VBMS, a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., completed earlier this month the installation of two 16 kilometer-long 150kV HVAC cables for the Rampion offshore wind farm, situated off the coast of Worthing, UK. To overcome some environmental challenges in this very shallow water, VBMS had t
WASA Dredging has announced that the construction of two 1010m³ self-propelled split barges named ‘Boann’ and ‘Sinann’ is moving ahead according to schedule. The vessels are designed in-house WASA and are standard WASA SHB 1010 split-barges. The complete construction of these barges is taking place
Phase II of the Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex Bronka (MSCC Bronka) has been put into operation, reports IAA PortNews. According to the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot), the document was signed by the Agency on December 16th 2016. Fenix LLC, investor and operator of MSCC Br
Hutchison Ports and the Government of Ukraine has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of Chornomorsk Port on the Black Sea. The paper was inked by Clemence Cheng, Managing Director Hutchison Ports Europe, and Volodymyr Omelyan, the Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure duri
Wasa Dredging, a Finnish marine offshore and inland water construction company, has just released this amazing photo of their backhoe dredger ‘Optimus’, working on the Klintehamn Harbor dredging project in Sweden. “We are dredging about 250.000 m³ of material from the harbor and fairway of Klinteham
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 12-18, 2016). IADC Dredging in Figures 2015 Available The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released its Dredging in Figures 2015, an annual review of the global dredging ma
The Marine Group has announced that the reconfiguration of the layout at Aberystwyth Marina is now complete. Walcon Marine has been on site for the past 3 weeks, carrying out an extensive program of works to significantly improve the marina layout. Several new pontoons have been installed and others
The Canal and River Trust, the guardian of 2,000 miles of historic waterways across England and Wales, has started work on a project to dredge sections of the 78 mile Kennet and Avon Canal. The work, which is costing the Trust £1 million and will last two years, will focus on areas along the Kennet
Italdraghe SpA has successfully completed delivery of a SGT 400 Cutter Suction Dredger to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources. The CSD comes as the first in a series of three dredgers that Italdraghe will supply to this client. According to the company, the dredger that is fully operational now in
Wartsila has just announced that they will provide a five-year extensive technical support and advisory services for the cutter suction dredger Cassiopeia V. The Technical Management Agreement includes Dynamic Maintenance Planning (DMP) and is complemented by Advanced Technical Support to ensure the
The Freeport of Riga company “Rīga Universal Terminal” (RUT) has entered into an agreement with hydro-technical construction company JSC “BMGS” for the reconstruction of two berths, reported the FRA today. FRA has transferred berths ZO-1 and ZO-2 to RUT for a long-term lease and early this year the
Intertek Energy & Water experts have been appointed by the UK’s Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) to undertake a study of potential impacts associated with rock dumping during the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure on mobile sandbanks. The study will focus on the North Sea’s Nort
