Africa
Bollore, APM Terminals invest big in CIT
APM Terminals has just announced that the contracts were signed this month with the China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) for the construction of Abidjan’s second container terminal, known as Côte d’Ivoire Terminal (CIT). CIT is scheduled to be operational at the end of 2021 and the consortium, a
Hansel HS-55 CSDs ready for Egypt
Hansel Marine, a Chinese manufacturer of dredgers and dredging equipment, has announced that two sets of HS-55 series cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) are ready to be sent to Egypt. A couple of days ago, Hansel successfully completed the construction of two sets of new HS-55 Cutter Suction Dredger whi
CSD MOHAB MAMEESH cutter ladder installation VIDEO
Last month, Royal IHC crews successfully completed the installation of cutter ladder for Suez Canal Authority’s (SCA) cutter suction dredger MOHAB MAMEESH. With this, the project reached another milestone towards the completion and delivery of this mighty vessel to the client. The MOHAB MAMEESH is o
Evaluating environmental turbidity limits
The International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine featured a very interesting article named ‘Assessing and evaluating environmental turbidity limits for dredging’. The maintenance and development of ports, harbors and waterways requires dredgi
TSHD River Thames busy in Africa
DEME’s latest addition to the dredging fleet is already at work on the African continent. The 2,500m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘River Thames’ has been mobilised in Cotonou, Benin, where she carried out some dredging trials before heading to Gabon, informs the company. DEME also added t
Watermaster busy on Kerita Dam desilting scheme
The Kerita Dam desilting process in Kesses Sub-County, Kenya, is entering its final phase by wrapping up the cleanup operations on the reservoir. County Executive for Water and Environment, Mary Njogu, said that the dam dredging works will be completed in the following weeks. The County Government o
Royal IHC installs cutterladder on CSD Mohab Mameesh
Last week, the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Mohab Mameesh took further shape after the installation of its advanced equipment, such as the cutterladder and spud carrier, Royal IHC said in their latest announcement. With this, the project reaches another milestone towards the completion and delivery
The importance of dredging
Dredging is the foundation of almost all maritime infrastructure projects and addresses a broad range of society’s economic, social and environmental needs. Waterborne transport has been proven time and time again to be economically viable and environmentally preferable to overland transport. Noneth
Tips for recruiting technical talent in offshore energy
The labor market is on lockdown since the start of the corona crisis, however the first signs of change are starting to appear. One thing hasn’t changed though: the demand for technical personnel remains high globally, also in the offshore energy and renewable sector. So how do companies go about at
SCA opts for HR Wallingford
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has asked HR Wallingford for support in its continual quest to maximise the potential of this crucial maritime route. HR Wallingford is to supply numerical and physical modelling systems to the SCA, which will help it to further develop the canal, ports and coastline,
Innovative drive systems for Zero-Emission vessels
Emission reduction was, is and will be one of the biggest biggest innovation challenges for the maritime industry. It was mentioned in one of the previous articles that the transition to zero emissions requires innovative drive systems. According to Bernardete Goncalves Castro, Project Manager R&D a
Strand sea wall repairs move ahead
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Marian Nieuwoudt, visited the Strand sea wall last week to see how the temporary emergency repair works are progressing along Beach Road in Strand. The City recently kicked off emergency temporary protect