Dredging to Improve Access to London

01 Oct 2007

In the latest move to upgrade and invest in the infrastructure the Port of London Authority (PLA) recently awarded a £1.5m contract to Dredging International (UK ) for the deepening of the Princess Channel in the outer Thames Estuary, an area with deep channels close to large areas of shallow waters and drying sand banks as far as twenty miles offshore.  

Seabed Visualisation Aids Dredging Precision

01 Oct 2007

From its base at Beverley in East Yorkshire UK, SRD Ltd travelled to last month's Offshore Europe exhibition where it introduced a new multibeam seabed visualisation, measurement and control system which produces live 3D images of the seabed. It is designed for dredging, levelling and excavation applications.   

'Gambe d'Amfard' Begins Long Haul in Le Havre

01 Oct 2007

The hopper dredger 'Gambe d'Amfard' was christened in festive ceremonies this summer by  owner Dragages Ports. The new 700 m³ grab hopper dredger, built by Damen Shipyards' Galati yard in Romania, will undertake maintenance duties using either its grab crane or its trailing suction pipe at the port of Le Havre in France.  

Dredgers Commended for Mammoth Discovery

01 Oct 2007

The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) has made special commendations for three sites operated by its member companies following their contributions to the advancement of marine archaeology and the understanding of our past.  

IHC Launches ‘Abul’ for Karachi Port

01 Oct 2007

IHC Holland Merwede has launched the 6,000m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Abul’ for Karachi Port Trust of Pakistan. Commissioning works continue in the Netherlands, with formal delivery scheduled for January 2008.