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NewsRetrofit Degassing Lifts Dredger Efficiency
The presence of gas in dredged mixtures attacks the efficiency of the dredge pump and therefore the entire dredging process.
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NewsHol Blank Bolsters Weser Terminal Expansion
Now supporting Bremerhaven''s ever increasing need for round the clock berth and basin dredging is the new ¢ 4.4m water injection dredger Hol Blank following its completion at Lloyd Werft.
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NewsJenkins Marine Expands Dredging Activities
Dorset UK based Jenkins Marine is making continuing progress in the development of its dredging support operations.
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NewsDutch Dredger Builder Triples Profits
IHC Holland Merwede, the Dutch shipyards group which is global market leader in the design and construction of dredgers, has announced staggering results for 2006, with sales doubled to ¢ 1bn and net profit tripled to ¢ 31.2m.
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New Online Marine Aggregates Research Database
ABPmer, the marine environmental research arm of Associated British Ports, has collaborated with the GeoData Institute to deliver an online research tool on behalf of the UK Government''s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
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NewsTwo Major Contracts for DEME
An important contract for trench dredging, backfilling and rock placement in India has been awarded to Tideway, the Breda, Netherlands based subsidiary of dredging and environmental group DEME.
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Ribble Link Dredging Work on Schedule
British Waterways in the UK says the Ribble Link is on target to reopen on the 6th of this month following £ 600,000 of winter maintenance works, including channel dredging, repairs to a lock bywash and the filling of a number of voids behind lock walls.
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Dredging at Falmouth Harbour a Step Nearer
The dredging of Falmouth Harbour in the UK has taken a step forward with Falmouth Harbour Commissioners and A& P Falmouth Limited.
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Van Oord Wins Reclamation Project in Gibraltar
The Government of Gibraltar has awarded a harbour reclamation contract to Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors BV.
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Dredging JV Acquires Energy Contract in India
Dutch dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster and Dredging International of Belgium have acquired a major energy related contract in India.
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Lerwick Port Seeks Permission for Dredging
According to reports, Lerwick Port Authority is to lobby the Scottish Executive to issue a harbour revision order which would allow the port to create new land for development.
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Dutch and Danish Assist Dredging Project in Mozambique
The Dutch government is to contribute US$18m to two emergency dredging projects.
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NewsCEDA Dredging Days at Europort Maritime
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced that CEDA Dredging Days 2007 will return to the Ahoy Rotterdam exhibition centre, where the conference and exhibition will again be held in conjunction with Europort Maritime 2007 on 6 through 9 November.
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News'Jetsed' Success on Battersea Shoal
Van Oord''s water injection dredger Jetsed arrived in London late last year to dredge the Battersea shoal, which had been moving into the fairway for some time, causing several vessels to ground there in 2005.
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NewsDOP Saves Explosive Dredging Situation
Works have been ongoing to enlarge the Twentekanaal, an important shipping channel in the east of Holland. Enlargement will allow the canal to accommodate larger ships and will also provide additional capacity for water drainage. The project was proceeding in a normal fashion until explosive devices were found in the ...
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Dredger Boom Sees IHC Add Shipyard
With the global demand for newbuild dredgers now exceeding building capacity, IHC Holland Merwede has rented the former Alblas Scheepsbouw BV yard, situated along the river De Noord at Hendrik Ido Ambacht in the Netherlands.
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NewsDredging Seminar Success in Bahrain
The International Association of Dredging Companies recently conducted another successful event when the 27th IADC Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation took place in Manama, Bahrain. The IADC has been conducting week long seminars especially developed for professionals in dredging related industries regularly since 1993.
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NewsDamen Multi Cat Built in Abu Dhabi
A strategic partnership between Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands and Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has seen the delivery of a multi-purpose vessel to the Emirates Dredging Company (EDC) four weeks ahead of schedule. The Multi Cat 1908 is the first vessel of its type built by ADSB and will ...
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NewsDI to Build Island at Ras al Khaimah
Belgian contractor Dredging International has signed a contract with private stock company Rakeen Development for the reclamation of an artificial island off Ras al Khaimah, the northernmost emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ¢ 50 million contract adds to a string of projects which Dredging International is currently ...
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NewsJan De Nul to Deepen Colombian Port
Jan de Nul has signed a contract with the Instituto Nacional de Vías (INVIAS) to dredge the access channel at the Port of Buenaventura in Colombia. The port is situated on the Pacific coast of Colombia and is considered one of the most important ports of the region.
