Boskalis concluded 2022 with a sharp increase in profitability with a strong increase in revenue. Compared to last year, revenue increased by 21.0% to EUR 3.58 billion (2021: EUR 2.96 billion). Also, EBITDA increased by 30.7% to EUR 604 million (2021: EUR 462 million) and operating profit increased
Gloucester Dock’s biggest ever winter dredging is currently underway – with Bell Dredging Equipment. “Through our U.K. dealer Watson and Hillhouse, Bell supplied two sets of Bell 200 pumps complete with power packs and floating discharge lines,” the Dutch based manufacturer of dredging equipment sai
The Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project, undertaken by Boskalis and Van Oord, is underway. Under the project, the trailing hopper suction dredger (TSHD) Rotterdam will be carrying out capital dredging in the Harbour. The TSHD will also dispose the dredge material at the Inner Gabbard East dispos
Immense steel rolling door, weighing nearly 1 million kg, was installed at a safety lock in the Afsluitdijk dam in the Netherlands today. According to Van Oord, the rolling door was chosen because of the width of the waterway and will be closed in case of very high water levels. To enable installati
Dredging giants DEME and Jan De Nul, together with Tractebel, have introduced SEAVOLT© – a new offshore floating photovoltaic (PV) technology. SEAVOLT technology (patent pending) can withstand harsh offshore conditions while creating large surfaces that are protected from the waves. The modular desi
Vale has started commissioning the Gelado Project in Carajás, in the state of Pará (Brazil), using 100% electric dredgers that will extract tailings deposited over the last 37 years. The commissioning phase, in which performance and capacity tests with loading are being carried out, should last unti
Jenkins Marine recently kicked off maintenance dredging works at several sites within the Cowes Harbour (UK). According to the Harbour Commission, the dredging commenced in late-February and will continue until Wednesday, April 1st 2023, depending upon weather conditions. The works are being carried
DEME group’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Mellina looks like a newbuild after undergoing its special survey at the Shipyard Reimerswaal in the Netherlands. A joint DEME and shipyard team had to work to a very tight schedule during a complex survey, which had to integrate the Electrical & A
In New Zealand, a Damen DOP200 pump was used to empty a hopper dredger and replenish a local beach recently. The 850 m3 hopper dredger New Era dredged the sand locally. The sand cargo was brought near the Te Rauone beach. There, a DOP200 submersible dredge pump fitted out with a leveler head was use
The deficit of domestic technical fleet is among the key challenges for Russia’s infrastructure projects today, according to the Port News. The dredging fleet available in Russia today is an order of magnitude inferior to the fleet of specialized foreign companies that have left the Russian market.
Minister Charlie McConalogue officially named the new €10 million “Fishing Pier” at Howth Fishery Harbour Centre yesterday – one six State-owned Fishery Harbour Centre. This major redevelopment project was funded through the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Fishery Harbour and Coasta
Russia’s port infrastructure will see a massive development in the coming years – there are infrastructure projects covering all waterways of the country. According to the Port News, in the North-West Region, Russia will build up the capacity of dry bulk terminals. In the Kaliningrad Region, the con
