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Highlights of the Week
Picture of the Day: Vox Maxima in Indonesia Vox Maxima, Van Oord’s largest trailing suction hopper dredging vessel, recently started the dredging operations for the creation of Pluit City, an artificial island in the bay of Jakarta, Indonesia. Ellicott Dredges to Restore Prime Hook Two Ellicott [&
Dutch Consortium Developing Benin Master Plan
Dutch consortium consisting of engineering and consultancy firm Witteveen+Bos and Maritime & Transport Business Solutions B.V. (MTBS) is working on a master plan for the development of the port of Cotonou. In September 2015, the Dutch embassy in Cotonou (Benin) commissioned the consortium to prepare
Facts About Underwater Surveys
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has just published a new ‘Facts About’ publication on underwater surveys. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction sub
James Fisher Subsea Excavation Launched
James Fisher and Sons plc has announced the launch of James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), the new trading name and brand of the sole dedicated mass flow excavation (MFE) service provider worldwide. The launch follows a period of growth and development in James Fisher’s MFE business over the last
NMDC and the New Suez Canal (VIDEO)
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) of Abu Dhabi, has just released a video about its involvement in the News Suez Canal project. The giant project involved the creation of a new Suez Canal parallel to the current channel of a total length of 34 kilometers, led by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA).
News in Photos: Abidjan Port Development
To strengthen the competitiveness of the Port of Abidjan, the Ivory Coast authorities have undertaken an ambitious infrastructure development project. The project will cost around $1.12 billion, and 85% of this budget will be provided by China. This capital expansion scheme will include the enlargem
Durban Port Dredging Continues
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) continues with the maintenance dredging of the Durban Port, pushing forward with the $150 million dredging fleet replacement program. Port of Durban Harbor Master, Captain Alex Miya, has just reinstated a number of berths in the port back to their original pe
Port Said Dredging on the Way
After years of postponing the project, dredging of a new 9.5 kilometer-long channel that will allow vessels in the Mediterranean a twenty-four hour access to the East Port Said is about to become a reality. The project, estimated to be worth around $60 million, was originally scheduled to be complet
New Marinet Publication Introduced
Marinet has published a paper titled Marine Aggregate Extraction — The Need to Dredge: Fact or Fiction? This publication is linked to Marinet’s ongoing work to secure the end to offshore dredging for marine sand and gravel (aggregate for the building industry), and to replace these virgin raw materi
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Rotterdam Kicks Off Yukonhaven Dredging The Port of Rotterdam Authority has started dredging the Yukonhaven on Maasvlakte 2. The dredging work will prepare the port for Gate terminal’s new LNG breakbulk infrastructure. Van Oord’s Dredger Arrives in Damietta Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredg
New Study on Island Atolls Presented
A new study shows that the combined effect of storm-induced wave-driven flooding and sea level rise on island atolls may be more severe and happen sooner than previous estimates of inundation predicted by passive “bathtub” modeling for low-lying atoll islands, and especially at higher sea levels for
Van Oord’s Dredger Arrives in Damietta
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger VOLVOX ASIA, which has recently participated in the digging of the new Suez Canal, has arrived at Damietta Port to initiate the dredging of the access channel. Admiral Ayman Saleh, Chairman of Port of Damietta Authority, confirmed the news saying that this