What does the International Maritime Organization’s eNavigation strategy mean to you? Without wishing to begin on a down-note, probably not that much. That is if you have heard of it all. Amid the clang and clamour of the… Source: BIMCO, November 4, 2009
A joint venture of VolkerStevin Marine and Westminster Dredging has been named as preferred contractor for the design and construction of the Siadar Wave Energy Project on the Isle of Lewis… Source: Construction News, November 20, 2009;
MONSTER, Netherlands — On the beach at Monster, bulldozers painstakingly turn sand dredged from the bottom of the North Sea bed into dunes in an ambitious effort to safeguard the Netherlands from flooding… Source: AFP, November 20, 2009
Europe’s largest energy project, Nord Stream, this month received vital approvals from Sweden and Finland when they gave their OKs for the twin underwater pipelines to pass through their exclusive economic zones in the Baltic Sea… Source: ENR, November 18, 2009;
Following the Venice Port Authority’s push for a 16 metre draught in one of its navigation channels, the authority has rebuked claims that its dredging works in the Venice lagoon area could destroy the historic city… Source: Port Strategy, November 19, 2009;
RESON has been awarded a contract by the South African-based Marine GeoSolutions to upgrade their SeaBat 8101 to the new and more advanced SeaBat 7101 multibeam sonar system… Source: Oil Online, November 13, 2009
Thanks to an almost full fleet utilization in the third quarter, DEME (AvH 50%) has realized a turnover and operational cash flow in line with the expectations… Source: Ackermans & van Haaren;
Who wants to know how a peasant is laughing with pain in the teeth, was yesterday afternoon at Hotel Okura Amsterdam to come. As Smit International and Boskalis announced a Rotterdam (!) Port merger. CEO Ben Vree, Smit presented his best to the photographers… Source: NRC, November 13, 2009
The Ukrainian government has given the go-ahead for the expansion of Odessa, Yuzhny and Illichevsk into additional land areas… Source: Port Strategy, November 11, 2009;
A GREAT swathe of sand off the coast of Gower could be left untouched following a major rethink by a dredging company… Source: This is South Wales, November 6, 2009;
A SEA captain accused of being drunk as he guided a massive dredger up the Tyne has had his case sent to crown court… Source: The Shields Gazette, November 11, 2009;
Ports are to be fast-tracked through the planning process, and the framework for new port development was published yesterday in the draft ports National Policy Statement (NPS). Source: New Civil Engineer, November 10, 2009;
