Africa
Stefanutti Stocks crews busy at Port of Durban Cruise Terminal
During December last year and this May, Stefanutti Stocks’ Coastal Region undertook the scour protection to Berth A and Berth B in the Port of Durban Cruise Terminal, for Transnet. The quay wall that berths cruise liners, had over time been undermined and scoured. The project included dredging and p
Tickets now on sale for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2024
The registration period for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2024 (OEEC 2024) in Amsterdam is now open. Early-bird tickets are available on the OEEC website with a 25% discount using the code EARLYBIRD2024. Hurry up as the code is valid only until July 15! For students who want to meet profes
Jan De Nul: 2023 exceeds expectations
Jan De Nul Group said that heir turnover continued to grow to 2.9 billion euro in 2023, a record in the history of the Group. This led to an increase in EBITDA with 39% to 610 million euro or 21% on turnover, globally resulting in a strong profit of 296 million euro. “These growth figures were achie
Nigeria secures $600M investment in port infrastructure
Nigeria secured a $600 million investment in seaport infrastructure from Danish shipping and logistics company A.P Moller-Maersk, the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria said yesterday. Chairman of A.P Moller-Maersk, Mr. Robert Maersk Uggla, disclosed the decision during a mee
AD Ports to upgrade and modernize Luanda Port in Angola
AD Ports Group has signed several agreements with Unicargas and Multiparques leading to securing a 20-year concession agreement (extendable for another 10 years) with the Luanda Port Authority for the operation and upgrade of the existing Luanda multipurpose port terminal in Angola. The agreements w
BREAKING NEWS: Work on World Dredgers’ autonomous dredger nears end
World Dredgers BV introduced its pioneering autonomous suction dredger in Ophhoven, Germany, earlier this week. This project is nearing completion and is expected to be finalized by the end of May 2024. Reading the maritime and dredging news, our readers may have noticed that autonomy is starting to
Cape Town: Kuils River dredging starts
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate began maintenance work in the Kuils River and Khayelitsha last week to help prevent flooding ahead of winter rain. The Kuils River rises east of Kanonkop in Durbanville and is a major tributary to the Eerste River. It is approximately 30km lon
HERBOSCH-KIERE reaches important milestone in Senegal
HERBOSCH-KIERE reached an important milestone in Senegal today – following extensive preparation over several months, their Hitachi ZX 890, a 90 T crane, has started its operations from the Gaverland, with the first bucket into the seabed. “In the months ahead, we’ll be fully dedicated to laying dow
Cape Town: Dredging initiative moves ahead on Lower Silvermine Wetland
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is moving forward with Phase Two of the Lower Silvermine Wetland dredging initiative. As part of the current phase, approximately 79 000m2 of wetland will undergo dredging to remove silt, alien vegetation and reeds. The dredging started from t
DEME: Gdansk dredging wraps up, La Rochelle work starts, Ravenna modernization continues
DEME Group said in its latest Annual Report that the Dredging & Infra segment reported a turnover of 1.6 billion euro, 5% higher than 2022. Orderbook increased 33% compared to the previous year and the segment continued to perform underlong-term maintenance dredging contracts in Europe including dif
Cape Town: Lourens River flood alleviation work moves ahead
Work on the Lourens River Flood Alleviation Project is progressing well, the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate said. Earlier this week, the directorate hosted an information session with the residents of Strand, Somerset West, and the surrounding areas to update the community abou
Boskalis reports record-breaking year
Boskalis published its 2023 financial results today. The company said that they have concluded a historic 2023 with both revenue and earnings reaching a record level. Revenue increased by 20% to EUR 4.28 billion, EBITDA increased 68% to EUR 1 billion and EBIT increased 135% to EUR 701 million. Net p