Dredging & Flood Defence – Page 27
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NewsRamsgte digs deep for wind farm vessels
While many ports are suffering in the current economic downturn Ramsgate is busy preparing for new customers, including work to accommodate the construction and support vessels associated with the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm and a potential new fast ferry service to France.
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NewsIHC Merwede tops ¢2bn in orders
Dutch dredger builders IHC Merwede weathered the recessionary storm well last year, reporting an order book which rose to € 2bn, a 40% increase in revenue to € 1.1bn, profit before tax up to € 105bn, and the acquisition of four technology and engineering companies.
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NewsTideway breaks record for stone dumping
Tideway in The Netherlands is claiming a new record for stone dumping at depth during a recent project west of Ibiza in the Mediterranean, when Tideway''s vessel Rollingstone placed 20,000m3 of rock at a depth of 987m, working on behalf of Spanish energy company Enagas.
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Axe handles dredged from North Sea win archaeology award
Prehistoric hand axes discovered in sand and gravel dredged from the North Sea by Hanson Aggregates Marine have won the Best Archaeological Discovery Award at the prestigious British Archaeology Awards.
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Falmouth dredging scheme moves a step closer
Dredging of Falmouth Harbour in the southwest of the UK could get consent prior to Easter, and Falmouth Harbour Commissioners have confirmed that they and their partner organisations ''are moving forward with work on the Falmouth Port Development Initiative.''
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Dredging scheduled for River Nene
Dredging work along the River Nene in Northampton UK is due to start shortly in order to improve navigation on the waterway.
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Joint conference planned by CEDA and WEDA
Two sister associations, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA), serving Africa, Europe and the Middle East; and the Western Dredging Association (WEDA), which serves the Americas, are to organise their first joint international seminar on sustainable dredging and maritime construction.
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Van Oord wins contract to deepen Niger river
Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract for dredging a navigation channel in the River Niger. The total value of the contract amounts to some ¢ 125m.
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Boskalis secures oil and gas contracts
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired three oil and gas related contracts for projects in Europe and the Middle East. The total contract value amounts to approximately € 100m.
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NewsRiver Tees dredged to allow carrier scrapping
Another milestone has been reached to allow a French aircraft carrier to be scrapped on Teesside in the UK.
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CEDA appeals for input on review of London Convention
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) reports that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is currently undertaking a global review of dredged sediment disposal and is seeking to get all information on disposal activities from countries around the world.
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NewsCEDA Dredging Days focuses on sustainability
The role of dredging and maritime construction in sustainable development was the focus of this year’ s CEDA Dredging Days, organised by the Belgian Section of the Central Dredging Association (CEDA).
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NewsDredging simulator with an outside view
IHC Systems has celebrated the inauguration of their new dredging simulator, the first of its kind with an outside view, and also unveiled its 1,250th production meter. The ceremony was attended by Mr Martin Boevé e, the mayor of Sliedrecht in the Netherlands, where IHC Systems is based.
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News: ¢300m orders bonanza for IHC Merwede
The financial downturn is not effecting Dutch dredger builders IHC Merwede, which has added € 300m to its already full order book with contracts for ten newbuilds to emerging global powerhouses India and China.
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NewsEnhanced positioning for Damen dredgers
Damen Dredging Equipment and Trimble Europe have sealed their cooperation by signing an OEM agreement.
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NewsBeach replenishment delivers environmental bonus
The UK’ s Westminster Dredging recently demonstrated the most efficient way of delivering dredged aggregate to a coastal defence project straight from the ship to the site, a process that removes the need for numerous truck movements and their associated environmental impacts.
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Mexican contract awarded to Jan de Nul
Mexicana De Dragados SA de CV, the Mexican branch of Belgium’ s Jan De Nul Group, has signed a contract with the port authorities of the Mexican Pacific ports of Ensenada, Mazatlan and Manzanillo for dredging work at the ports. Signed on 24 October, the contract has a total value ...
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NewsDEME wins orders worth ¢220m
Subsidiaries of Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering (DEME) in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, have secured contracts valued at more than € 220m in recent weeks.
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Defland Coast project gets under way
Van Oord in The Netherlands reports that the Defland Coast project has got underway. The Delfland Coast Consortium (Van Oord and Boskalis) began laying a pipeline on the beach at Hoek van Holland which was due to start pumping sand in late November/early December in order to create new dunes ...
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NewsVan Oord ensures easier and safer access to North Sea Canal
Dutch dredging and marine construction giant Van Oord has completed a project to deepen the navigable channel of the North Sea Canal in The Netherlands. Now, large ocean going vessels can once again pass each other on their way to and from the port of Amsterdam. A total of 4m ...
