Africa
Dar es Salaam Port development update: Berth No.5 launched
China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) said in their latest announcement that the Berth No.5 was successfully launched at the Port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania a couple of days ago. During the ceremony, Leonard Chamuriho, the Minister for Works and Transport of Tanzania, fully recognized t
LOC wins Alexandria Port expansion contract
Marine engineering consultancy LOC has been awarded a contract by Egyptian Group for Multi-Purpose Terminals (EGMPT) to provide engineering services related to the Alexandria Port navigation channel expansion. Under the contract, LOC’s Egyptian operation will provide consulting and engineering servi
‘New Young Professional of the Year’ award at WEDA summit
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has announced that the launch of a new award will be presented at the 2021 WEDA Dredging Summit, to be held virtually from June 14-17, 2021. Despite the necessity caused by COVID19 to hold the meeting online, the WEDA Board is proceeding with the presentation
New Multiple Corers from OCIL
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has introduced their new Multiple Corers – able to overcome the traditional difficulties associated with benthic sampling. Traditional benthic samplers such as box corers must be deployed with sufficient momentum to ensure penetration of the seabed. This cre
VIDEO: CSD Alkaramah hits the water
Royal IHC has just released this beautiful video of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Alkaramah’s launching ceremony. After the tests, the CSD will start dredging works at the Dead Sea in Jordan – to be used for developing a new pump station. Upon completion of this task, the dredger will be modified
Innovations in Dredging set for February 26
WEDA’s next webinar – Innovations in Dredging – will take place on Friday, February 26, 2021, from 11 AM to noon EST. The Innovations in Dredging Webinar will feature two presentations by Aiden Horan, the Vice President Of Engineering & Innovation, J. Cashman, Inc., and Xiuhan Chen, the Vice Presid
CHEC wraps up Bethioua works
All construction work for the Bethioua Port Mining Terminal Project in Algeria was successfully completed by China Communications Construction Company’s subsidiary CHEC recently. The facility is built as an iron ore undocking terminal, the company said. With a 360m long berth, it will allow vessels
Work on Sokhna’s Second Container Terminal complete
After 1,037 days of hard work, Sokhna’s Second Container Terminal Project, undertaken by China Communications Construction’s subsidiary CHEC in the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone of Egypt, has been wrapped up. This port hydraulic project mainly included dredging, backfilling, construction of the w
Jan De Nul: Protecting the biodiversity in Benin
Jan De Nul has just released this amazing photo from their project in Benin. Dredging is like art, said Jan De Nul. The art of shaping water and land. It’s more than dredging. In every project, protecting the biodiversity in the working area is paramount. “We therefore depart to the maximum extent p
Royal IHC launches Oretol’s new dredger
This morning Royal IHC launched the IHC Beaver® 65DDSP, called OREOLUWA, for the Nigerian customer Oretol Nigeria Ltd. The vessel, which will be delivered in combination with a booster station and discharge pipelines, will now be further outfitted at the quayside of IHC yard in Kinderdijk and it wil
VIDEO Hansel CSDs arrive at King Mariout Lake
Hansel Marine, a Chinese company involved in the production of dredgers and dredging equipment, successfully delivered a new set of Hansel HS-55 type of cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) at the King Mariout Lake dredging site in Alexandria last month. At the moment, four more sets of HS-55 are getting
Sea trials of CSD Mohab Mameesh VIDEO
Royal IHC has just released this amazing video of the CSD Mohab Mameesh undergoing her sea trials near the Dutch coast in the North Sea. During the sea trials, multiple installations have successfully been tested. “Now we are going into the final phase of the building process, finalizing the vessel