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
The contractor, Ovenden Earthmoving has successfully completed the Hayling Island beach management campaign. Approximately 14,000m3 of shingle has been extracted from open beaches between the Coastguard revetment and Inn on the Beach alongside the importation of around 2,500m3 of shingle. This mater
Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis supplied a Split Case pump type Venus1-300,410 (1100 m3/h @ 85 mlc and 2200 m3/h @ 43 mlc) for a dredging company in Cameroon recently. The pump housing is cast iron and the impeller is aluminum bronze. According to Pentair, the pump was inspected and approved by an externa
Every stage of a dredging project presents opportunities to increase the sustainability of sand extraction. How the global dredging industry uses sand in a responsible manner is described in the new paper “Sand as a resource: Best practices to conduct responsible dredging projects”, initiated and pr
Boskalis has just announced the completion of the dredging works for the new inland harbor along the Upper Rhine near Spijk in the Netherlands. For this project, Boskalis dredged 2.3 million cubic meters of sand, utilizing an electric suction dredger and crane barges. Unique to the project is not on
ZF has announced the expansion of its azimuth thruster (AT) lineup with the new AT 90, compatible with a wide range of commercial vessels, supporting max power of 1,978 kW / 2,651hp. “Whether a client is operating vessels in the inland waterways or has tugboats, ferries or any number of specialty ve
Van Oord has successfully carried out beach nourishment works along the coast of the Dutch province of Zeeland. As a result, the coastline has been stabilised and coastal towns and infrastructure are well protected for the coming years. The work was carried out by Van Oord’s three new hopper dredger
Watermaster/Aquamec Ltd. has just delivered two powerful Watermaster Classic V amphibious multipurpose dredgers to Lake Neusiedl in Austria. The lake has been facing challenges such as excessive mud and overgrown plants. “After thorough comparison between different techniques, Seemanagement GmbH cho
The Cobb’s Quay Marina’s latest dredging project is officially underway. “The dredger has arrived yesterday and works have begun,” said Cobb’s Quay Marina in its official announcement. “Weather permitting, we expect works to be completed in the next 6-8 weeks.” The works are being carried out by the
Royal IHC has welcomed a new member to the Board of Directors, Derk te Bokkel is joining the board as the chief executive officer. With effect from 1 November 2023, Derk te Bokkel will be appointed CEO of Royal IHC. He will thereby take over from Jan-Pieter Klaver who held this role since 1 January
Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales, has started the second phase of dredging on the Montgomery Canal as part of the effort to restore the 200-year-old canal. The Montgomery Canal restoration has included decades of work by volunteers and partners. Now, over four miles of the canal betwe
ROHR-IDRECO has just announced the contract with an American mining company for two “Falcon” type large cutter suction dredgers. These fully-electric dredgers will be used for the mining of industrial sands in one of the largest sites of this kind in the United States. In addition to these new vesse
