Minister Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure and the Environment) will be on a working visit to Washington and New York from 4 to 6 March to see how the Netherlands and the United States can work together more closely on water defences. A number of companies will be joining the minister during part o
Giant cranes taller than the London Eye sailed into the Thames Estuary last week and berthed at the UK’s new global shipping port, DP World’s London Gateway, at the end of a two-month sea voyage from China. The London Eye could be rolled underneath the three new cranes, which measure 138 metres tall
Ackermans & van Haaren: Annual Results 2012 (Belgium) The board of directors of Ackermans & van Haaren NV announces that the consolidated net result (group share) for the year 2012 amounts to 167.5 million euros (compared to 177.5 million euros in 2011). Nigeria: Eko Atlantic Celebrates Land Recla
Fife Council Transportation & Environmental Services has unveiled a plan for the development works at Pettycur Harbour. This project includes remediation works for the stabilization of the rock faces at Pettycur Harbour. The proposed remediation works are to comprise the following: – Installation of
Hamburg Port Authority AöR has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Phase 1 of the reclamation works in the harbour of Dradenau. These works will include: – Refilling the silt interim storage area by applying wet sand; – Balancing the mud surface (about 7,000m), by backfilling of irrigator
All kind of digging dredging in shallow water areas down to 9 meters can be done with “Big Float”. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Removing mud or stones, transforming reservoir banks or cleaning industrial waste ponds are the most commo
With the deadline for EU Member States (MS) to submit the Initial Assessment of their seas and to define Good Environmental Status (GES), including targets and indicators passed the implementation of the MSFD has entered a new important phase. During this second phase MS have to establish their moni
Webinars (online seminars) which allow attendees to watch a live feed from their own computers via the Internet are excellent and convenient ways to learn from and engage with experts and peers without travel. CEDA is now developing a programme of webinars on a range of timely subjects relating to d
The highly successful book “Environmental Aspects of Dredging” jointly produced by CEDA and IADC was published five years ago. Since that time a lot of knew knowledge has emerged and the Boards of CEDA and IADC have decided to summarise that new knowledge in a concise manner and make it available in
The Port of Tyne achieved its highest cargo volumes in over 20 years in 2012, it was announced recently. Investment in the Port led to the biggest volume of cargo handled since 1989, at 6.5m tonnes, representing 22% growth against 2011 figures. Ongoing investment which has included £5m in deepening
Construction work has started on a new 645 m quay at the head of the Waasland canal, in the port area on the left bank. The new quay will have a projecting platform with a width of 65 m to permit mooring, loading and unloading of ro/ro vessels. On the West side of the Waasland […]
Scotland’s environment regulator is reminding farmers and land managers that liaising with them before carrying out work in rivers could help them avoid ending up in court. The warning comes after a company was fined £500 at Arbroath Sheriff Court after carrying out illegal work in an Angus burn. D
A long awaited dredging program at Beringovski port is one step closer to realization. Anadyr branch of FSUE Rosmorport has announced an open request for proposals on the development of design documentation for repair dredging in Beringovski seaport (2015-2020), reports portnews.ru. The initial pric
Presentation video about four DEME vessels: trailing suction hopper dredgers “Brabo”, “Marieke”, “Charlemagne” and the cutter suction dredger “d’Artagnan”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l66_1P9ZZY4 DEME has always been a trend setter in the design and development of new dredgers and dredging techn
