on the company’s share buyback program. In the period from 27 October up to and including 31 October, Boskalis
Dredging Finished for Parrett and Tone
The first action from the 20 Year Flood Action Plan, dredging of the Rivers Parrett and Tone has been completed, according to the Environment Agency’s latest report. During the last seven months of the project, crews successfully removed over 130,000m³ of silt from the two rivers. Land and Water Ser
New Scheme to Protect Littlehampton
Multicat Avon and deck barge JML36 are currently on charter to VolkerStevin who are delivering a £14.5m scheme to improve the tidal flood defenses along the East Bank of the River Arun in Littlehampton on behalf of the environment agency. The scheme includes flood defenses from the lighthouse on the
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Dredger Incident Prompts RNLI Rescue Mission Aberdeen Coastguard received a request early on Saturday morning, which prompted the rapid response of Invergordon Lifeboat to attend an incident in the Cromarty Firth. News in Photos: Boskalis on the Cowes Project Construction of the new detached break
Exclusive Interview on the Moscow Dredging Event
Preparations for the II International Forum of Dredging Companies which will be organized by the “PortNews” Media-Group and held in Moscow, Russia on February 19th 2015, are in full swing. With less than three moths left to the event, Dredging Today took the opportunity to talk with PortNews Media G
Fehmarnbelt: New Tender for Geological Surveys
The building of the Fehmarnbelt link is moving ever closer. In just over a year, contractors are expected to commence construction of the world’s longest immersed tunnel. As result, a number of detailed surveys of the seabed off the shores of Fehmarn and Lolland need to be carried out. The studies w
EU Invests in Twente Canals
The EU’s TEN-T Program will support with nearly €1 million a study on upgrading the last sections of the Twente canals to make them suitable to larger class Va vessels. The study is the last phase before the construction works planned for 2016. This project will focus on preparing the technical, fin
Bids Invited for Charleroi Dredging
Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Channel to Charleroi dredging program. The subject of the contract is the dredging of four zones in the Channel to Charleroi, including the transport of dredged materials to be processed. The zones which will be dredged an
Royal IHC Secures Order for Dredging Package
Royal IHC (IHC) has secured a new contract with the Chinese shipyard, Jin Hai Heavy Industrial Group, for the delivery of a dredging installation package for a trailing suction hopper dredger. The package contains major parts of the dredging installation for the 7,000m³ hopper dredger. The agreement
DRAGFLOW Presents HY400 Oil Sand Edition
Sometimes the most common solution is not the best solution. This scenario happened to DRAGFLOW while the company was working on a project in Western Canada. Oil sands tailings extraction is always a challenge, but by carefully working with the client, DRAGFLOW equipment was used as an optimal metho
OEEC 2014: Greater Than Expected Growth
The 7th annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) held on 28 & 29 October at Amsterdam RAI attracted 13,452 visitors representing 81 nationalities, an increase of 47% compared to last year. OEEC 2014 featured 630 exhibitors on 21,000 sq.m. floor space and 106 speakers in 22 sessions. Off
IADC: Dredging in Figures 2013
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just published its Dredging in Figures, an annual review of the global dredging market. The document focusses on the global dredging and maritime construction industry in 2013. The IADC aims to be thorough and precise in the figures presente