Dredging & Flood Defence – Page 6
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NewsElbe deepening on track for 2021 finish
Work on long-awaited, multi-million Euro deepening and widening of the River Elbe between Hamburg and the North Sea is making good progress with completion now expected in 2021, writes Tom Todd.
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News100% biofuel operation for Boskalis dredger
Dutch dredging major Royal Boskalis Westminster and biofuels supplier GoodFuels are set to take the next key step in the ''Boskalis on Bio'' programme for the testing of sustainable biofuel oil.
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NewsIHC launches Meuse River for DEME
Netherlands based shipbuilder Royal IHC has launched the 7,950m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger ''Meuse River'' for Belgium''s DEME Group from its Krimpen aan den IJssel yard.
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NewsSustainability criterion for Flemish dredging contracts
Belgium''s Jan De Nul has equipped its trailing suction hopper dredger ''Alexander von Humboldt'' to sail on 100% renewable biofuel from certified and sustainable waste streams.
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Autonomous Underwater Maintenance Dredger
Netherlands based C-Job Naval Architects has revealed its concept design for an Autonomous Underwater Maintenance Dredger (AUMD), specifically created for maintenance dredging roles in port environments.
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NewsDamen launches new concept aggregates dredger
The first of Damen''s new Marine Aggregate Dredger class, a 103.5m MAD 3500, has been launched at Damen Shipyards Galati (DSGa) in Romania.
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NewsVan Oord completes Norfolk coastal works
Van Oord recently completed the Bacton to Walcott Coastal Management Scheme for North Norfolk District Council (UK).
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NewsCoastal protection works double for Boskalis
Netherlands based Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded two contracts for coastal protection works in the UK and Romania.
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CEDA Dredging Days
CEDA Dredging Days, the flagship conference of the Netherlands based Central Dredging Association, returns to the Ahoy Rotterdam on 7 and 8 November in conjunction with the Europort 2019 exhibition of maritime technology.
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New screening installation design by Damen
Damen Dredging in the Netherlands has completed assembly of a screening installation for an aggregates dredger of type MAD3500 currently under build at the Damen yard in Galati, Romania.
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NewsAlewijnse AlViVi platform for DEME dredgers
Rotterdam area based systems integrator Alewijnse Marine has introduced a new virtualisation and visualisation platform for use on trailing suction hopper dredgers.
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NewsAmbitious CO2 reduction targets at Nieuwpoort
Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has committed to reducing CO2 emissions by 15% a year during maintenance dredging works at the Nieupoort coastal marine.
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NewsABB’s integrated system package for dredgers
The Marine & Ports division of global electronics giant ABB has won an order to provide an integrated vessel systems package for two dredgers being built by Keppel Offshore & Marine for Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord.
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NewsVan Oord launches sustainability initiative
Dutch dredging and marine construction major Van Oord will present a series of white papers to underline its commitment to sustainability as embodied in its new Sustainable Earth Actions (S.E.A.) programme.
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Manila Bay desilting operations underway
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways has launched desilting operations in Manila Bay.
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NewsDEME wins major Elbe deepening contract
Belgium’s DEME Group has won a major contract to carry out the deepening of the Elbe fairway in Germany.
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NewsGreat Lakes to deepen Corpus Christi
The U S Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $92 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC).
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IADC Dredging and Reclamation Seminar
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is organising an International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation.
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NewsDouble Indonesia contract win for Boskalis
Netherlands based dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded two contracts in Indonesia which carry a combined value of some €75 million.
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NewsDredger funds for coastal engineering chair
Belgian dredging contractors Jan De Nul and the DEME Group have joined with the Port of Zeebrugge and others to fund an academic chair in coastal hydraulic engineering at KU Leuven.
