Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation and the global technology standard for managing the movement of cargo through terminals, today announced that APM Terminals’ new state-of-the-art facility Maasvlakte 2, located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has selected Navis SPARCS N4 as its terminal operating
The Port of Rotterdam Authority starts a new campaign which aims to strengthen the brand ‘Port of Rotterdam’ around the world. The pay-off ‘Change Your Perspective’ will position Rotterdam as a ground breaking port, in order to emphasise the added value of the port for existing and potential custome
Antwerp Port Authority and Panama Canal Authority (ACP) have reconfirmed their collaboration agreement. The purpose of the agreement is to promote trade between the port of Antwerp and the West Coast of South America via the Panama Canal. In view of the positive evaluation of the first agreement, ma
Reef Subsea announced today they have secured new premises in Aberdeen, Scotland, to gather their local teams and operations under one roof namely ‘Reef Subsea House’, located within Altens Industrial Estate, south of the city. The bespoke building will support Group’s companies to continue to devel
Towering at a height of 138 metres, taller than the London Eye, London Gateway’s colossal quay cranes are on their way to the UK’s new deep-water container port. The first three of the port’s giant quay cranes, manufactured by Shanghai’s Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC), have started their jour
VolkerStevin has won a ‘Silver’ Green Apple Award which recognises its outstanding sustainability practices on the Central Felixstowe Coastal Protection Scheme. The award, which was accepted by representatives of the project team at the House of Commons, praised their innovative measures to ensure t
CIS (Centre for Submarine Investigation) has upgraded the Kongsberg GeoSwath system it has operated since 2004 to the latest specifications, ensuring its ability to efficiently support its customers wide-ranging survey. Founded in 1987, CIS is as an environment consultancy company offering a wide ra
The Environment Agency is launching a public consultation on future plans for managing tidal flood risk and coastal erosion around the shores of the Exe Estuary on January 20, 2013. The draft Exe Estuary Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy takes into account predicted changes in sea l
Vila Real de Santo António (VRSA) mayor has revealed the regional development office’s (CCDR) intention to dredge the Guadiana River, making it navigable for larger ships up to Alcoutim. CCDR President David Santos announced the intention last week during the signing ceremony for a protocol to creat
Société Merceron TP has won the 3,455,711 EUR dredging contract. This project includes a maintenance dredging work in the Ports of Loctudy and Lesconil, in order to maintain adequate depths in the harbours and access channels. Loctudy is a fishing port and seaside resort in Brittany, France, at the
Port Atlantique de La Rochelle has awarded a dredging contract to Sodranord S.A.R.L. This contract includes the deepening works to -10.0 for Naval access to the Grand Port Maritime de La Rochelle and the creation of a foundation to -14.50 cm for the future of the Anse St. Mark 2 quay producing about
The city of Wedel has introduced a plan for the harbor construction works. This plan includes redesign of the Schulauer harbour in Wedel with: – Planned shortening and backfilling to part of the harbour creating a new Port Gate Square; – Widening of the existing harbour basin; – Redesign the harbour
On the opening day of InfraTech on the 15th of January, it was announced that Iv-Groep won the InfraTech Innovation Prize in the ‘Toegepaste Innovatie’ (Applied Innovation) category for the project ‘Lock Gates Panama Canal’. This year, InfraTech received fifty entries for the InfraTech Innovation Pr
CCI de Bayonne Pays Basque has invited bidders to submit their offers for the construction and commissioning of a mixed use dredger for optimal maintenance dredging of the depths in the mouth of the Port of Bayonne, access channel and base of dock. The characteristics of this vessel assigned to the
