In February, Tocardo installed and grid-connected an array of three T1 tidal turbines. The array has the capacity of 300 kW, and was installed on the Afsluitdijk barrier at Den Oever, Netherlands. The electricity produced from the turbines will power 100 Dutch households. According to Tocardo, the a
Koninklijke Smals, a Dutch company involved in hydraulic and civil-engineering works, has released a video about their dredging and remediation project in Port of Husum, one of Germany’s seaports along the North Sea coast. Husum is famous for its tourism, HDR Shipyard and Senvion, one of Europe’s le
Finnish wave energy developer Wello Oy is extending its testing programme at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney with signing of one year extension to their original contract. The 1 MW Penguin wave energy converter has been undergoing testing in Orkney since June 2011, and was first d
Koninklijke Smals, a Dutch company involved in hydraulic and civil-engineering works, has released a video about their environmental dredging project in Delfzijl. This dredging program included removal of mercury contaminated silt from Eemskanaal and Oosterhornkanaal. To accomplish this task, Smals
Work in Beatrixhaven, the newest port basin in Eemshaven, has reached the completion phase, announced the Groningen Seaports. The heavy load quay is getting the finishing touches and dredging work is well on its way. The level of the surrounding terrain has been raised with sand dredged from the por
Caterpillar has just introduced their new Cat® 323D L Series 2 hydraulic excavator, with an operating weight ranging from 22 000 kg (48,501 lb) to 23 200 kg (51,147 lb). Hydraulic-system refinement adds to the 323D2 L overall efficiency, as well as to its capacity to handle a broad range of Cat work
Preparations are being put in place for the next major recharge of beaches at Holland-on-Sea at the weekend. A temporary compound has been set up on the sand between Fernwood Avenue and Brighton Road and the area has been temporarily closed off. A pipeline will be put together ready for the main rec
DEME has just confirmed its order for two new trailing suction hopper dredgers to enhance its fleet. Built according to a ‘green’ design, the two vessels will have a ‘Green Passport’ and a ‘Clean Design’ notation. The ships will be equipped with ‘dual fuel’ engines and LNG tanks, ensuring compliance
Keynvor MorLift (KML) has acquired an additional Saab Seaeye’s Cougar XT ROV used for tidal energy projects. The device comes with its own customized container system, and can be deployed from any vessel. Keynvor MorLift uses Cougar ROVs for operational, installation and maintenance works at tidal e
Konecranes has begun assembly of the first (out of ten ordered) Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) crane for the Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka). According to the Fenix LCC, the Bronka project investor and developer, the assembly works will continue until mid-May with the delivery of equipme
Strainstall, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has completed the world’s first Intelligent Fender System (IFS) trial with energy companies SSE and RWE at their Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm. The Intelligent Fender System is an in-house developed technology which provides accurate and recordabl
The construction of tidal turbines for Paimpol-Bréhat project, developed by EDF, has started, and the turbines are expected to be grid-connected before the end of 2015. The Paimpol-Bréhat demonstration project is located in France, off the coast of Paimpol. DCNS, through its subsidiary OpenHydro, is
The keel laying event for the 1,840 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger took place at MTG Dolphin Shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria, on 22nd of April, 2015. The vessel, being built under yard number BN802 by order of Royal IHC for Dutch Dredging, will be delivered in late autumn of 2015. She is a standardi
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has unveiled new ZX26U-5 mini excavator as part of its impressive new line-up at Intermat 2015 show in Paris, France. Designed to be user-friendly, offering high levels of performance, comfort and easy maintenance, the Zaxis-5 model can be easily tra
