Dredging
USACE to Host Industry Day
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, will host an Industry Day on October 23, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the District Headquarters in Walla Walla, Wash. This event is a free seminar for business owners and representatives focused on how to secure business with the Corps. Top
Liebherr’s HS 8300 HD for Italian Customer
Liebherr has just announced that their first model of the HS 8300 HD, the largest duty cycle crawler crane of Liebherr’s well-known HS series, has been sold to the Chioggia (Italy) based customer Zeta S.r.l. This piece of equipment will be installed on a ship for various dredging jobs in the Mediter
Coasts & Ports 2015 Event Begins Next Week
The Coasts & Ports 2015 Conference will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 15-18 September 2015. The Coasts and Ports Conference series is the pre-eminent forum in the Australasian region for professionals to meet and discuss issues extending across all disciplines relating to coasts and ports.
Pupils to Name New Dredger
Children at primary schools in the Buckie area are to help decide the name of Moray Council’s new £2.4 million dredger. A competition is being run over the next few weeks when pupils will be asked to suggest a suitable name for the vessel, which is currently under construction at the Macduff Shipyar
Aberystwyth Marina Dredging Announced
Cardiff Marine Group Ltd., the company that recently purchased Aberystwyth Marina, has announced development plan for the newly acquired marina. The company is planning a number of phased investments that will upgrade the marina. According to Christopher Odling-Smee, Director of Cardiff Marine Group
New Terra et Aqua Published
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just introduced the latest issue of Terra et Aqua, their official quarterly publication. The magazine is supported solely by the IADC as a service to the world-wide dredging community and represents IADC’s commitment to the highest standards
ARCADIS Wins Calais Port Deal
ARCADIS, a design, engineering and management consulting company based in Amsterdam, has been appointed as lead engineer for the €675 million extension of the Port of Calais, France, by a joint venture led by Bouygues. ARCADIS will lead the engineering work from the final design to the detailed desi
Dutch-Colombia Ties Growing Stronger
Minister Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure and the Environment) strengthened cooperation with Colombia in the field of integrated water management last week. During the visit, she was accompanied by a delegation representing fifteen Dutch companies. In addition to expanding existing good relations,
CPM Eyes New Location for Container Terminal
A relocation of the container terminal is a necessary part of the urban development of Copenhagen and the further development of Nordhavn (Northern Harbor). Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP), who operates the container terminal in Nordhavn, will therefore investigate new options for the future location of
VOSTA LMG in Rotterdam
VOSTA LMG, a dredging technology company that provides tailored solutions, will present their latest developments in dredging technology, product development and engineering at Europort 2015. With several VOSTA LMG experts on the stand, from product managers to project engineers, the event will be t
VIDEO: New Panama Locks Meet the Atlantic
The Panama Canal Expansion continues to make steady progress, currently 93% complete. After an initial testing phase where the lower chamber of the new locks were filled, preliminary tests of the new gates were executed successfully. The process of removing the plug separating the ocean waters from
IADC Takes Part at SMART Rivers Event
IADC (International Association of Dredging Companies) has presented the latest findings on contaminated sediments at the PIANC’S SMART Rivers 2015 Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presenting about how to identify, clean, remediate and treat contaminated sediments, IADC on Tuesday, September 8
Crews Make Good Progress on Spetchley Revival
Works on the Spetchley Revival Project are progressing well with the contractors now halfway through the project. Lake dredging and bank re-building works started in early August. Following the emptying of the lake, excavators are now on the site, taking the silt out of the area. The Spetchley Reviv
New Flood Defenses for Aylesbury
Flood defenses to protect Aylesbury’s Willows estate will be out on display on Saturday, September 12. The defenses aim to stop the kind of deluge that flooded 79 homes on the estate in the severe storms of winter 2013/14. Nearly half a mile of emergency flood defense barrier has been bought from a