Africa
Two Watermasters Class V for Accra
Samuel Atta-Akyea, the Minister of Works and Housing (MWH) of the Republic of Ghana, commissioned two amphibious dredgers in Accra yesterday. These two Watermaster Class V machines belong to Dredge Masters – a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies. Since 2015, Dredge Masters has been undertak
New Cutter Suction Dredger for Vijay Construction Launched
The historical launching of the first locally owned dredger took place yesterday at Seychelles’ Providence Industrial Estate, Zone 20, in the presence of Danny Faure, the President of the Republic of Seychelles. The new cutter suction dredger (CSD) was built in China, the State House Seychelles said
Interview with UniSite COO, Focusing on In-Depth Cooperation with Customers
UniSite Group, a Ningbo based company involved in dredging, land reclamation, offshore projects, marine, mechanical engineering and green remediation projects, took part in some very significant projects all over the world during the last months. Just in the third quarter of 2019, UniSite successful
IADC to Present Young Author Award at CEDA Event
International Association of Dredging Companies – the global umbrella organisation for contractors in the private dredging industry – will present the IADC Young Author Award at the CEDA Dredging Days, 8 November 2019, Rotterdam Ahoy, the Netherlands. To stimulate the promotion of new ideas and enco
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 28 – November 3, 2019). Launching of TSHD Meuse River Set for November 16 A launching ceremony of the new 7.950m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Meuse River will take place on Saturday, November 1
Hansel Marine Cutter Suction Dredger on Its Way to Egypt
Hansel Marine, a Chinese manufacturer of dredgers and dredging equipment, has successfully dispatched a new HS-55CB cutter suction dredger (CSD) from Shanghai Port to Alexandria, Egypt. The dredger – with a customized design – was built by Hansel Marine in accordance with the specific requirements o
Jan De Nul Kicks Off Maputo Port Dredging
Maintenance dredging operations along the access channels of Maputo Port in Mozambique are officially underway, the port said in its latest release. Jan de Nul’s dredging vessels Francesco de Giorgio and Henri Pitot arrived in the port on October 14 and started the dredging work two days later. The
CDB to Invest $629M in the Construction Lekki Deep Seaport
China Development Bank (CDB) has signed a deal to invest $629 million to enable a consortium led by China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) to construct and run the first deep sea port in Nigeria. Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday witnessed the signing of the agreement with C
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 14 – 20, 2019). Jan De Nul Kicks Off Nouadhibou Dredging Project Jan De Nul Group has officially kicked off the deepening and widening operations in the inner port channel and turning basin of the large o
IADC Safety Award for Boskalis
During a ceremony at the IADC Annual General Meeting in New Delhi yesterday, IADC President Frank Verhoeven announced the Safety Award 2019 winner: Boskalis with its Floating Line Connecting System. From fourteen nominations, the association’s Safety Committee and Board of Directors selected the Bos
New Terra et Aqua Available
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine, introducing the following articles: Beneficial Use, an Expertise Exporter and Trenching Model. CEDA’s Working Group on Beneficial Use aims to inspire sediment stakeholders
Tendering for Port Victoria Dredging in June 2020
Vincent Degert, the newly appointed Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Seychelles, visited the Seychelles Ports Authority on October 14, for an update about the Port Victoria Rehabilitation and Extension Project. The visit started with a brief meet in which the chief executive of the Seychelle