EvoLogics joined scientists from the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany, who led a two-week field campaign north and south of the Darga river outlet on the Dead Sea coast in Israel. In cooperation with EvoLogics and the Scientific Diving Center (SDC) team of Technische Univer
Picture of the Day: The Largest Hopper Dredger With a hopper capacity of 46,000 m³, trailing suction hopper dredger Cristóbal Colón is the largest and the most high-tech dredger in the world today. More Dredgers Ready for the New Suez Canal All vessels belonging to the Consortium consisting of Gre
Lamprell has announced the completion of construction on a further jack-up drilling rig, the “Shuwehat”, and its delivery to Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company (NDC). This follows the recent announcement on November 12, when the Group received a new contract award from NDC for the construction of
Nexans has provided to BP the first delivery in what will be the world’s largest and most complex Direct Electrical Heating (DEH) system to date. Nexans is supplying a comprehensive subsea DEH system solution including complete system design and 130 km of cables with accessories for installation. Th
Diyar Al Muharraq, one of the leading urban developers in the Kingdom of Bahrain, last week announced the completion of land reclamation works for the whole project. The shore protection rock armour work is nearing its completion and is expected to be finished by the 1st quarter of 2015. The reclama
New Suez Canal Dredging in Full Swing The digging rate after 125 days of work at the Suez Canal Development Project reached 150 million cubic meters on Thursday, said Chief of Staff of the Army’s Engineering Authority Major General Kamel el-Wazir. Massive Achievement for APT Global APT Global Mari
APT Global Marine Services recently successfully dry-docked both cutter suction dredger HAM 218 as well as water injection dredger Iguazú for the Van Oord Ship Management B.V. at DMC Dubai. With these 2 dry-dockings completed (HAM 218 being the first large cutter suction dredger to ever dry dock wit
DP World Chairman HE Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem met with the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni at DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali port in Dubai yesterday to discuss areas of future cooperation and mutual interest between Dubai and Uganda. The meeting provided an opportunity for the global marine termi
DRAGFLOW, a world player in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, has had an extremely busy and successful year. Hereby we are bringing you a list of the DRAGFLOW’s most successful projects and achievements in 2014
A division of the Unique Maritime Group (UMG), a provider integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions, Unique System FZE in conjunction with HYPACK, has successfully conducted HYPACK’s hydrographic & offshore survey training course at its training centre in Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, UAE. As
Dredging operations are risky. They are large, sprawling with hidden dangers amongst heavy machinery. The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) members are committed to safeguarding their employees and to continuous improvement in guaranteeing a safe and healthy work environment. To
New Suez Canal Project on Right Track The Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Department and the supervisor of the New Suez Canal project, Major General Kamel Al-Wazir, said yesterday that the digging rate at the project reached 142 million cubic meters. VIDEO: World’s Biggest Marine Excavator at W
Dredge Yard, with the offices in the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands and Turkey, is becoming one of the world leaders in dredging market and mining components, equipment and mining technology. For a few years in a row, the company is proving that it is possible to have worldwide operations, go
Italdraghe, Italy’s leading dredging equipment builder, has had an extremely busy year. During 2014 it has seen increased sales of its popular range of BD dredging heads for excavators which have been put to use not only in river, lake and coastal projects but in mining applications, particularly in
