DEME is finalizing the largest dredging and land reclamation project in the company’s history – the Abu Qir Port Project in Egypt. This vast program includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land, the deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m and the dredging of a turning basin to 22m.
An inspiring Dutch Trade mission to Vietnam took place earlier this month. During the visit, led by Liesje Schreinemacher, the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, the Dutch experts shared their knowledge on Nature Based Solutions like the Sand Engine for coastal defenses in the N
Kooiman Hoebee shipyard in Dordrecht and Alewijnse recently completed an extensive refit of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge for Den Herder Seaworks. The refit of the Swalinge involved practically cutting the vessel in half to put in the new 37.1-meter section in the middle of the ship.
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue recently announced the approval of the second tranche of the Brexit Adjustment: Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme (BALAMI) 2022 – 2023, bringing total funding for the Scheme to €55.3 million for 164 projects arou
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Lelystad arrived at the Port of Rio Grande earlier this week to boost the latest maintenance dredging program. The other Van Oord’s giant – TSHD HAM 318 – has been working on sediment removal in the port since November 24 and recently started the dre
Royal IHC released this very interesting video recently, showing some of the most important highlights from 2022. “There is a lot to be proud of in 2022 and of course more than we could include in this short recap,” said Royal IHC.
Jenkins Marine’s dredging teams have been busy over the last few months supporting the company’s clients in the South Coast area of operations, along with some projects around the South Eastern coast. The season started with work at MDL’s Cobbs Quay and continued with work at some of the local marin
VolkerStevin recently won a £21.9 million contract from the Environment Agency (EA) which will improve flood defences on the east bank of the River Rother in Rye, East Sussex. The company worked with the client and designers under the EA’s Collaborative Delivery Framework to provide Early Contractor
A brand new edition of Boskalis’ online magazine Creating New Horizons has just been published. The magazine offers fresh perspectives from the company’s experts and showcases projects and approaches that stretch operational and technological boundaries. In this issue, Boskalis is taking a closer lo
Jan De Nul Group has just released a short video about design and construction of a new seaport in Nador, Morocco. Located on the western side of the ‘Cap des Trois Fourches’ peninsula, about 30 km as the crow flies from Nador city centre, it is close to the main East-West shipping routes for contai
Mud Cat has just commissioned a new MC 100E with 680m3/hr. (3,000gpm) pump performance to a dredge contractor in the Mediterranean region. The client already owns multiple Mud Cat and IMS Versi-Dredge units. According to Mud Cat, the MC 100E has a ladder mounted pump that reaches 6m (20ft.) with its
IHC Dredging has sold a Beagle® 4, a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) with a hopper volume of 4,000 m3, to contractor Gebr. van der Lee. The Dutch family business was looking for a sustainable trailing suction hopper dredger with this hopper volume available on short term. The Beagle® 4 is a t
