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CEDA Dredging Days at Europort Maritime
01 Feb 2007
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced that CEDA Dredging Days 2007 will return to the Ahoy Rotterdam exhibition centre, where the conference and exhibition will again be held in conjunction with Europort Maritime 2007 on 6 through 9 November.
‘Jetsed’ Success on Battersea Shoal
01 Feb 2007
Van Oord’s water injection dredger Jetsed arrived in London late last year to dredge the Battersea shoal, which had been moving into the fairway for some time, causing several vessels to ground there in 2005.
DOP Saves Explosive Dredging Situation
01 Feb 2007
Works have been ongoing to enlarge the Twentekanaal, an important shipping channel in the east of Holland. Enlargement will allow the canal to accommodate larger ships and will also provide additional capacity for water drainage. The project was proceeding in a normal fashion until explosive devices were found in the dredged mixture, halting all works with immediate effect.
Dredger Boom Sees IHC Add Shipyard
01 Feb 2007
With the global demand for newbuild dredgers now exceeding building capacity, IHC Holland Merwede has rented the former Alblas Scheepsbouw BV yard, situated along the river De Noord at Hendrik Ido Ambacht in the Netherlands.
Dredging Seminar Success in Bahrain
01 Feb 2007
The International Association of Dredging Companies recently conducted another successful event when the 27th IADC Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation took place in Manama, Bahrain. The IADC has been conducting week long seminars especially developed for professionals in dredging related industries regularly since 1993.
Damen Multi Cat Built in Abu Dhabi
01 Feb 2007
A strategic partnership between Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands and Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has seen the delivery of a multi-purpose vessel to the Emirates Dredging Company (EDC) four weeks ahead of schedule. The Multi Cat 1908 is the first vessel of its type built by ADSB and will be used for dredging support operations in Abu Dhabi waters, joining a 12m Pushy Cat tug delivered by ADSB a month earlier.
