Rohde Nielsen has just announced successful completion of a beach nourishment project at the east coast of Skagen, Denmark. The project which was undertaken for the Danish Coastal Authority (Kystdirektoratet) included dredging and pumping 130,000 m3 of sand on to the east coast beaches. According to
Keppel Offshore & Marine, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard, has been awarded new contracts worth around S$250 million. These include conversion of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), integration of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, and the
Balneário Camboriú, also known as BC, Rio de Janeiro’s kid brother or the Dubai of Brazil, is one of the most important cities in the southern part of the country. The city has a population of about 145.000 inhabitants, yet during the summer months, this can easily exceed 1,000,000. Many Brazilians
The Région Bretagne authorities recently released a video on the second dredging campaign in the Port of Brest. In the video, DEME Group’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) Ganga carries out the works in front of the new quay area. The French port is expanding the infrastructure to support the growing of
A consortium led by Etermar – Engenharia e Construção, S.A. has won a contract for repairing the breakwater and adjacent infrastructure of the commercial Port of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The joint venture also involves their partners Tecnovia Açores, Marques S.A. and Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia
ST Maine Support and Damen Shipyards have signed a contract for the delivery of a new Damen Multi Cat 3313 SD workboat. Based on the proven Multi Cat 3013, the 3313 is a new addition to Damen’s Multi Cat range and, while it has been developed specifically to meet the needs of ST Marine Support, [&he
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently published new edition of Terra et Aqua magazine covering the latest trends and developments in the sector. The winter issue includes the winners of IADC’s Safety Awards 2021, as well as articles on the responsible project: a view on
Dredger Albatros, owned by Belgian hydraulic engineering company Herbosch-Kiere, is currently busy working on the latest Port of Klaipeda dredging campaign. The Albatros is a shallow draft self-propelled vessel, equipped with a low emission, energy efficient E-Crane for a wide range of activities su
Conoship International is introducing the hopper dredger Anchorage – the mutual project of Conoship and their decades-long partner Barkmeijer Shipyards. The dredger, designed for De Hoop Terneuzen, was built especially for extracting sand and gravel at sea, with a capacity of 3,000m³ per hour. “Dred
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company and IHC Mining have reached an important milestone in the development of an underwater remote mining (URM) system for the extraction of diamond bearing kimberlite ore from deep open pits at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The URM system
The coastal reinforcement works at the Romanian seaside resort of Eforie are in full swing now, Van Oord said. “We are searching for an effective way to rehabilitate seagrass in Eforie,” the company said in their latest announcement. Together with the University of Groningen and The Fieldwork Compan
The Southend-on-Sea Borough Council cabinet is discussing the submission of an outline business case for the innovative Catchment to Coast project. The business case is due to be submitted to DEFRA by the Catchment to Coast Partnership, and seeks to confirm a further £5.464m of funding up to March 2
