On 17 November, HRM Queen Beatrix paid a working visit to Maasvlakte 2. The Queen allowed experts to tell her about the economic recovery of the port and the construction of the new land reclamation. The working visit started with an interview with Hans Smits, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority
Protect the newly sprayed-on land against the winter storms. That’s the Blockbuster. After the stormy season, the enormous crane will continue blocks in the new Maasvlakte sea defence. To protect the land from the sea, Maasvlakte 2 will have a hard seawall that stretches over a length of 3.5 km alon
The contract consists of the delivery, installation and commissioning of the electrical packages for two identical Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers (TSHD), which are being built by IHC Merwede for the Indian dredging company DCI. This major order represents an important milestone for Alewijnse Marin
Duisport (Duisburger Hafen AG) and HOCHTIEF Concessions AG, a subsidiary of the international construction services specialist HOCHTIEF, have founded a joint venture to develop ports and port terminals together worldwide. The focus of the new company will be managing, operating and marketing ports a
The SURF (subsea umbilical riser and flowline) installation market is expanding and pushing into ever-deeper waters. At the same time IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB) has seen a dramatic expansion of its range of pipe and cable lay systems, with a number of large scale projects delivered, or ongoin
After 14 years, the infrastructural works on the Kluizendock in the Ghent harbour are finally completed. The Kluizen dock, which is the … (mediargus) [mappress] Source: mediargus, November 29, 2010;
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published a new online leaflet “Floods, dredging and river changes” to help inform people about the regulatory issues that affect dredging works on river beds. River bed dredging and removal of river gravels has been an important issue for land m
C-Power is pleased to announce that it has closed the financing of the second and third phases of the offshore wind farm on the Thornton Bank (located about 30 km in the North Sea off the Belgian coast). A group of 7 commercial lenders: KBC, Rabobank, Société Générale, KfW Ipex-Bank, Commerzbank, De
This week T.O.S. invited all the branch managers at its head office in Rotterdam. Like every year all branch managers gather to review the past year and make plans for the year to come. The meeting was opened with a special cake to welcome Marcelo Cintra. He is the new branch manager of our joint [&
Dredging International, part of the DEME (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering) Group, rooted in the port of Antwerp, on the river Scheldt, is one of the primary contractors in the world, offering a perfect mix of experience and in-depth knowledge in dredging and land reclamation. For thei
The Netherlands’ Rijkswaterstaat has again chosen Tideland’s SeaBeacon 2 System 6 dual-band racon for installation on buoys as an aid to navigation and to mark special locations in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The latest order for four racons was supplied via Tideland’s representative in the N
Before the end of week 47 Idreco GmbH will be successfully completed the building the Dredger “Susan”. The owner is Glaser Sand und Kies GmbH (a Holcim company). Design and Engineering was carried out in house. Also the Design consultancy and construction supervision was in hands of Idreco GmbH. The
More than £6 million in grants is due to be spent on flood defences in Margate, with Thanet council promising a further £733,000 towards … (yourthanet) [mappress] Source: yourthanet, November 24, 2010;
British Waterways has awarded a national dredging contract to marine-based civil engineer Land & Water Services Ltd. The initial contract from December 2010 to March 2015, will run up to and beyond the launch of the new waterways charity which is scheduled to take over the custodianship of British W
