An important part of the TAP service is the provision of trained, expert operators who are able to ensure that the Echoscope™ is operating optimally as soon as it’s installed, and is providing imagery and recorded data to suit the customer’s requirements. In order to meet the level of demand that th
Yesterday, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger ‘Ambiorix’ was named in the port of Rotterdam by Mrs. Marie-Claire van Haaren-Donnet, spouse of the late Paul van Haaren, managing director of Ackermans & van Haaren until 1981. The Ambiorix is one of the most powerful and advanced cutter suction
As part of continual company growth and development, Coastline Surveys Ltd has placed an order for the purchase of a DATEM 5000 CPT system. The DATEM 5000 unit is a coiled rod design offering the latest technology and increased push capability compared to similar CPT designs available. The unit is c
IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB) announces the appointment of Jon Dale as Managing Director IHC Engineering Business. Neil Baxter has been the Managing Director since February 2011 having joined with the specific objective of strengthening the management capabilities and systems within IHC EB to be
APM Terminals’ European Director of Port Investments and Projects Michiel Ybema proposed a systematic approach to analyzing and enhancing container port productivity on the Sea of Marmara at the 4th Annual Port Financial International Black Sea Conference held in Istanbul recently. The Sea of Marmar
Kystverket Nordland has invited bidders to submit their offers for the harbour improvement works at the Kabelvåg area. The contract comprises efforts to increase safety and measures to improve conditions in Træna Harbour by excavation down to -9.3 m below chart datum and establishment of mass deposi
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV has announced tender for the port dredging and construction works. The project broadly covers: 1. Design and construction of approx. 1,500m deep-sea quay (retaining height approx. 25m – 30m); 2. Design and construction of approx. 750m inland quay (retaining height about 11m
Egnatia Odos A.E.GR has announced tender for the harbour construction works at the Thessaloniki area. This plan includes construction works on the expansion of the windward jetty by about 201 feet (an inner bearing platform of artificial blocks of concrete and shielded from external bearing type art
Autorità portuale di Piombino has invited bidders to submit offers for the Port of Piombino dredging project. This project includes: – Remediation works to the Port of Piombino involving dredging works to the main basin; – Treatment of dredged materials with the transporting of environmentally clean
The Council of the Borough of South Tyneside has announced plan for the coastal defence upgrade works at the South Shields area. The Council now wishes to appoint a suitably qualified contractor for the scheme to upgrade the coastal defence which protects the frontage at Littlehaven Beach, South Shi
The Port of Tyne yesterday announced its best ever financial results. A massive rise in the volume of cargoes coming in and out of the River Tyne resulted in the Port’s turnover increasing by almost a third to £60 million and profit more than doubling to £9 million. This financial performance is the
At yesterday’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. the annual report 2011 has been approved, as well as the re-appointment of one of the members of the Supervisory Board. Furthermore, the meeting adopted the dividend proposal of EUR 1.24 per share. Re-appointmen
Boskalis realized a slightly higher revenue in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. In recent months, market circumstances remained challenging with continued pressure on revenue and margins. For the combined Dredging and Dry Infrastructure segment revenue for the first q
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Poland, recently entered into a credit facility agreement for US$46.5 million with Bank Pekao S.A for the modernization of the terminal in Gdynia. The facility consists of a 10-year capital expen
