DP World Vice Chairman HE Jamal Majid bin Thaniah has visited the Port of Aktau to meet the Honorable Prime Minister of Kazakhstan HE Karim Masimov as part of their review of Kazakhstan’s infrastructure development at the Port of Aktau, and in Khorgos in the east of the country. A special ceremony h
KAMPS, a Belgium-based company specialised in water treatment projects, has introduced the Drag’oon, an efficient solution for the dredging projects. The system’s two flow pumps (upside/downside), mounted on a very maneuverable barge, provide good dredging power. The Drag’oon is completely remote co
The new Tier 4 Final/Stage IV-compliant EC250E and EC300E crawler excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment are powerful and efficient machines, designed to reduce fuel consumption and increase productivity. New Volvo EC250E and EC300E crawler excavators deliver a 5 percent improvement in fuel ef
The Kishon River restoration project that was suspended in late June is once again underway, as a result of pressure from the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP). The cleanup project began again on July 13, after the Water Authority finally approved the discharge of treated water back into t
Liverpool2, Peel Ports Group’s flagship £300m deepwater container terminal, took an important step closer to realisation this month when the Dutch marine engineering specialists Van Oord commenced their dredging of the River Mersey estuary. The family-owned Dutch firm was awarded the dredging contra
The Administration of the Yuzhny Port (Odessa region) increased the port dues that are levied on capesize vessels with drafts of more than 14.5 meters at its berths No. 5 and No. 6 on July 1. This became possible after the port acquired the ability to handle vessels with drafts of up to 18.5 meters
Grontmij, a listed consulting & engineering company with a strong European presence, has been appointed by the Polish National Water Management Authority (NWMA) to prepare comprehensive flood risk management plans, in a consortium with the Polish Institute of Meteorology & Water Management, DHI Grou
Italdraghe has recently delivered a new mini dredger to a small fishing harbour near Ragusa, on Italian island of Sicily. The dredger will make an important contribution to the structural improvements planned for the busy little port where the fishing industry is of great signifiance to the local ec
Royal BAM Announces Major Cost Reduction According to the latest announcement from Royal BAM Group, the company is expecting project losses totaling approximately €75 million. Great Lakes Nabs $20.3M Beach Nourishment Project The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $20.3 million contract to G
‘Pieter Schelte’, the biggest vessel in the world, is to be completed in the port of Rotterdam. Owner and designer Allseas and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed an agreement to this effect. Final assembly of Pieter Schelte will take place in the Alexiahaven. The inner lake of Maasvlakte 2
Foreshore Technology have released Dredge Master Pile, a monitoring and guidance system specifically designed to improve operators efficiency on piling projects. Dredge master pile is based on Foreshore’s ground breaking Dredge Master platform and provides the operators with an intuitive system to h
The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited, Maritime Centre, Port of Liverpool has issued a tender for port infrastructure works that could be worth up to £40 million. The tender says that contractor is to provide infrastructure and ancillary works including further development of all necessary de
In Petrozavodsk (Russia) on July 8, 2014 an off-site meeting of the Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev jointly with the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North-West Federal District Vladimir Bulavin was held as the part of the preparatory measures to the Karelian Republic 100-year
The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has announced tender for redesign and improvement works of the South Ro-Ro Quay and the Fuel Quay at the Port of Ibiza. The budget for the tender is €9,181,44.96, and the maximum execution period has been set to 15 months. The work will be carried out