Dredging & Flood Defence – Page 34
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Brewaba at Work in Bremerhaven
Brewaba, the German subsidiary of Dutch dredging giant Van Oord, has been awarded a contract in Bremerhaven from client Bremenports Consult GmbH.
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Boskalis Bags Big Offshore Contract
Netherlands based international dredging contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster has won a major contract to construct a gas pipeline in Taiwan. The five month project, which will start next April, has a contract value of some 70m.
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Dredging Prescribed for Channel Siltation
The UK''s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) published a report last month examining the 5 December 2005 grounding of the French ro-ro ferry Dieppe at the port of Newhaven, which found the grounding occurred due to a build up of sand in the approach channel after a period of bad ...
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NewsNavigation Dredgings Help Create UK's Largest Man-Made Wetland
A sea wall at Wallasea Island in Essex in the UK was deliberately breached in early July, creating the UK''s largest man-made marine wetland. The UK Government''s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs'' (DEFRA) Wallasea Wetlands Creation Project is creating a 115 hectare wetland to replace similar bird habitats ...
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News'Marieke' Launched for DEME
Marieke, the new 5,600m3 trailing suction hopper dredger for Belgian contractor DEME was launched recently at the IHC Holland Merwede yard at Sliedrecht in the Netherlands.
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IADC/CEDA Environmental Dredging Seminar
The IADC/CEDA Seminar on Environmental Aspects of Dredging will be presented for the second time by the Delft University of Technology Post Graduate Academic Programme (TU Delft PAO) on 6 and 7 November this year in the Netherlands. The two day international seminar is based on the successful seven part ...
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News'Alexander von Humboldt' Keeping Busy on Two Continents
Belgian contractor Jan De Nul NV is undertaking coastal protection works in the north of the Netherlands which involve both beach reclamation and foreshore suppletion.
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NewsA Good Year for Van Oord
Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord has been awarded two maintenance dredging contracts in northern Germany by clients Wasser und Schiffahrtsamt and the Hamburg Port Authority. The combined value of the projects is some 7m.
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Dredging Underway on Abu Dhabi's Al Raha Beach Project
Work in Abu Dhabi is forging ahead on the Al Raha Beach development project that will see the creation of 500 hectares of new land. The project is being implemented by Aldar on the beach side of the main highway leading into the city of Abu Dhab, from Dubai.
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NewsBoskalis Enjoys Dredging Renaissance
The current good fortunes of the global dredging market are reflected in the 2005 results announced by Dutch giant Royal Boskalis Westminster, which has reported a spectacular 85% rise in net profit to 62.7m and a record turnover of 1,156m which was up 13% over 2004.
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NewsOlympics Boosts Aggregates Dredging
London''s victorious bid for the 2012 Olympics looks set to contribute to a substantial increase in demand for dredged aggregates. Metoc plc has launched a new service to provide environmental engineering for the dredging of marine aggregates from the UK Continental Shelf to meet demand in the UK South East, ...
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NewsWater Injection Trial May Cut Cost of Dredging The Broads
A pioneering trial that could cut costs for dredging on the lower areas of the Broads, the well known inland waterways in the UK, got under way in April. The Broads Authority said the scheme, costing £ 30,000, aims to remove 6,200 m3 of silt from the River Bure and ...
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NewsDredging's 'Big Four' Remain in Running for Maasvlakte 2
The Port of Rotterdam says the Ballast Nedam - Per Aarsleff consortium has withdrawn from the tendering process for the construction of Maasvlakte 2.
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New Cost Standards for Dredging Equipment Published by CIRIA in the United Kingdom
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) reports that the Construction Industry Research Association (CIRIA) in the UK has recently published new cost standards for dredging equipment. The publication is for use by all stakeholders in dredging projects, including consultants, existing and potential clients, insurers and project financiers.
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Weaver Navigation Dredged to Help Boaters and Wildlife
British Waterways is reportedly investing £ 450,000 in a major dredging programme along the Weaver Navigation in Cheshire, removing silt that can obstruct boating.
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NewsDredging 'Under Represented in Water Framework Directive
The European Seaports Organisation (ESPO) has expressed concerns about the level of attention given to dredging in the development of the EU''s Water Framework Directive (WFD). As ESPO noted recently, dredging is of vital importance to many of the European Union''s ports, harbours and waterways, providing and maintaining adequate water ...
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NewsBoskalis CEO Describes 'Unique' Dredging Market
Robert van Gelder, CEO of Netherlands based international dredging contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster, says 2005, and particularly the second half of 2005, was a remarkable year for the sheer volume of work that came to the marketplace. He added that looking ahead to 2006 and beyond, there has never been ...
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NewsMass Flow Excavator Mobilised
Subsea equipment and service provider Scan Tech UK launched a new HydroDigger, claimed to be the world''s largest mass flow excavator, from their Bridge of Don premises recently.
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NewsDutch Deal for Largest India Built CSD
Amsterdam based VOSTA LMG has received a contract from Indian partner shipyard Mazagon Dock Limited for the supply of an engineering and component package for a 1,500kW cutter suction dredger (csd) which will be the largest such vessel ever to be built at an Indian shipyard. The order for Mazagon ...
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NewsImproved Density Gauge Ignores Bad Vibes
The dredging process is often noted for the instability of equipment on board brought about by high levels of vibration. The condition can apply to electronics such as dredged material density detectors mounted directly on the dredge pipe. Damen Dredging Equipment and Thermo Electron have recently collaborated to produce a ...
