Dredging & Flood Defence – Page 30
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Evelop and Van Oord to build offshore windfarms
Evelop, part of the sustainable energy company Econcern, has signed a contract with Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord that will see the companies build four offshore windfarms in Western Europe.
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Dredging International a key partner in Coentunnel project
The Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Transportation and Water Management, and Coentunnel Company BV in the Netherlands have signed a contract for the Capacity Expansion Coentunnel Route, a project which also involves Dredging International as a key partner.
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Jan de Nul awarded ¢1bn in contracts
Belgium' s Jan De Nul Group has recently been awarded several contracts around the world which together are worth in excess of € 1bn. The projects will be executed in markets such as Peru, Trinidad and Brazil.
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NewsDone Deal for Dredger Builder
Dutch builder of dredgers and other specialist vessels IHC Merwede acquired design, engineering and construction company The Engineering Business (EB) last month.
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NewsDutch Dredgers in Profits Bonanza
The Netherland' s two major international dredging contractors report spectacular rises in profits and turnover during 2007.
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NewsBremerhaven Studies to Determine Port Siltation
The port of Bremerhaven in Germany, now the fourth largest container harbour in Europe, is also a laboratory for the advancement of dredging techniques and sustainable development.
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NewsItaldraghe Leaves No Stone Unturned
A new purpose built cutter suction dredger has been delivered to Società Cava Cavallino of Italy, a Ravenna based excavation company belonging to the Gruppo Nettuno SpA.
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NewsDredging Helps to Double Fos Throughput
Under the Port of Marseilles Authority’ s Fos 2XL container terminal project, two new terminals are being developed in partnership with private operators Port Synergy - a joint venture between CMA-CGM and DP World - and MSC.
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Dredging and Reclamation Begins at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi Ports Company reports that dredging and reclamation work at Khalifa Pot has begun. The work involves 45m cu/m of material.
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Boskalis and Van Oord Sign Contract for Maasvlakte 2
Van Oord and Boskalis in The Netherlands, represented by Van Oord' s managing director John van Herwijnen and Boskalis CEO Peter Berdowski, have signed the contract for the Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project at Rotterdam.
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NewsExperts Dazzled by Dubai's Coastal Vision
In a series of technical tours run in conjunction with the PIANC-COPEDEC VII conference discussed above, participants learned valuable lessons about how projects like Sama Dubai’ s Lagoons, Dubai Maritime City, Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali, and Dubai World’ s Jebel Ali Port have progressed from conceptual design to ...
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Boskalis and Dredeco to Do Newcastle Dredging
Royal Boskalis Westminster and DEME Group' s Australian subsidiary Dredeco have secured a large scale joint venture dredging contract for the expansion of the coal export harbour at Newcastle in Australia.
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DEME Secures Another Australian Project
DEME, the Belgian dredging contractor, has been awarded a contract to deepen a berth at Fisherman’ s Island, Gladstone in Queensland, Australia.
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NewsDutch Government Considers Creation of Huge Offshore Island
The Dutch government is considering a radical plan to build a £ 7bn island in the shape of a tulip in the North Sea. The idea behind the concept is to relieve pressure on its overcrowded cities and protect the coastline from rising sea levels.
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NewsShetland Islands Council Loses Battle to Stop Dredging
The Shetland Islands Council (SIC) is being asked to pay more than £ 5m towards the cost of dredging work at Port of Lerwick, having lost a legal battle to prevent the work going ahead.
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NewsChanges at Port Ramsgate
Major changes in the way the UK' s Port Ramsgate is run could be in the pipeline. In 2006 the Department for Communities and Local Government published a report entitled ' Opportunities for Ports in Local Authority Ownership' . Aimed at around 60 ports in England and Wales, it addressed ...
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NewsIADC Dredging and Reclamation Seminar
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) will hold its 30th International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation on 16-20 June this year at Delft in the Netherlands.
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NewsCEDA Encourages the Next Generation
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) continued its campaign to involve students and young professionals more closely with the industry when it announced the winners of the CEDA Dredging Days 2007 poster competition at its gathering which took place within the recent Europort exhibition in Rotterdam.
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NewsBelgian Folk Hero Arrives at Christmas
Dutch shipbuilders IHC Merwede celebrated the Christmas season by launching the 9,000m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger ' Breydel' from its Kinderdijk yard on 22 December. Named after 14th century Flemish freedom fighter Jan Breydel, the newbuild will join the fleet of Belgium' s Dredging International, one of the main ...
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NewsWesterschelde Dredging to Boost Flanders
Work has started on the deepening of the Westerschelde, which is intended to reinforce the competitive position of the port of Antwerp. Flemish Minister-President Kris Peeters officially started dredging works at a ceremony last month which marks the official start of the historic deepening works of the Westerschelde.
