The budget for dredging works at the access canal to the Bechevinskaya Bay – under the NOVATEK’s LNG terminal project – has almost doubled to RUB 19 billion, said Zakhary Dzhioyev, Deputy Head of the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency at the 4th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering S
Wartsila has expanded its partnership with Van Oord with the signing of a 9-year renewal and extension to its Optimized Maintenance agreement. The contract covers the Wartsila engines installed on the cutter suction dredger ‘Athena’ and was signed in January 2021. The new agreement also expands on t
The unpredictability of the UK’s weather has highlighted the importance of both reactive and planned canal maintenance works, according to The Rothen Group. With a low of -23°C being recorded in Scotland in February this year, the coldest night since 1995 according to the Met Office, and Storm Chris
Van Oord has inked a new contract with the Environment Agency to continue protecting the Lincolnshire coast of the UK for the next four years. The contract encompasses beach nourishment over the length of 20 kilometers and requires around 400,000 cubic meters of sand each year and continues the work
Ashleigh Contracts has just released this beautiful photo of their rock dredging work at Greenore Port, Co. Louth. This small port had to be kept operational throughout this contract and Ashleigh worked round vessel delivery/discharges. “All rock was broken out by our CAT395 (21m reach) onboard the
Jan De Nul Group has awarded Alewijnse a contract for the renewal of all dredging process automation systems on board four of JDN’s trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). “The main reason for choosing Alewijnse was the confidence in its automation specialism and its 24/7 service support,” said Ja
The Port of Ipswich, owned by Associated British Ports (ABP), has reached a milestone of handling 2 million tonnes of cargo since the beginning of the first lockdown in 2020. Since 23 March, the port has remained open and busy, handling 2 million tonnes of exports and imports of various products inc
The 4th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” organized by the maritime industry media group PortNews kicked off this morning in Moscow. The event, taking place at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, is supported by the Federal Marine and
The Port of Frederikshavn has just released these beautiful photos from their latest dredging program. The work with deepening is well in progress, the Port said in their project update. The dredging is being done in connection with the establishment of the new quay facility by Østre Kaj, deepening
Everything is ready for tomorrow’s 4th International Congress Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging that is taking place in Moscow at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. This dredging congress, organised by maritime media group PortNews, will be held in person wit
FSUE Rosmorport has obtained approval from the Russian regulatory body Glavgosexpertiza for dredging works that will be performed during the construction of LNG terminal in the Bechevinskaya Bay (Kamchatka territory). According to IAA PortNews, the company is currently preparing for signing the stat
The Marine & Property Group Ltd (The Marine Group) has acquired Watchet Marina. The harbor will be operated by the company from 1st April 2021. “The acquisition comes after careful and collaborative negotiations between The Marine Group, Watchet Harbor Marina Ltd and Somerset West and Taunton Counci
