DEME Group has just announced that they are deploying additional resources that will speed up the work on the Abu Qir project in Egypt. According to DEME, trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Uilenspiegel’ will once again return to the country to create new land for the Abu Qir 2 port expansion project.
Next week, Van Oord will hold a christening ceremony for their two new vessels, the Vox Alexia and Calypso. Vox Alexia is named after Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia, the second daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. According to Van Oord, she accepted the invitati
International Association of Dredging Companies has just announced that 9 submissions are in the running for IADC’s Safety Award 2023, one of these submissions is from – Van Oord. Van Oord’s LNG training on its fleet of LNG powered dredgers provides crew with system specific knowledge for safe opera
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered another versatile working platform, the new Shoalbuster 3209. The vessel – named Al Mirfa after a coastal community located in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi – is owned by SAFEEN Group, a subsidiary of AD Ports Group. The primary purpose of the Al Mirfa will be
Dragflow SRL, an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment, has delivered a state-of-the-art cable dredge to a client in West Africa. Equipped with a hydraulic pump model HY400 with a capacity of up to 3000 m3/h, the dredge features a user-friendly design that enables operators to navigate its func
A £4 million project to protect more than 170 residential and other properties from the risk of flooding at Airmyn near Goole is now complete, reports the Environment Agency. The EA has worked to reinforce a major section of embankment on the River Aire, using rock armour and sheet piles to prevent
Climate change causes more extreme weather conditions that make the low-lying Netherlands increasingly vulnerable to flooding. Dikes are therefore crucial to protect the country. A great example of this is the centuries-old dike around the Markermeer Lake, which is more than 30 kilometers long. Labe
Although 2023 has been a year of incredible achievements for IHC Mining, the company yesterday shared another major milestone – commissioning of the new dredge in Brazil. IHC Mining kicked off the year by securing a groundbreaking sale of a state-of-the-art dredger for one of the valued clients in B
VSBW, a VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster joint venture, scored a full 45 marks on a recent Considerate Constructors Scheme audit on the Southsea Coastal Scheme, plus two additional points for best practice. The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) seeks to improve the image of the construction
Boskalis rotating “safety observer” programme has been nominated to receive the IADC Safety Award 2023. Boskalis has developed a learning-by-doing programme to develop safety leadership on board its trailing suction hopper dredger, Oranje. Named the NINA “Expedition”, the programme aims to raise the
Canals and rivers are usually important economic lifelines. It is therefore crucial to maintain the depth and flow of these waterways by dredging accumulating sand, silt and other sediments in time. This not only allows – the ever bigger – ships to pass smoothly, it also prevents siltation and flood
Royal Boskalis B.V. revealed today the first half-year results, with strong increase in revenue and earnings. As reported, Boskalis completed a good first half year. The utilization of the fleet was high and all divisions posted a higher revenue combined with a sharp result increase. Compared to the
