Dredging & Flood Defence

Anders Invest, the Netherlands based investment company that focuses on partnering with tech orientated Dutch SMEs, has acquired a minority stake in ROHR-IDRECO Dredging Systems.

A new low turbidity dredging head that promises to make ports and harbours’ dredging activities significantly less damaging to the environment has received seed funding in the UK.

Netherlands based C-Job Naval Architects has launched an in-house developed trailing suction hopper dredger series intended to fill the gap between standard designs and fully tailored vessels.

Royal IHC officially handed over the cutter suction dredger Mohab Mameesh to the Suez Canal Authority at ceremonies in Rotterdam last month.

Bakker Sliedrecht, the Netherlands based provider of electrical and automation solutions for the marine industry, is starting research to determine whether biodegradable oil can be used in submersible motors.

Belgiums Jan De Nul has added two newbuild dredgers to it international fleet with deliveries of the cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck and the trailing suction hopper dredger Galileo Galilei.

Belgiums DEME Group has won a large contract for the Abu Qir port project in Egypt, for which it will deploy the newbuild cutter suction dredger Spartacus.

Dutch dredging major Van Oord has been contracted to dredge the water intake basin of Taiwans Da Tan power plant.

Boskalis has financed its mega-cutter suction dredger Krios through an innovative Export Credit Agency (ECA) covered loan.

The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA), following consultation with members and other stakeholders, has announced plans to return Dredging Days to the calendar in September of this year.

Harwich Haven Authority has announced that a license application to carry out major improvement works has been approved by the Marine Management Organization (MMO).

Damen Shipyards Group has launched  a Marine Aggregates Dredger (MAD) 3500 at its Galati yard in Romania for heavy building materials supplier to the construction industry, Hanson UK.

Land & Water is carrying out a contract to conduct dredging works at Thurrock on the River Thames.

Dutch dredging and offshore contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster has reported a strong operational first half of 2020 despite the impact of Covid 19.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is to dredge alongside three berths of the southern quaywall at the ECT Delta Terminal in order to meet the draught requirements of next generation container ships.

Dutch dredging major Van Oord has developed a Green Loan Framework which is being used to finance three LNG powered trailing suction hopper dredgers currently under build at the Keppel FELS yard…