A massive operation to clean up a toxic lagoon plaguing Rhos residents will hinge on national or European funding. By Lois Hough (leaderlive) [mappress] Source: leaderlive, April 7, 2011
The Dublin Port Company will be renewing attempts to reclaim land from Dublin Bay to cope with a projected doubling of trade by 2040. (rte) [mappress] Source: rte, April 6, 2011
MMT and NetSurvey have recently merged after 6 years cooperation on various hydrographic survey assignments. The goal is to benefit from synergy effects and to jointly provide high-resolution surveys. NetSurvey will bring strong technical capabilities in the field of multibeam expertise to the MMT G
The latest round of dredging work is now underway at Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour Marina. (governmentpressreleases) [mappress] Source: governmentpressreleases, April 6, 2011
The 366 metre-long container carrier MSC Emanuela reached the port of Antwerp without difficulty on 3 April with a record draught of 15 metres, a depth never before attained by any container ship on the Scheldt. This has been made possible by the third round of dredging in the Western Scheldt (the l
APM Terminals’ FastNet Crane concept was named the winner of the “Innovation in Ship Operations” category of the 23rd Annual Seatrade Awards held at the Guild Hall in London last night. The award was presented to APM Terminals’ Head of Design and Operations Ross Clarke by Her Royal Highness Princess
Structural growth in the markets where Boskalis is active continues to be driven by long-term global economic and geographic trends. For the purpose of our new Business Plan we carried out a global review of the relevant trends and developments in our markets. We also visited dozens of clients and e
2010 was a special and memorable year for Boskalis in many ways. Not just because it was the year in which we celebrated our centenary, but definitely also because it was a year in which we continued to develop the foundations for the future of our company. Record revenue and profit Above all, 2010
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. will publish its 2011-2013 Corporate Strategy today at 10.00 CET. Peter Berdowski, CEO, will present the strategic plan through a live webcast. The English spoken webcast will commence at 10.00 CET. At the same time, the strategy update will become available through t
The announced transfer of shares from NPM Capital N.V. to MerweOord B.V., the investment company of the Van Oord family, took place on 30 March 2011. The MerweOord interest in Van Oord is now 78.5%. The interest of BAM remains 21.5%. This new ownership of shares continues to guarantee the stability
The CEDA Dredging Days Papers Committee selected the following abstracts for the conference. The listing below also indicated the tentative setup of the technical sessions. The final programme will be designed after the completion of the peer review of the full manuscripts and the definitee acceptan
A boat owner says he fears that silting at Pwllheli harbour in Gwynedd has caused an “accident waiting to happen”. (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, April 1, 2011
