Africa
MPS and EIFFAGE reach agreement for the 4th new berth
MPS and EIFFAGE Génie Civil yesterday reached an agreement to extend the original FIDIC Yellow Book Contract to include the land works for the 4th New Berth of the MPS Terminal 3 (part of Phase 2 of the Tema Port Expansion Project). Over the past two years, EIFFAGE has been working hard to complete
Oretol Nigeria opts for Royal IHC Beaver dredge
Royal IHC has just announced the sale of a Beaver® 65 DDSP alongside a DMC 1450 workboat, booster station and discharge piping to Oretol Nigeria Ltd. As reported by IHC, the cutter suction dredger and additional equipment will be delivered within four months. The equipment will be used on various sa
Protecting Beira against coastal flooding
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency has appointed a consortium comprising Royal HaskoningDHV, Deltares, Witteveen+Bos, Metier, and Partners for Resilience to enhance the Mozambican City of Beira’s coastal resilience to extreme climate events. In 2019, Beira was devastated by Cyclone Idai, which killed
IHC installs spud towers on CSD Hussein Tantawy
Royal IHC has successfully installed the spud towers on the Suez Canal Authority’s cutter suction dredger Hussein Tantawy. “With the towers installed, we are now heading towards the next milestone, the installation of both spuds,” the company said in their latest announcement. The CSD is one of two
Kiasma takes part in TransMEA and Egyptian-Italian Dialogue
Kiasma Group, with the patronage of ICE – Italian Trade & Investment Agency in Cairo – and the Italian Embassy – Cairo, took part in TransMEA, Cairo, last month. TransMEA is a trade fair and conference bringing together leaders, innovators, influencers and visionaries of the transport and logistics
VIDEO: Functionality of Royal IHC’s pendulum valve
The dredging market still puts up with certain challenges when it comes to gate valves. Take, for example, the high level of wear and tear. During an operation, material (such as sand) flows through this section of the vessel continuously. There is also the issue of space onboard. In current desig
Spotlight on Engineering with Nature (EWN) Initiative
WEDA’s webinar on Engineering with Nature (EWN) Initiative will take place Friday, November 11, 2020 from 1 to 2 PM EST. This webinar will be presented by Dr. Burton Suedel, a Research Biologist at U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. Engineering With Nature is the intentional alignme
Kenmare releases update on Pilivili mining operations
Kenmare Resources plc has just released an update following the relocation of Wet Concentrator Plant B to Pilivili, Mozambique, in late October 2020. “The ramp-up of WCP B is progressing well, having been operating for more than a month, and production is in line with expectations. The temporary mea
CHEC takes on another project in Senegal
Local and state officials in Senegal recently held the inauguration ceremony for the Port of St. Louis dredging and beacon project. Among others, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Aliou Endo, and Minister of Infrastructure and Mayor of St. Louis, Monso Fai attended the ceremony. During the
Thordon completes new project for SCA
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has replaced the rubber cutterhead bearings on the 102m (335ft) dredger Mahmoud Younis with a water-lubricated Composite bearing from Thordon Bearings. The retrofit, which took place at the Port Said Shipyard’s floating drydock, follows the success of a similar install
DEME secures major contract in Egypt
DEME has secured a major contract for the Abu Qir port project in Egypt – the largest ever dredging and land reclamation contract in its history. The project will see the deployment of DEME’s giant new cutter suction dredger ‘Spartacus’. According to DEME, this vast project includes the reclamation
Royal IHC completes Eramet’s Grande Côte study
Royal IHC has successfully completed a pre-feasibility study (PFS) for a proposed mobile concentrator plant that will be based at Eramet’s Grande Côte operation in Senegal. The objective of the PFS was to design and develop cost estimates for a 1,000tph relocatable process plant, capable of producin