Dredging & Flood Defence

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…

Londons 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The Port of Rotterdam says the Ballast Nedam - Per Aarsleff consortium has withdrawn from the tendering process for the construction of Maasvlakte 2.

Prolific Dutch dredger builders IHC Holland Merwede have made a flying start on 2006 with new orders booked to the value of ?250m. The orders suggest that IHC shipyards at Kinderdijk, Hardinxveld-Giessendam,…

Canadas Thordon Bearings Inc has been making significant gains in the global market for cutter suction dredger cutterhead shaft bearings.

The European Seaports Organisation (ESPO) has expressed concerns about the level of attention given to dredging in the development of the EUs Water Framework Directive (WFD). As ESPO noted recently, dredging is…

Subsea equipment and service provider Scan Tech UK launched a new HydroDigger, claimed to be the worlds largest mass flow excavator, from their Bridge of Don premises recently.

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…

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…

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…

International ties between the UK and Chinese dredging and marine research sectors were bolstered recently when Associated British Ports hosted the visits of a delegation from Shenzhen, China, and Hong Kong.

Poole Harbour Commissioners in Dorset UK has awarded Partrac Ltd a contract to continuously monitor dredging operations in Poole harbour over a five month period which commenced in November.

Trimble has provided details of the work that it is doing in support of dredging contractor Van Oord NV of the Netherlands on the huge land reclamation projects it is working on…

The International Association of Dredging Contractors celebrated its 40th anniversary last month with the 100th edition of Terra et Aqua , the magazine which has been its flagship publication since 1972 and…

International dredging engineers and contractors VOSTA LMG will be the first exhibitors visitors see upon arrival at Europort Maritime .