Dredging & Flood Defence – Page 27
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Jan de Nul secures Australian contract
Belgium’ s Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a € 200m contract for work to expand facilities at BHP Billiton’ s Western Australia Iron Ore operations in Port Hedland. The work is part of BHP Billiton’ s Rapid Growth Project 5 (RGP5), designed to increase the capacity of the ...
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NewsDredging consultancy defies the downturn
Despite the economic climate the work load at specialist dredging and coastal consultants Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) remain buoyant. The Somerset UK based company is undertaking a wide variety of projects in the UK, Ireland and overseas at the start of what looks like being another very busy year.
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NewsPanama rendezvous for dredging associations
‘ Connecting the World through Dredging’ was the theme when sister associations the Central Dredging Association (CEDA), which serves Africa, Europe and the Middle East joined the Western Dredging Association (WEDA), which serves all of the Americas, organised their first joint international seminar on sustainable dredging and maritime construction last ...
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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 ...
