Category archives for: Europe & Eurasia

Cooperation Agreement for IHC Backhoe Dredgers Between IHC Merwede and Liebherr-France

Cooperation Agreement for IHC Backhoe Dredgers Between IHC Merwede and Liebherr-France

IHC Engineering Services, part of IHC Merwede, and Liebherr-France (Mining and Marine Excavators division) have announced that they have entered into a cooperation agreement. Both parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding joint activity in relation to product development, sales and global service of IHC backhoe dredgers.
This collaboration is a perfect match between two [...]

The Netherlands: EUROPORT 2011 Offers Access to the Future

The Netherlands: EUROPORT 2011 Offers Access to the Future

The international maritime industry has a demand for innovative solutions, whether these concern water and air emissions, safety of personnel or maintenance of wind parks at sea. Europort 2011 launched its theme which is the opportunity par excellence to show how first-rate technologies offer proper solutions: ‘Advanced Technology, your access to the future.’
The Netherlands is [...]

Iceland: Landeyjahofn Harbour Needs Dredging

Iceland: Landeyjahofn Harbour Needs Dredging

Herjolfur, the ferry between the Westman Islands and mainland Iceland, can no longer sail to the brand new, specially constructed Landeyjahofn Harbour, according to the boat’s captain. The harbour is too shallow due to accretion of sand and volcanic ash.
During the last trip of the day on Sunday, Herjolfur grounded on the soft bottom on [...]

Antwerp Port Authority Signs Important Partnership Agreement with Panama Canal Authority

Antwerp Port Authority Signs Important Partnership Agreement with Panama Canal Authority

Today, September 7, Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and Antwerp Port Authority signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly help foster commercial activity between the two authorities.
The first of its kind between the ACP and a European port, the MOU will increase cooperation, such as joint marketing and coordination on modernization and expansion projects, [...]

Belgium: CEDA Annual General Meeting 2010 to Take Place in Antwerp

Belgium: CEDA Annual General Meeting 2010 to Take Place in Antwerp

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of CEDA this year will take place on Thursday, 28 October 2010 from 18:00 – 19:00 hours in Antwerp, Belgium.
The AGM will follow a technical visit that will be organised by the Belgian Section of CEDA to A.M.O.R.A.S. the Antwerp dredged material treatment plan. The visit will take place [...]

Young CEDA Sessions Planned on “Working in Dredging”

Young CEDA Sessions Planned on “Working in Dredging”

End of this year, Young CEDA is organizing several sessions for students and young professionals in Belgium and the Netherlands. The sessions focus on working in the dredging sector as a young professional.
Young CEDA members from consultants, authorities and the industry will give an openhearted, inside view on their experiences during their first working [...]

The Netherlands: Papers Invited for CEDA Dredging Days 2011

The Netherlands: Papers Invited for CEDA Dredging Days 2011

The next CEDA Dredging Days conferences will take place in Rotterdam the Netherlands, from 10-11 November 2011 under the theme “Dredging and Beyond”.
Dredging is no longer a stand-alone exercise, but rather is becoming part of a broader, more integrated project realization process. The dredging industry is increasingly confronted by projects involving environmental protection, nature development, [...]

Marineco UK Orders First-Ever Damen High Speed Support Vessel 2610

Marineco UK Orders First-Ever Damen High Speed Support Vessel 2610

Damen Shipyards Group is proud to announce the sale of its first-ever Twin Axe Catamaran, the Damen High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) 2610, which is particularly suited for the offshore wind industry.
Marineco UK, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, recently signed for the new HSSV 2610 with an option for a second. The Scottish firm already has [...]

World’s Largest Pipelay Vessel Starts Laying Pipe for Nord Stream in the Gulf of Finland

World’s Largest Pipelay Vessel Starts Laying Pipe for Nord Stream in the Gulf of Finland

Allseas’ Solitaire, the world’s largest pipelay vessel, has started to lay the Gulf of Finland section of the 1,224 kilometre Nord Stream natural gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea. Nord Stream’s Deputy Director Construction Ruurd Hoekstra and Leo D. Varkevisser, Allseas’ Vice President Projects and Operations, arrived on board the Solitaire to confirm that everything [...]

The Netherlands: IHC Merwede to Exhibit New Innovations at SMM 2010

The Netherlands: IHC Merwede to Exhibit New Innovations at SMM 2010

All sea routes lead to the port of Hamburg – the largest port in Germany and second biggest in Europe – on 7-10 September for the biennial Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology (SMM) international trade fair. IHC Merwede will be taking its place on Stand 300 in Hall B4 as one of the leading exhibitors [...]