The Port of São Francisco do Sul is one of the largest ports in Brazil and Latin America. Late 2020, Van Oord was contracted to perform maintenance dredging works in order to keep this maritime hotspot accessible. Trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Lelystad removed 2 million cubic metres of sedi
IADC has just released the latest issue of Terra et Aqua, featuring articles covering dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environment. Coastal ecosystems have always created a natural defence that protects inhabitants and infrastructure f
The Port of London will, in the coming weeks, organise a series of engagement events as they seek views on Thames Vision 2050, an updated framework for development of the 95 miles of river from Teddington Lock to the North Sea. The original Thames Vison 2035 was published in summer 2016. Now it is b
ROHR-IDRECO, an internationally operating company, designs and manufactures a complete portfolio of deep digging electric dredging vessels and equipment for the mining, dredging and dam desiltation industries. A couple of days ago, we took an opportunity to talk with Mr. Fulco Vrooland, ROHR-IDRECO
Anders Invest, an investment company that focuses on partnering with Dutch SMEs with a technical focus, has acquired a minority stake in ROHR-IDRECO Dredge Systems. Anders Invest provides financing for both minority and majority interests and has investments in 23 profitable and expanding businesses
Boskalis Nederland, a unit of Royal Boskalis Westminster active on the Dutch market, will conduct the dredging works in Rijnhaven, Rotterdam, during the following months. With this dredging program, the Rijnhaven development is becoming visible. The areas between the Wilhelminapier and Katendrecht w
As ships grow larger with increased draft and harbors continue to silt, the demand for modern dredges continues to grow. The acknowledged masters of the design and operation of these are the lowland countries, the Netherlands and Belgium. It came as no surprise when, a few years ago, the Dutch firm
A multi-million pound flood defence designed to cope with a one-in-200-year storm and rising sea levels caused by climate change could be built to protect the south east of Cardiff. Plans for the £25m coastal protection scheme, on the banks of the River Rhymney, have been released by Cardiff Council
Vosta LMG successfully delivered a T6 cutter head and a T8 cutter head to its customer earlier this year. “Vosta LMG’s expertise – acquired over more than a century – and the workmanship of Vosta LMG Zhuhai’s production facility makes it possible to provide high quality products to many customers wo
The registration for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 is now live! The event, to be held on 26 & 27 October in Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands, will attract thousands of offshore professionals and hundreds of exhibiting companies. Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) looks forwa
Using natural elements to protect a vulnerable coastline against heavy storms: Jan De Nul calls it nature-based solutions. In the Belgian coastal municipality of Knokke, their trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Pedro Álvares Cabral brought about 980,000 m³ of dredged sand to the beaches to raise
Van Oord has officially started with the construction of some 2.4 kilometres of quays and earth-retaining walls in the Princess Amalia Harbour, commissioned by Port of Rotterdam. “Together with our partners HOCHTIEF Netherlands and Ballast Nedam, we will work on the connection to the existing quay w
