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Two Liebherr crawler excavators were used recently to remove around 80,000 tonnes of gravel from the Danube River. The deployment of the machines was necessary to ensure the “flow” of the Danube along this section, thus contributing to flood prevention in the nearby city center of Ulm. The Liebherr
The VSBW team, a joint venture between VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster, has hit a major milestone on the Southsea Coastal Scheme by unveiling a newly completed section of the seafront from the Pyramids to Speakers’ Corner. With barriers now removed, the promenade between Blue Reef Aquarium and
After failing in the first attempt, the Albanian Road Authority has reopened the EUR 393 million tender for the construction of the New Integrated Commercial Port of Durres in Porto Romano. According to documents published by the Public Procurement Agency, the tender date is scheduled for February 7
A 9.5 million EUR contract was signed earlier this week to restore Volos Port in Thessaly, Greece – heavily damaged by storms Daniel and Elias in September last year. According to the Government, the project focuses on dredging and removing sediment to restore safe and efficient operations. “The sig
Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Kieran O’Donnell, has announced the approval of Cork County Council’s application for funding under the Office of Public Works’ Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Under the scheme, the OPW has approved fun
Van Oord’s dredging work in the Prinses Amaliahaven on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam has been completed. The harbor basin has been deepened to 20 meters below sea level. During the peak of the work, 3 Van Oord vessels were working at the same time, turning the port orange-blue: The dredged sand was pa
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) yesterday announced the publication of the latest issue of the Terra et Aqua magazine. The latest Terra et Aqua features articles covering dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environm
Dredging in the first expansion phase of the Kiel Canal in Germany is nearing completion, DEME Group said. The eastern section of the canal is progressing significantly, with the first phase of dredging almost finished. So far, DEME’s backhoe dredger ‘Peter the Great’ has removed nearly 1.1 million
The arrival of Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredger Willem Van Rubroeck in Ndayane this month marks the start of maritime works for the $1.2 billion Port of Ndayane Project that will transform Senegal into a major center for global trade. The Willem Van Rubroeck will dredge a 5 km-long shipping chann
Powerspex and Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) are working together on a new generation of cutter suction dredgers (CSDs). Earlier this week, a delegation from DDE visited Hengelo for a knowledge session, where they received a presentation from Powerspex employees about the working method applied to t
Caspian Offshore Construction has taken delivery of a Damen Shoalbuster (SBu) 3209. The vessel, named Caspian Lotus, joins the company’s fleet of over 50 vessels and barges. Caspian Lotus begins its career supporting dredging projects in the Persian Gulf. The Caspian Lotus is well suited to its oper
