Dredging Operations Underway at UK Port of Milford Haven

01 Jul 2002

A £600,000 dredging operation is underway at the UK port of Milford Haven to maintain the waterway and ensure that vessels can continue to have full access to its berths and jetties. The contract represents a major investment for Milford Haven Port Authority, which views the activity as a critical part of ensuring the economic viability of its operations. 

Maasvlakte II Moves Closer Towards Reality

01 Jul 2002

Europe's largest ever dredging project is closer to becoming a reality after the Dutch government gave formal backing to the proposed 2,500 hectare Massvlakte II land reclamation which would effectively extend the entrance to the Port of Rotterdam into the North Sea. 

Newbuild Suction Hopper Dredger Deployed From Spain to Seine

01 Jul 2002

Dredger building in Spain received another boost recently when French operators GIE Dragages Ports took delivery of the 5,000m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger Daniel Laval from the IZAR Gijon shipyard. The vessel will be deployed primarily for maintenance dredging operations in the river Seine estuary and at Dunkirk. 

IHC Holland Sails Into Third Chinese Century

01 Jul 2002

Dutch dredger builder IHC Holland has extended its remarkable record of providing vessels for Chinese clients into a third century with the launch and naming ceremony last month of the 12,888m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Xin Hai Long for China Harbour Engineering Company/ Shanghai Waterway Bureau.