Jan De Nul Group yesterday released a video of the New Suez Canal dredging works. The project was a challenge because of its size but above all because of the very tight deadline. To complete such a project in less than twelve months is unprecedented. The Suez Canal is the shortest shipping route be
DP World announced today that Southampton, Britain’s second largest container terminal, will benefit from a major programme of investment in 2021. According to the company, the programme is designed to take the Southampton terminal up to the next level as a premier international freight and logistic
FSUE Rosmorport’s dredging fleet started maintenance dredging operations on the Volga-Caspian Sea Shipping Canal (VKMSK) earlier this week. The volume of dredging works at VKMSK planned for 2021 is 3.94 million cubic meters of material. According to Rosmorport, the main goal of these dredging works
IADC – International Association of Dredging Companies will host a webinar next month on the importance of managing financial risks in a dredging project. In this webinar – set for May 4 – the topic of managing financial risks will be linked to the Brisbane Airport dredging and reclamation project.
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is seeking nominations for the annual IADC Safety Awards. For several years, the award was granted to safety innovations made for the dredging industry. As of this year, two safety awards will be given: one to a dredging organization and a s
FSUE Rosmorport is continuing work on one of the biggest capital dredging projects in Russia – the construction of Muchke Bay coal handling facility in the Khabarovsk Territory. The project – initiated by VaninoTransUgol, a company of the Kolmar GC – aims to increase the volume of exports of high-qu
Aberdeen Harbour Board is getting ready for a busy construction season this spring and summer at the South Harbour project site. In the latest update on the project, the board said that construction of the South Harbour has continued at pace in March, and that the contractors are gearing up for a bu
Southsea Coastal Scheme reached a milestone in time for the Easter weekend with 250 piles in place on the west front pile line. Steadily and carefully, work continues with the silent piler (affectionately called ‘The White Elephant’ on site) on the rear piles to ensure vibrations don’t impact on the
A physical-chemical cleaning installation has just arrived in the Liège soil valorisation centre of Envisan, environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group. This remediation installation arrived by ship at the Ile Monsin port area, where Envisan holds a concession on a 3.5 hectare site. Thanks to this
Danish dredging contractor Rohde Nielsen A/S recently completed another interesting project, this time in the Vila do Conde fishing port in Portugal. Vila do Conde is situated at the mouth of the Ave River, and was historically a centre of shipbuilding and seafaring. According to Rohde Nielsen, the
Classification society Bureau Veritas has issued an ‘approval in principle’ (AiP) for Royal IHC’s hydrogen-fuelled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). In an innovation partnership with the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat, Royal IHC is exploring a new type of vessel referred to as the ‘LEAF’ (low energy ad
The contours of the world’s largest sea lock in IJmuiden are now clearly visible, meaning that the final phase of construction has begun. As reported in the last update, OpenIJ – a consortium of construction companies building the sea lock – will continue with the construction of the Loswal (quay) o
