In response to the increasing risk of coastal flooding Singapore’s National Water Agency (PUB) has appointed Royal HaskoningDHV to conduct a flood risk assessment for the country’s coastline. Using their Global Flood Risk Tool, Royal HaskoningDHV will evaluate the likelihood of economic and social r
Port of London Authority said that the contractors instructed by Oikos Storage Ltd. will begin dredging operations for Oikos No. 1 Jetty this week. These dredging operations will be carried out by the water injection dredging method and will be conducted during ebb tides only by dredger Maas. Also,
Royal IHC has successfully delivered two innovative and all new submersible pump units for Debmarine Namibia, to fit in their marine diamond crawler. The pump units consist of an IHC QuaZar pump with Curve® technology. These pumps are fitted with the latest technology and have 50% more power and opt
Damen has just released a photo of a Damen Multi Cat (MuC) 1205 and a Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 500 setting out on the first leg of their journey to the new owner G E M H Y SERVICES based in Dubai. The company is acquiring the above mentioned Damen equipment for their project in […]
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Georgian Prime Minister, announced the commencement of construction of the Anaklia deep sea port earlier yesterday. With an initial investment of $600 million, the port would have a capacity to handle 600,000 containers per year, and the first phase of the construction would d
DE Klop company in the Netherlands has successfully completed acquisition of ROHR-IDRECO. This strategic move comes on the heels of the recent acquisition of Hollandsche IJssel, further solidifying DE Klop’s position in the international dredging industry and underscoring the company’s unwavering co
To protect the Netherlands from rising water, its many dikes must meet national water safety requirements. This applies to all flood defenses, from southern Zeeland to the northern Wadden Islands. One of the dikes that needs to be upgraded to become future-proof is the Omringdijk on the island of Vl
Sea defense works to protect an important natural habitat at the Naze in Walton have been successfully completed, Tendring District Council said. The Tamarisk clay sea wall has been extended to provide long-term protection for Hamford Water, which is listed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Van Oord has won two projects from Rijkswaterstaat which include construction of the nature-friendly embankments along Lake Kleine Noorder IJplas in Amsterdam and restoration work on the Island of Ierst, a nature sanctuary in Lake Markermeer. With these projects, Van Oord will be helping to improve
The Marine Group said that their water injection dredger Doonhamer is back into the fleet, following an extensive £300.000 refit. Doonhamer is fully coded and will start third party contracts ahead of year-end. The company has been working quietly on the refurbishment of Doonhamer over the last twel
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has officially opened the Smooth Point Pier Extension at Killybegs Fishery Harbor Center. This major project, delivered over the past 10 years, was funded through the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Fishery Harbo
Hitachi Product Manager, Akarsh Shetty recently shared some of the highlights on the company’s Zaxis-7 SLF excavator. Hitachi offers a wide selection of super long front (SLF) excavators, which vary from 9 to 49 tonnes and range from 10.5 to 22 meters. Designed using more than 20 years of engineerin
