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Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 25 – October 1, 2017). DEME Holds Naming Ceremony for TSHD Scheldt River The trailing suction hopper dredger Scheldt River was officially named two days ago at the DEME head office in Zwijndrecht, Belgi
DSC Dredge Commissions Largest Dredger in Nigeria
DSC Dredge engineers were busy in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria, in August, starting up the country’s largest dredge to date. The 24-inch (600 mm) Marlin Class dredge from DSC features two dredge pumps – a 24-inch pump located on the ladder and another 24-inch pump located on the dredge’s stern. The dredg
IADC: Dredging in Figures 2016
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) today released their annually review of the global dredging market – Dredging in Figures 2016. This paper highlights essential information about the dredging industry, which is divided into three sections – Corporate Social Responsibility (C
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 18-24, 2017). Royal IHC Launches NMDC’s First Custom-Built TSHD The launch ceremony of ARZANA – a 6,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place on September 20, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in
First Contract for Subcon in Africa
Subcon Europe was contracted recently by Subtech Group to design and fabricate 1680m² of CoastMatt™ for the scour protection of Terminal de Carvão da Matola in Mozambique. The dry bulk terminal has an annual export of 7.5mil tonne of coal and magnetite and the scour protection was a part of the curr
Global Dredging Market Set to Grow by 2022
Future Market Insights (FMI) recently released a report on the global Dredging market in which they noted that the market is slated to touch a value of nearly $16,500 million in the year 2022. According to the report, as the population of the world keeps on increasing, particularly in the coastal ar
New Terra et Aqua September 2017 Edition
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the latest edition of its Terra et Aqua magazine. According to IADC, Terra et Aqua’s third edition of 2017 spotlights four unsinkable issues facing today’s dredging industry: contaminated site remediation, sediment treatmen
Spotlight on National Marine Dredging Company’s SHIP
IADC, the International Association of Dredging, has just released the 11th Safety Award 2017 nominee: National Marine Dredging Company’s SHIP “Supervisor Health and Safety Performance Improvement Program”. To promote the “safety first” mentality among all of its employees, management of National Ma
Dredging Today Conference Program Update: Keynote Sessions
The clock is ticking and with the Dredging Today Conference just around the corner, we have decided to unveil the latest updates on the DTC Program. Our first DTC Program update will focus on the Keynote Sessions, named ‘Which Current Trends Are Your Best Friends?’. In this session, high level speak
Alia Instruments Expert at Dredging Today Conference
Dredging Today Conference (DTC) proudly confirms Jan Peters, Director Alia Instruments BV, as speaker during the event. Jan Peters will address Dredging for Hydropower in the thematic session ‘Dredging for Clean Energy’ on Tuesday, 10 October, from 11.30 – 12.15 hrs. DTC, set to take place on 9 and
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 28 – September 3, 2017). TSHD Arzana Launching Ceremony Takes Place This Month Royal IHC is putting final touches on the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Arzana at their shipyard in Kinderdijk, t
Spotlight on Jan De Nul’s Manholes Ventilation and Cover
IADC, the International Association of Dredging, has just released the 9th Safety Award 2017 nominee: Jan De Nul Group’s Manholes Ventilation and Cover. A deck’s manholes which have been left open to ventilate tanks presents a safety hazard to crew. Not to mention the tank becomes a receptacle for d