International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently presented the 2021 edition of Dredging in Figures, an annual overview of the global dredging industry’s performance in 2021. Compiled and published by IADC, Dredging in Figures offers insights into the key performance indicators. The 20
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Sunday attended the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the restoration of the marine ecosystem of Lake Bardawil and the development of the Sinai Peninsula. According to the PM’s office, the MoU was signed between Suez Canal Authority
Wholly-owned subsidiaries of Shell plc (Shell) in Switzerland, the UK, US and Sweden (Shell (Switzerland) AG, Shell U.K. Limited, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company and Shell Aviation Sweden AB) have entered into agreements to acquire the Environmentally Considerate Lubricants (ECLs) business of the PANO
Every year, the KNVTS (Royal Dutch Association of Maritime Technicians) organises the Ship of the Year competition. A prestigious prize awarded to an innovative ship designed and built in the Netherlands. The jury of this award has announced that the SPARTACUS, world’s most powerful cutter suction d
The United Arab Emirates-based shipyard Albwardy Damen has held a keel-laying ceremony for two CSD500 cutter suction dredgers. The ceremony which was organised on November 1, included an offer of a coconut while burning incense – a tradition for every vessel built at Albwardy Damen. As Damen Dredgin
The handover from construction to operations for Dunnottar, Crathes and Castlegate (East) Quays was completed last week. More than 60% of Port of Aberdeen’s £400 million South Harbour development is now operational, marking the penultimate construction milestone in this transformational project. The
Environmental dredging is executed for the specific purpose of removing hazardous wastes that are detrimental to ecosystems, human and marine life. The equipment needed for this kind of work is specially designed or adapted to remediate waterways that contain contaminated sediments. Environmental dr
Earlier this year, Rohde Nielsen won a contract by the client NCC, related to the transport of wastewater from the island of Hanö to the sewage treatment facility in Nogersund, Sweden. The contract scope comprised dredging a 6 km long trench, at water depths from -3m to -30m. The backhoe dredger, Mj
Following the mass deaths of shellfish, an urgent review of dredging in the River Tees is needed, a cross-party parliamentary committee said. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee also called for more research into the die-offs in 2021. The MPs want an expert panel to examine conflicting
Baggerbedrijf De Boer BV – Dutch Dredging recently revealed a photo of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Mahury operating in the Wadden Sea. The Mahury is performing maintenance dredging of the Wadden Sea channels and ports under the Rijkswaterstaat Projects and Maintenance Program (PPO). T
The role of modelling, its benefits and limitations, and what it needs to be used successfully on a dredging project is often poorly understood and this in turn can lead to poorer design and environmental outcomes. The latest IADC-CEDA Fact Sheet: ‘Models and Modelling for dredging’ describes the mo
Jan De Nul Group has successfully finished work on the Matinhos beach renourishment project in Brazil. According to Dieter Dupuis, Project Manager at Jan De Nul, last week – in the presence of the state government of Paraná – Jan De Nul Group concluded the beach enlargement in Matinhos. A stretch of
