Africa
Anders Invest acquires stake in ROHR-IDRECO
Anders Invest, an investment company that focuses on partnering with Dutch SMEs with a technical focus, has acquired a minority stake in ROHR-IDRECO Dredge Systems. Anders Invest provides financing for both minority and majority interests and has investments in 23 profitable and expanding businesses
Interview with Luca Sittoni: Dredged sediment is the new gold
Sustainability means acting in a way that is not harmful to the planet, preserving natural resources, and thus supporting long-term ecological balance. By adhering to principles of sustainability for dredging and dredged material management by using natural systems to integrate these actions, the dr
Jan De Nul’s largest CSD starts its first project
Largest cutter suction dredger in Jan De Nul fleet, the Willem van Rubroeck started its very first assignment in Mauritania recently. In the port of the capital Nouakchott, the vessel is working for developer ARISE Mauritania, on the deepening of the access channel, the port basin and the new berth
Suez Canal Authority VIDEO: Refloating the Ever Given
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has released this amazing video about the salvage operations of the Panamanian flagged container ship Ever Given. For the refloating of the 224,000-ton container vessel, approximately 30,000 cubic meters of sand was dredged to help free the vessel and a total of eleven har
Third ‘Meet the Experts’ webinar next week
This June, IADC will organise their third Meet the Experts webinar, this time the topic is about the importance of sustainability in dredging. In this webinar, taking place on June 16, the topic of sustainability in dredging will be linked to the Saly Coastal Protection Project in Senegal. Van Oord
VIDEO: Introducing HID brand CSD for Egypt
Earlier in 2021, a client from Egypt ordered a high powered HID-CSD-5522 model dredger from HID Dredging Equipment Company. At the moment, the production is nearly completed in HID factories, and the delivery will take place in the following days. “As a start project to our Egypt market, HID company
How the Suez Canal was saved VIDEO
TomoNews has released this amazing video named “How the Suez Canal was saved”. With a length of 400 meters and a width of nearly 60 meters, the 20,000TEU container vessel Ever Given had been wedged in this vital shipping route for six days this March, blocking all shipping traffic. For the refloatin
Sea trials of CSD Hussein Tantawy wrap up
Royal IHC is currently finishing off the last day of the sea trials of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy. “After intensive testing of all the equipment on board the vessel, we are convinced to deliver Suez Canal Authority a vessel that is competitive and will successfully complete all
Port Victoria dredging tender coming soon
The Minister for Transport, Antony Derjacques, and Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) held a press conference last week at Mahe Quay to inform the media on the Cabinet of Ministers decision on the Port Victoria Rehabilitation and Extension Project. The project calls for the creation of a 600-meter-lon
Another milestone for the Dar es Salaam modernization project
Following the recent launch of berth No.5 at the Port of Dar es Salaam, the port’s berth No.6 was also inaugurated in Tanzania on May 17. At the ceremony, the project owner fully recognized efforts of the China Communications Construction Company subsidiary CHEC in safety and quality management and
Dredging starts on southern section of Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has officially kicked off the dredging operations to extend a second lane that allows for two-way traffic in the southern section of the canal. The recent grounding of the 20,000TEU containership Ever Given in this part of the canal delayed the passage of hundreds of v
Egypt unveils plan to expand Suez Canal
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egyptian President, yesterday approved the widening and deepening of the southern part of the Suez Canal, after the 20,000TEU container vessel Ever Given crippled the critical maritime artery recently. With a length of 400 meters and a width of nearly 60 meters, this giant ship