The Dutch government announced recently that it will invest 110 million euros in the NL2120 consortium for extensive research into Nature-based Solutions. In this knowledge programme, governments, nature organisations, engineering firms, dredging companies and knowledge and professional institutions
The Iran Marine Industrial Company is joining China in helping Russia to dredge the Volga-Caspian Seaway Canal, The Jamestown Foundation said. The dredging of the canal is set to allow Russian, Chinese, Iranian, Indian and other cargo ships to carry more heavy shipments to and from the Caspian to Eu
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Beaver® Dredgers, Royal IHC is taking a trip down memory lane. Check out the Maarten (currently named Cornelis B), a Beaver® King dredger from 1963 – one of the first built IHC Beavers® – compared to a modern Beaver® 40 dredger. What a difference six dec
The Netherlands-based tug & workboat company Herman Senior has acquired all shares of ST Marine Support, a provider of maritime and offshore services. The acquisition includes ST’s three existing vessels and their upcoming newbuild, a Damen Multi Cat 3313SD, which is expected to be delivered at the
FSUE Hydrographic Company, a company of Rosatom, has completed the dredging works of the federally owned facilities at Utrenny terminal for LNG and gas condensate under Arctic LNG 2 project. The operations under the contract between Hydrographic Company and MRTS signed in 2020 have now been complete
Boskalis Westminster Ltd is gearing up for another maintenance dredging campaign in the Portsmouth Harbour. According to the King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth, the surveying operations and maintenance dredging will be conducted in the maintained areas within the Harbour and its approach channels from
Land & Water Group has upgraded Berth 3 at Coldharbour Jetty, on the River Thames, to accommodate coaster vessels, used for short sea shipping, as part of a landmark development for the company. It is the first time in the Jetty’s history that this type of vessel has been berthed and loaded as part
The first phase of the dredging works for the Levelling Up Fund project to restore a section of the Montgomery Canal has been completed, according to the Canal & River Trust (UK). The section of the canal has not been navigable since the 1930s, and this phase of restoration aims to restore the chann
Professionals in the fast changing world of finance, dredging or related sectors visited the IADC conference “Financing Sustainable Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure” which was held on 9 February 2023 in Dubai. All participants recognised the importance of sustainable projects. Investors have gre
Van Oord subsidiary Mackley and its joint venture partner Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK, have been awarded the engineering and construction of the Havant Thicket Reservoir in Hampshire – the first major new water storage reservoir in the UK since the 1980s. The contract, with a value over 150 mill
The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth and Portsmouth International Port Harbour Master announced yesterday that in the next couple of weeks routine maintenance dredging will be conducted by ML (UK) Dredging Ltd in the Old Town Camber Portsmouth. As reported, the Camber dredging campaign is set to beg
Ukraine has completed dredging operations at the mouth of the Bystroe River Danube. This project has brought the section of the waterway from the 0th kilometer to the 77th kilometer to 6.5 meter depth. According to their Ministry of Restoration, the section from the 77th kilometer to the 116th kilom
