Dredging & Flood Defence – Page 20

  • Although dredger orders may have slowed in Europe, they remain buoyant in markets such as China
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    IHC Merwede increases revenue and profit

    2012-05-02T17:00:00Z

    Netherlands'' based IHC Merwede, which develops and builds innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life-cycle support services for the dredging, mining and offshore industries, has increased its revenues and profits.

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    VOSTA/APT in MENA region cooperation deal

    2012-04-18T09:00:00Z

    VOSTA LMG and APT Global Marine Services LLC have signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of dredger construction, manufacture of components and servicing of dredging vessels operating in the Middle East, North African (MENA) region.

  • The Cheetah Mini Dredge is seen undergoing trials in front of the builder’s Ventnor Haven base and build facility.
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    Necessity is the mother of Mini Dredge

    2012-04-17T09:31:00Z

    Catamaran workboat builder Cheetah Marine has developed a shallow water mini dredger specifically to combat the problem of seaweed deposition at its home base of Ventnor Haven on the Isle of Wight.

  • Mr. Dassanayake (left) receives the IADC Award for the Best Paper by a Young Author from IADC Secretary General René Kolman at PIANC COPEDEC.
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    IADC Young Authors Award presented

    2012-04-17T09:30:00Z

    The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented its Best Paper Award for a Young Author at the PIANC COPEDEC, held at the IIT Madras, Chennai, India recently.

  • DCI Dredge XIX is launched from IHC Merwede’s yard at Krimpen aan den Ijssel on Monday.
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    Purpose designed Ganges dredger

    2012-04-05T16:14:00Z

    IHC Merwede named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI Dredge XIX in a ceremony on Monday at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel in The Netherlands.

  • The 1,500 m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger for Dragages Ports is seen under construction.
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    Dutch – Spanish dredger building flourishing

    2012-03-15T14:38:00Z

    Damen Dredging Equipment of the Netherlands and Spain’s Astilleros de Murueta are cooperating in the newbuilding of two maintenance trailing suction hopper dredgers and one sand mining hopper.

  • The Town Hall of the City of Brussels, a gothic building from the Middle Ages, is located a short distance from the WODCON XX venue.
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    Call for Papers for WODCON XX in Brussels

    2012-03-15T14:37:00Z

    A call for papers has been issued for the World Dredging Congress XX (WODCON XX).

  • A surveillance photograph presented as evidence, showing the work being carried out at Kings Wharf, Falmouth in December 2007.
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    Fines for illegal dumping of toxic silt

    2012-03-15T14:36:00Z

    The director of a company contracted to carry out work on the development of a marina in Falmouth docks UK has been sentenced at Truro Crown Court.

  • The two wear liners inside the Greenforce ball joint provide full internal protection of the ball joint against direct wear from the dredge flow.
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    Greenforce ball joint diverts dredge flow

    2012-01-25T08:02:00Z

    Amsterdam based Vosta LMG launched a new, patented ball joint design at the recent Europort exhibition in Rotterdam.

  • Sediview gives users high quality insights into the distribution of sediments suspended in water over extensive areas.
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    HRW brings DRL Software in-house

    2012-01-24T08:00:00Z

    HR Wallingford, the international hydraulic and environmental engineering consultancy, has acquired UK based DRL Software.

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    Abu Dhabi does CEDA-IADC dredging training

    2012-01-24T08:00:00Z

    The training course Environmental Aspects of Dredging, jointly developed and presented by the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), was held last month in Abu Dhabi.

  • The 13,000 kW cutter suction dredger Shanti Sagar XVI is launched at IHC Merwde’s Sliedrecht yard last month.
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    €200m orders keep IHC Merwede rolling

    2012-01-05T15:30:00Z

    IHC Merwede has recently secured orders for advanced vessels and equipment in its core markets of dredging and offshore to the value of €200m.

  • With the opening of the Digital Library CEDA provides online access to a wealth of scientific and technical knowledge on all aspects of dredging and marine construction.
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    CEDA digital library now open

    2011-10-04T14:30:00Z

    The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has added a new Digital Library to its website.

  • The submersed excavation unit is equipped with a dredge pump and jetwater pump which are both electrically driven. The mixture piping is shown in blue and white. The unit is suspended by steel cables.
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    RoRo Deep Dredge challenges orthodoxy

    2011-09-30T12:45:00Z

    Netherlands based Damen Dredging Equipment has developed an innovative flexible dredging concept which challenges current technical limitations.

  • Arco Beck sails out of the River Tees for trials prior to a return to duty.
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    Back to work for TV star dredger

    2011-09-29T16:16:00Z

    A dredger which was featured on the ITV detective series Vera whilst laid up by the economic downturn has been restored to functionality by the A&P Tees ship repair yard.

  • Chang Jiang Kou 01 enters the water at Kinderdijk on Saturday.
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    ‘Wild Dragon’ concept launched at Kinderdijk

    2011-09-15T11:08:00Z

    The naming and launch ceremony for the 12,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Chang Jiang Kou 01 has taken place at the IHC Merwede shipyard at Kinderdijk in the Netherlands.

  • Brianne Cohen (left) receives the IADC Award for the Best Paper by a Young Author from IADC PR & Project Manager Jurgen Dhollander at the WEDA 31/TAMU 42 Conference in Nashville, Tennessee last month (Photo courtesy of IDR).
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    Dredging Efficiency paper wins IADC Award

    2011-07-18T09:30:00Z

    An IADC Best Paper Award for a Young Author under the age of 35 was presented to Brianne Cohen at the WEDA XXXI / TAMU 42 Annual Dredging Conference & Exhibition held in Nashville, Tennessee USA last month.

  • 1)Land and Water Services developed a bespoke ‘moon-pool’ and environmental mitigation measures for the dredging phase, as part of an alternative tender strategy.
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    Environmentally sensitive dredging in Falmouth

    2011-07-12T09:00:00Z

    Specialist marine and civils contractor Land and Water Services Ltd (LAWS) recently mobilised a bespoke dredging team to Premier’s Falmouth Marina in Cornwall to undertake a particularly awkward improvement project.

  • Breughel is the third medium sized trailing suction hopper dredger in the last four years for the DEME Group.
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    Breughel the newbuild has colourful launch

    2011-07-07T10:47:00Z

    The naming and launch ceremony for the 11,650m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, Breughel, has taken place at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel in the Netherlands.

  • A cutter suction dredger has been assembled and is launched at a job site.
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    Damen delivers four more dredgers to Iraq

    2011-07-05T09:00:00Z

    Netherlands based Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered four cutter suction dredgers to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources.