Africa
Work on Mega HID Dredger CSD 5522 nears end
Work on the new Mega HID Dredger CSD 5522 is in full swing, HID Dredging Equipment Company, a Chinese manufacturer of dredgers and dredging equipment, informs. According to the company’s latest project update, the HID 5522 cutter suction dredger manufacturing is progressing steadily at their shipyar
Important milestone for Kribi Port Project
The navigation channel of the Cameroon’s Kribi Deepwater Port Phase II Project successfully passed acceptance testing and was put into use on May 2. The 1,015-m channel has a depth of 15 meters, width of 200 meters, and a 600-meter diameter turning basin. According to China Communications Constructi
DP World starts Banana Port development
DP World is set to kick off the development of the Banana Port in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A term sheet summarising the contract changes followed a review by the two parties of some existing clauses in the agreement signed three years ago. “The objective of the amendments was to readjus
Royal IHC: Hussein Tantawy’s sea trials in sight
Royal IHC has just released these amazing photos of the Suez Canal Authority’s new cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy. “With the sea trials in sight, we are now in the final stage of commisioning the vessel,” said Royal IHC in their latest announcement. The CSD is one of two vessels that S
IADC: Legal development and changes in risk profiles
The latest edition of IADC’s Terra et Aqua introduced this very interesting article ‘Adverse Physical Conditions: Legal development and changes in risk profiles’. The author is David Kinlan (Kinlan Consulting Pty Ltd). Over the past 10 years, there have been noteworthy advances in case law with resp
Expanding Durban Port’s capacity
President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, said today that the government plans to greatly expand the capacity of Durban’s port and rebuild state-owned enterprise Transnet. In his open letter to the public, Ramaphosa said that the new management of Transnet and its operating divisions are resolutel
Gidrostroy takes part in Djibouti DDIP project
Gidrostroy, a Kaliningrad based full service marine construction and dredging company, will participate in a new project on building a storage terminal in Djibouti Damerjog Industrial Park (DDIP). The dredging contract was awarded to Gidrostroy last week. The facility will be the first of five termi
DrillCutter – new dredge cutter system from Dredge Yard
With the aim to reduce spillage and turbidity in cutter suction dredging, Dredge Yard developed and tested a new Dredge Cutter System called DrillCutter. The prototype of a full-scale model is launched in Mid-January 2021 and ongoing testing to demonstrate the full potential of the new cutter. The n
Burkina Faso: Rehabilitating nine large water reservoirs
A consortium led by consultancy firm Witteveen+Bos has been awarded a project to rehabilitate nine large water reservoirs in Burkina Faso. The consortium also includes BERA, Deltares, Netics and Bureau M2. The first phase of the project is to develop, together with local stakeholders, scenarios for
CSD MOHAB MAMEESH arrives in Egypt
After only a couple of days at sea, one of the most powerful dredgers in the world – the 29,190kW CSD MOHAB MAMEESH has arrived in Egypt. According to Suez Canal Authority Chief Admiral Osama Rabie, the MOHAB MAMEESH was successfully floated in the Suez Canal on Sunday, following the separation from
CSD MOHAB MAMEESH on its way to Egypt
The cutter suction dredger (CSD) MOHAB MAMEESH is on its way to Egypt. “We waved the vessel goodbye when it was loaded on a semi-submersible cargo vessel and after which it started it journey towards Egypt. The vessel is expected to arrive within the couple of days,” Royal IHC announced today. With
IADC to host Meet the Experts webinars
In the upcoming months, IADC will organise several interactive live webinars with experts from the dredging sector. All topics such as the importance of survey and site investigations or managing financial risks, are based of high-profile dredging projects. For each webinar that is free of charge, I