Dredging & Flood Defence – Page 22

  • 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.
    News

    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.
    News

    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.
    News

    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.
    News

    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.

  • News

    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.
    News

    €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.
    News

    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.
    News

    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.
    News

    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.
    News

    ‘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).
    News

    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.
    News

    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.
    News

    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.
    News

    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.

  • Breughel is the third medium sized trailing suction hopper dredger in the last four years for the DEMG Group.
    News

    Breughel the newbuild has colourful launch

    2011-06-30T09:00:00Z

    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.

  • The EX2500-6 has two booms of 13.6m and 16m; three arms of 7m, 9m and 11m; and is used with four buckets ranging from 7.5m³ to 14m³.
    News

    Adaptable excavator for backhoe dredger

    2011-06-24T12:00:00Z

    Rotator Oy, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV''s official dealer in Finland, has supplied Wasa Dredging Ltd with an EX2500-6 excavator as the base machine for a backhoe dredger.

  • The Watermaster can undertake both suction dredging and backhoe dredging, whilst also having the capability to perform pile driving works.
    News

    Dredging delivers a dream on the river

    2011-06-23T17:04:00Z

    Dredging is helping the city of Joensuu in eastern Finland transform an old contaminated sawmill area near the city centre into a modern housing district.

  • The Watermaster can undertake both suction dredging and backhoe dredging, whilst also having the capability to perform pile driving works.
    News

    Dredging delivers a dream on the river

    2011-05-26T11:20:00Z

    Dredging is helping the city of Joensuu in eastern Finland transform an old contaminated sawmill area near the city centre into a modern housing district.

  • This newbuild cutter suction dredger was delivered to the town of Pollica in Southern Italy last week.
    News

    New dredger pumps up tourist economy

    2011-05-26T11:20:00Z

    Italian dredging manufacturer Italdraghe delivered a newbuild SGT 250 cutter suction dredger to the local Town Council of Pollica, in the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park in Southern Italy last week.

  • An elevated pipeline section crossing Seaton’s Harbour Road has now been lagged to reduce noise levels.
    News

    Pipeline noise delays dredging works

    2011-04-07T10:55:00Z

    Westminster Dredging’s commencement last week of pumping for dredged material through a seaside town in Devon UK was halted by the client when noise levels exceeded expectations.