Dredging & Flood Defence – Page 29
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NewsVan Oord and Royal Haskoning unveil coastal concept
Dutch dredging company Van Oord and consulting engineer Royal Haskoning have unveiled proposals they have developed to enhance the flood defences in the Netherlands whilst reducing pressure in the densely populated Randstad area of the country and at the same time making even better use of the scarce land in ...
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NewsDredging International to construct island in the Emirates
Belgium’ s Dredging International has been awarded a contract to build a new artificial island, ' Dana' , 7km into the Arabian Gulf off the Emirate of Ras-al-Khaimah. Construction of the € 350m project will commence in the next few weeks.
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Replenishment contract for Van Oord
Dutch dredging major Van Oord has been contracted by the Netherlands' Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management to carry out the country’ s biggest foreshore replenishment project ever.
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First phase of Lerwick dredging nearly complete
The first phase of the dredging project in Lerwick Harbour in Scotland is nearing completion. Westminster Dredging Company’ s dredger Waterway left Lerwick in early June after having removed close to 400,000 cu/m of seabed.
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Marina dredging commences in preparation for Abu Dhabi yacht show
Following the announcement of the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show 2009, plans have been approved for a marina that will be home to the show' s on water exhibits.
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NewsDataBuoy dredges up Seawork Award
The prestigious Spirit of Innovation Award was presented at the Seawork Gala Dinner last month to Fowey UK based Triskel Marine Ltd (TML) for their dredge monitoring DataBuoy. Their product won against stiff competition from 39 other international contenders.
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NewsOslo remediation plan wins CEDA Award
Torild Jørgensen of the Oslo Port Authority and her co-author, Kjetil Lønborg Jensen of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute won the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) CEC Best Paper Award 2008 for their paper titled “ Oslo Harbour Remediation Project” .
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NewsMöbius invests 'millions' in new ships
Hamburg based hydraulic engineering and port construction company Möbius AG is poised to expand its activities by investing millions of Euros in the construction of two new trailing suction hopper dredgers.
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NewsDredged slurry not a worry at Seawork
Cheltenham UK based Wave Seven Marine returns to Seawork and will be showing off some American dredging innovation amongst other products on Stand 144 at the 2008 show. .
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NewsRomania's electric dredger is a green machine
Romania is proving to be an excellent new market for Italian dredger manufacturer Italdraghe SpA. The number of dredgers delivered to Romania since its entry into the EU has increased considerably, with more orders on the books.
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NewsRapid replacement for crushed dredger wheelhouse
A Damen type CSD500 cutter suction dredger was undergoing normal maintenance in a Port Harcourt shipyard when the harbour crane crashed, smashing the dredger' s operating cabin.
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NewsRecord breaking year for Dutch vessel builder
Dutch specialist vessel builder IHC Merwede had another record breaking year in 2007, with profits doubling to € 65m, a 50% increase in revenue to € 774m and an order book which doubled to some € 1.5bn.
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NewsLerwick Harbour dredging progressing well
Westminster Dredging' s trailing suction hopper dredger Waterway is carrying out the first phase of a £ 12m project to deepen and widen access to the Shetland' s Lerwick Port and reclaim land for new development opportunities.
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NewsDEME to participate in Qatar-Bahrain Causeway
DEME in Belgium has announced that the Qatar based joint venture company MEDCO, a partnership between Qatari company UDC, the Qatari Government and DEME Group company Dredging International, is to be part of a consortium with Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Hochtief and CCC that has signed a design and build ...
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NewsWestern Scheldt deepening work underway
The Port of Antwerp in Belgium says work on deepening the Western Scheldt, which started late last year, is now well underway. The deepening is necessary to guarantee navigability and to keep up with developments in ship construction.
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Large number of contracts for Jan de Nul
Belgian dredging contractor Jan de Nul was awarded a number of contracts last month, including one to execute dredging and deepening works for the Barra do Riacho terminal at Aracruz in Brazil, a terminal owned by Portocel and Petrobras.
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Van Oord wins maintenance dredging contracts
The Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management has awarded Van Oord Nederland a contract to carry out maintenance dredging in Witte Tonnen Vlije and Brabantsche Vaarwater (parts of the Oosterschelde estuary) and the Zuid-Beveland Canal.
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Boskalis to extend Port of Felixstowe in UK
Dutch dredging contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster has been appointed to extend the harbour at Port of Felixstowe in the UK.
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NewsDredging gets underway at Port of Lerwick
Work was due to begin last month on the largest single capital project yet at Lerwick Harbour, providing improved vessel access, deeper berths and new opportunities through land reclamation for future development.
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NewsDredging International confirms Panama Canal contract
Dredging International of Belgium has confirmed that it has been awarded the contract to widen and deepen the Panama Canal. Notification of the contract was given by the Audoridad del Canal de Panamá (ACP), and will secure work for the next four years.
