On Saturday December 31st, the new backhoe dredger ‘Peter the Great’ was launched successfully on the Ravestein shipyard in Deest, the Netherlands. The pontoon was built for the account of DEME NV and its Russian partner NDC (Northern Dredging Company Ltd), part of the PST Group. The Dutch shipyard Ravestein BV was awarded with a [...]
On 16th November 2011, the Al Jadaf Dockyard, Dubai witnessed a colorful launching ceremony of the newly built second Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD 500) which is constructed by APT Global Shipyard on behalf of VostaLMG. The Management of APT Global and Representatives of VostaLMG congratulated all the team members and supporters on this auspicious occasion [...]
The launching of Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD 500) took place at Al Jadaf Dockyard, Dubai on Sunday October 16, 2011.The ceremony was conducted in the presence of Mr. Anil Daniel Abraham (CEO) and Mr. M.J. Thomas (CFO) of APT Global Marine Services LLC and Mr.Walter van Wijk, Mr.Danny Nijssen and Mr.Ben Maas of VostaLMG. VostaLMG [...]
On October 8 local time, the launch ceremony for Phase 1 of the deepwater port project in Kribi, Cameroon, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC), was held. Cameroonian President Paul Biya and Chinese Ambassador in Cameroon Xue Jinwei were present. Located about 30 kilometers south of south Cameroon’s city of Kribi, the project [...]
The first of five hopper barges, developed by Seattle-based Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc…. (marinelink) Source: marinelink, September 19, 2011
On 24 March 2011, IHC Hytop Winches, part of IHC Merwede, was officially launched. The new company’s workshop plays an important role in its activities because it enables it to build complex winch systems for the offshore and dredging markets. This will expand the supply of IHC Hytop Winches’ range of complex winch systems significantly. [...]
A new environment network has been launched in Albany to monitor the dredging approved for the Albany Port expansion. The community-based… (albanyweekender) Source: albanyweekender, February 18, 2011;
IHC Hytop, part of IHC Merwede, has announced that its riser pull-in package has successfully pulled in the first three risers on a MODEC FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel. The FPSO vessel is currently deployed off the coast of Brazil by MODEC and operated by the contractor on behalf of its customer. It [...]
On 20 August 2010, flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes was launched at the CIMC Raffles yard in Yantai, China. A naming ceremony will be held at a later date. Final building operations will be conducted at the same yard. The ship is scheduled for completion in 2011 after which it will be operational on the offshore [...]
The Belgian government’s integrated coastal safety plan must protect the coastal area in Flanders before 2015 against a devastating super flood that occurs around every 100 years. Due to the constant rise in sea levels (2 mm per annum) eight weak points have been identified along this 67 kilometre coastline which may not be able [...]
