Van Oord has been awarded three new contracts to reinforce the Romanian coast, with a combined value of approximately EUR 200 million. This time the Administratia Bazinala de Apa Dobrogea-Litoral (ABA-DL) awarded Van Oord to design and construct 6.7 km of resilient coastline for the Romanian seaside
The Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, Pieter Leenknegt, presented his letter of credence to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on October 31, 2023. At the meeting, they exchanged views on the potential dredging of the Calabar Port for more viability and revenue generation. “Ambassador Pieter Leenknegt, who
Jan De Nul Group has just released this amazing video named ‘Gdynia, improving the port’s accessibility with an diverse dredging fleet’. In northern Poland along the Baltic Sea lies Gdynia. Historically a small fishing village, but this changed in the 1920s. Eager to take the region to a higher econ
DEME has announced the winning of several capital and maintenance dredging contracts in India, the Maldives and Malaysia. At Kakinada Port in India, where DEME has frequently been performing dredging works, the newly awarded scope includes deepening of the existing berths, turning circle and the inn
Works are progressing well at the DP World London Gateway Port Berth 4 extension project, McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd said. Due to increasing container trade and container vessel visits, the current port development had reached capacity and the quay needed to be extended and a fourth berth created. New
The first of Damen new Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) series – a CSD600 – is currently in the final testing and optimization phase. Released at the start of the century, the original CSD series brought the Damen philosophy of standardization to dredging. The CSDs enjoyed enormous success in the market
McLaughlin & Harvey (McL&H) recently reported successful completion of the main and linkspan quay combi-walls under the Stornoway Port’s Deep Water Terminal project. According to the company, works now have begun to install the main quayside concrete capping beams at the project site. This involves
Earlier this year, Damen Shipyards received an order for four complete dredge packages to be installed in trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) currently under construction in Mexico. The identical TSHDs will be fitted out with dredge packages including the trailing pipe, a dredge pump, and vario
During this week, the Port of Waterford will conduct a maintenance dredging campaign. The work is set to be carried out at three locations along Waterford estuary. The Cypriot flagged trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Freeway, will conduct dredging operations in the vicinity of Belview – which
In a prior information notice (PIN) published on 31 October, Associated British Ports (ABP) said that they are looking to appoint a lead contractor or consortium to undertake the construction of the Immingham Green Energy Terminal (IGET) and associated marine infrastructure works. The estimated valu
Royal IHC has just released the annual report for 2022 providing an overview of the past activities and achievements undertaken throughout the year. According to the company, IHC is, and remains, an important player in the Dutch maritime manufacturing industry through its expertise of complex custom
For professionals involved in dredging related activities for water infrastructure development, IADC and CEDA will organise a new edition of the “Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure” course from 12-14 December 2023 in Abu Dhabi (UAE) with the support of NMDC. During this 2.5-day course, particip
