Dredging & Flood Defence – Page 39
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VOSTA LMG and Damen to Build Vietnam Dredger
Vosta LMG ''s Amsterdam office will act as main contractors for a 1,500m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger to be built at Damen Shipyards Cargo Vessels in Hoogezand. The vessel, for Waterway Dredging and Construction Company 1 of Vietnam, will be delivered in the first quarter of next year.
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NewsExtended 'WD Fairway' Goes Back to Work
Boskalis '' jumbo trailing suction hopper dredger WDFairway has been restored to its former eminence as the world''s largest dredger following the completion of lengthening and other works at the Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore.
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Mixed Results for Dutch Dredging Trio
The ''Big Three'' major Dutch dredging contractors have all reported significant profits for 2002 despite a second half slowdown and an uncertain future clouded by a sluggish world economy, war, and sand-winning rights disputes.
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Boskalis Wins Kazakhstan Order
Royal Boskalis Westminster in the Netherlands has won a major order that includes the construction of an artificial island, the future site of an oil production plant in the Caspian Sea off Kazakhstan.
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BHD Wins Contract for Land Reclamation Project in Dubai
Ballast Ham Dredging (BHD) has been awarded a contract for a land reclamation project at Port Rashid, Dubai.
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NewsDeep Freeze Dredger Designed for Defiance
VOSTA LMG will deliver a CSD350 cutter suction dredger this month to a Russian customer who has specified that the vessel must be able to operate in Siberia at temperatures as low as -40ºC.
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NewsWODCON XVII Call for Papers
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA), organiser of next year''s World Dredging Congress (WODCON), has issued a Call for Papers to be presented at the triennial event. WODCON XVII will take place on 27 September through 1 October 2004 in Hamburg, held in conjunction with the 21st SMM International ...
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BMAPA and Crown Estate Launch Initiative on Aggregates Zoning
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate have launched a new initiative to provide more detailed information on the zoning of marine aggregate licence areas located around the coastline of England and Wales.
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Royal BAM Completes Acquisition of Ballast Ham Dredging
Royal BAM Group in the Netherlands says it has acquired the one-third interest in the dredging company Ballast Ham Dredging (BHD) that was owned by Ballast Nedam.
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NewsDredger Contract for K Damen
Shipyard K Damen at Hardinxveld-Giessendam in The Netherlands has signed a contract to build a 3,880m 3capacity trailer suction hopper dredger for Scelveringhe Scheepvaart BV.
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NewsLargest CSD Newbuild Underway at Kinderdijk
Construction of the world''s largest self-propelled cutter suction dredger is now in full progress at IHC Holland''s Kinderdijk shipyard. The vessel for Belgian contractor Jan de Nul is due to be launched in May of this year with sea trials to follow in the autumn.
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De Groot Delivers Versatile CSD for Suez Canal Authority
De Groot Nijkerk Dredging Equipment is supplying the Suez Canal Authority with a complete assembly package for their type CZ450S cutter suction dredger. The pontoon is being built and the vessel assembled at the Port Said Shipyard in Egypt under the supervision of an engineer from De Groot''s parent Damen ...
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NewsGothenburg Fairway Dredging Gets New Year Start
Dutch dredging giant Boskalis starts work this month on a ¢ 30m project to broaden and deepen the entrance channels to the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden. The contract with the Swedish Maritime Organisation is called ''Safer Fairways to Gothenburg'' and will be completed in two phases by February 2004.
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Ballast Nedam Sells Interest in Ballast Ham Dredging
The Dutch construction group Ballast Nedam has reversed its earlier position and decided to sell its one-third interest in joint venture Ballast Ham Dredging to majority co-owner Hollandsche Beton Groep The decision resolves an enduring dispute concerning a ''change of control'' clause in the shareholders agreement which created Ballast Ham ...
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World Dredging Congress XVII Tied to Next SMM Exhibition
The World Organisation of Dredging Associations (WODA) has announced that the 17th World Dredging Congress (WODCON) will take place in Hamburg from 27 September through to 1 October 2004, coinciding with the 21st staging of SMM. WODCON will be held at the CCH-Congress Centrum, which is linked by a covered ...
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NewsVOSTA and STN Sign Dredging Partnership Agreement
VOSTA.LMG, the Amsterdam based dredger builder and dredging components supplier, has signed a partner agreement with Hamburg based STN Atlas Marine Electronics under which the two companies will co-operate in the development and worldwide marketing of automated dredging systems.
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NewsDe Groot Nijkerk Boosts Royal Boskalis' Dredging Capability
In order to meet the growing demand for sand required for infrastructure projects in the Netherlands, dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster has ordered a third dismountable deepwin dredger from De Groot Nijkerk.
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IHC Holland Lands DEME Order
Belgian contractors DEME have ordered a 5,400m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger from IHC Holland, which has contracted the construction of the vessel to its Rotterdam based subsidiary yard Van der Giessen de Noord.
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Dredging Operations Underway at UK Port of Milford Haven
A £ 600,000 dredging operation is underway at the UK port of Milford Haven to maintain the waterway and ensure that vessels can continue to have full access to its berths and jetties. The contract represents a major investment for Milford Haven Port Authority, which views the activity as a ...
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Maasvlakte II Moves Closer Towards Reality
Europe''s largest ever dredging project is closer to becoming a reality after the Dutch government gave formal backing to the proposed 2,500 hectare Massvlakte II land reclamation which would effectively extend the entrance to the Port of Rotterdam into the North Sea.
