CCI Nantes Saint-Nazaire has invited tenders for the maintenance dredging work at the La Baule-Le Pouliguen port. This project includes maintenance dredging works in the tourist harbour and fishing port of La Baule-Le Pouliguen to ensure stable channel depths. The dredging will be carried out by sta
Cornwall’s business leaders have welcomed plans to carry out a small-scale dredging trial in Falmouth harbour to measure potential environmental impacts. Last week Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) revealed it hoped the scientific trial would begin in May, subject to consent being granted by the
Voies navigables de France has unveiled a plan for the dredging works on the channel between Lille and Deûlémont. These dredging works to the entrance of the channel between Lille and Deûlémont should allow the access of larger vessels. This project involves the development of three lots of filling
Denbighshire County Council has announced plans for the Rhyl area harbour development works. Council has also announced that planning is approved in the area west of Foryd Harbour, Rhyl, Conwy, for the construction of a new jetty and quay wall, dredging of the deep water channel in the harbour, rest
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) experienced above-average growth in its core markets in the 2011 financial year, increasing both its revenue and its results considerably. Container throughput rose by 21.3 percent to 7.1 million standard containers (TEU), and container transport went up by 11.
In its continuing efforts to promote the benefits of remanufacturing, Caterpillar Inc. this week hosted representatives from several Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies at its newest Cat Reman® facility in Singapore. The tour was part of a meeting of APEC’s Market Access Group
Kotug will soon take over three Damen ASD Tugs 2810 for utilization. The construction of these tugs was commissioned by Elizabeth Ltd in Malta and chartered by Kotug, both part of the Kooren Maritime Services Group (KMS). Two tugs are deployed in the port of Rotterdam and the third will serve in the
A fossilised otter skull trawled from the bottom of the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands last year is approximately 9000 years old. This otter fossil was found together with the remains of mammoths and other mammals dating from the ice age. 14C dating shows that this carnivore did not live
Ecosystem services is a concept that is gaining increasing attention as a means to link ecosystems and development goals. The CEDA Environment Commission (CEC) decided to set up a CEDA Working Group (WGES) to explore the subject in the context of dredging. WGES is to produce a CEDA Information Paper
Colin Parker, Chief Executive of Aberdeen Harbour Board, has been elected Chairman of the British Ports Association for the next two years at its AGM in London on 27 March. Also elected was Andrew Moffat, Chief Executive of the Port of Tyne, as Vice Chairman and Sara Bassett, Finance Director of Sho
The official opening of the new marina at Davis’s Boatyard, Poole, in early March marked the successful completion of another Walcon Marine project on the south coast of England. With the sailing events for the 2012 Olympic Games taking place in August just a few miles down the coast at Portland, Po
Pharos Offshore Group announces the addition of Scott Gartshore as Chief Technical Officer to the executive team. A marine industry veteran, Scott’s previous roles include Project Manager and Senior Engineer, as well as Trenching Systems Sales Manager at IHC Engineering Business Ltd. Pharos Offshore
PIANC UK has issued a Call for Papers for its 2012 Annual Conference. This Conference will take place 19 October 2012, at The Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street London, SW1P 3AA. The theme of the Annual Conference of the UK Section of PIANC will be Learning from Experiences, and
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has published its 2011 Annual Report. The reports, which have been published in English and Dutch, can be read or downloaded from the following link. The 2011 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report will be available on the company’s website as from the end of Ma
