IHC Merwede Holds Naming Ceremony for Dredger ITALENI The South African company Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has named its 750m3 grab hopper dredger, ITALENI, during a special ceremony hosted by the shipbuilder IHC Merwede. Maldives: Hulhumalé Land Reclamation Contract Awarded A US$50
His Majesty the King has awarded the honorary title of Koninklijk (Royal) to IHC Merwede. In a special ceremony, the Mayor of Sliedrecht, Mr van Hemmen, presented this accolade to IHC Merwede’s CEO, Bram Roelse. In light of this honour, the company has decided to change its name to Royal IHC and wil
Flooding issues have been tackled at four out of five sites in Tendring which were put up for urgent attention earlier this year. Due to a long sustained period of wet weather Essex County Council (ECC) came up with an extra £1million of emergency funding for hotspots across the county. Tendring Dis
A US$50 million contract for dredging and reclamation work in Hulhumalé has been awarded to Belgian company Dredging International NV, according to the Housing Development Corporation (HDC). The Letter of Award to carry out this development project was issued to Dredging International NV on June 18,
Dredge Yard, the provider of latest dredging equipment and technologies, participated in the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) and Texas University’s Dredging Summit and Expo 2014 that took place at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Canada, June 15-18 2014. The participants of the event we
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) takes another step in its efforts to develop the port on the inside. The new logistics site at Steinwerder Hafen will be spread over an area of 40,000 square metres. Work on the site, which includes the filling-up of the southern section of the Steinwerder harbour ba
Luka Koper and the Netherlands-based company Van Oord have concluded the contract on deepening the access channel and northern section of Basin I within the Port of Koper harbour area. The contract in the amount of EUR 2.48 million anticipates the seabed dredging along the Container Terminal to 14 m
The Angling Trust has criticised a press release issued by the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee for failing to represent accurately the contents of its report on last winter’s floods. The EFRA press release and headlines highlighted the need for more environmentally-damagin
The South African company Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has named its 750m3 grab hopper dredger, ITALENI, during a special ceremony hosted by the shipbuilder IHC Merwede. The ceremony was performed on 18 June by TNPA’s Supply Chain General Manager, Ms Ncumisa Nkanunu, in the shipyard of I
AS Tallinna Sadam (Port of Tallinn) Council has agreed to invest EUR 1.8 mln in the Paldiski South Harbour dredging project. The investment in deepening the port’s shipping channel will allow Paldiski South Port to receive ships with total tonnage of up to 75,000 GT. According to their press center,
The Ministry of Infrastructure plans experimental pilotage of vessels with drafts of more than 18 meters at the Yuzhny port (Odessa region) for the near future, the press service of the ministry reports. “At the same time, this means that firstly, one Ukrainian port is suitable for the passage of ve
A Dutch consortium of Baars Confloat and Martens en Van Oord started preparations for the Lake Boyukshor dredging project, located close to the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku. About 2.5 million cubic meters of contaminated sediments will be removed to restore the water quality of the lake. The consorti
Together with other members of NAPA, the North Adriatic Ports Association, Luka Koper again participated at the biennial Transport Logistics China fair this week in Shanghai. NAPA, which joins the ports of Koper, Venice, Trieste and Rijeka, promoted the Adriatic as the fastest and most direct shippi
The Deltares Software Days began this Monday, 16 June. The participants, who come from more than 80 organisations, number 270 in total. The focus of the event is on developments and innovations in software relating to water, subsurface and infrastructure. 26 different Deltares software products are
