Africa
NMDC continues dredging of Lake Manzala (PHOTO)
The National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) continues work on the expansion of Lake Manzala in northeastern Egypt. This capital development program is being implemented in partnership with Al-Tahadi Egyptian-Emirati Co. The $163.36 million Lake Manzala project is the second contract in Egypt for NMD
Jan De Nul’s largest CSD completes its first mission
Jan De Nul’s largest cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck has completed its first mission in Mauritania with success. In the port of the capital Nouakchott, the vessel was working for developer ARISE Mauritania, on the deepening of the access channel, the port basin and the new berth alongside
Equip’s Dredging & Reclamation Masterclass set for April
Equip Global has just announced that their Dredging & Reclamation Masterclass 2022 will be held online from 4 – 8 April 2022. According to the organizers, this 5-day training program will provide a complete guide to all project aspects and technical knowledge of dredging and land reclamation. The ev
The Salvage of the Ever Given by Boskalis
Royal Boskalis Westminster has just published a book about the salvage of the Ever Given. In March this year, Boskalis was at the center of worldwide media attention on the salvage of the stranded mega container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal. In collaboration with the Suez Canal Authority, a lar
Gearing up for the WODCON XXIII dredging conference
The times are changing, and so is the dredging industry. Dredging is evolving to ensure it remains sustainable whilst adding value to society, the environment and the economy. With that in mind, the focus for the next World Dredging Congress (WODCON XXIII) will be on exactly how ‘Dredging is Changin
Minister Patricia de Lille tours Hermanus Harbour
South African Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, is visiting the Hermanus Harbour today to inspect the recent infrastructure upgrades done by her department. During her visit, the Minister will also officially open the new multi-purpose centre which will be utilised by loca
Lekki to become the deepest port in Sub-Saharan African region
Construction work at the Lekki Deep Seaport project site in Nigeria has reached 74.15 percent as of November 28, 2021. According to the latest Lekki Port Construction Completion Status report, dredging and land reclamation works have reached 85.38 percent, while the building of quay walls has reache
DEME separates from its parent company CFE
After announcing its candidacy for the construction of an energy island in the Danish North Sea earlier this week, DEME is now separating from its parent company CFE by summer 2022. CFE’s board of directors announced today in a press release its intention to split the group into two separate listed
IADC ‘Meet the Experts’ webinar series available online
Earlier this year, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) started a new webinar series presented by dredging experts of Boskalis, Jan De Nul and Van Oord. Each webinar focused on a high-profile dredging project like the ones in Manila Bay, The Philippines, Brisbane Airport Dredging a
Phase two of Blekusu coastal project on the way
Francis Asenso Boakye, the Minister for Works and Housing Ghana, said that the Government will soon start works on phase two of the Blekusu Coastal Protection Project. The second phase of the project, which includes the construction of 37 armour rock groynes and a significant amount of land reclamat
The Middle East’s largest dredger joins Suez Canal expansion work
The cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy – the newest and largest dredger of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) – has joined the project to expand and deepen the southern area of the Suez Canal. Both the Hussein Tantawy, and the earlier delivered CSD Mohab Mameesh, are 29,190kW heavy-duty rock c
Hatch wins the Consulting Engineers Award
At the Construction World Best Projects gala event on November 3, Hatch won the Consulting Engineers award for Kenmare Resources’ (Kenmare) Wet Concentrator Plant B relocation project in Mozambique, Southern Africa. The Moma Titanium Minerals Mine in northern Mozambique, owned and operated by Kenmar