Bell Dredging Pumps, a Dutch company highly specialized in dredging equipment, has released a short video about their BELL 200 dredging pump. The video was made in Myanmar, near Nay Pyi Taw. A company from Myanmar bought recently the BELL 200 dredging pump, a 20 tons amphibious undercarriage with sp
The EU’s TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €1.5 million the construction of the first in Europe hopper barge powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). Hopper barges carrying sand dredged from ports are most often using conventional, more polluting fuel than accepted by the European regulation
DRAGFLOW, a world player in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, has introduced its newborn No Clog Pump EL60 RI, the first of the upcoming series of Recessed Impeller Pumps. The new DRAGFLOW ‘s No Clog Pump ensur
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) and Royal IHC (IHC) have signed a contract for a state-of-the-art 4,000 cubic meter capacity Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. The agreement was endorsed by Chairman Dr. Priyath B.Wickrama and Managing Director Capt. Nihal Keppetipola on behalf of SLPA and Area Direct
The new Educational Activities Commission of CEDA had their first meeting last week. In a constructive meeting, the Commission, chaired by Prof. Cees van Rhee of the Delft University of Technology, discussed what role CEDA should / could play in increasing the pool of well-trained dredging specialis
The 38 meter dredger Johanna Josephine almost sank last week after hitting a submerged pile near GDF Suez power plant in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. In the morning of November 19th 2014, just as the vessel was about to unload its cargo of stones, the Johanna Josephine hit the submerged piling and starte
On Thursday 11 December 2014, the Province of North Holland will be holding the water innovation conference WaterinnovatioNH in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conference is organised in collaboration with Topsector Water, Rijkswaterstaat, Water Board Hollands Noordekwartier, Rijnland District Water
The UK economy is once again growing although forecasts for 2015 suggest growth may slow overall and be led by London and the south east. Infrastructure projects across different sectors are an important part of the recovery. For its December Technical Seminar CEDA UK is bringing together industry e
Long-term plans to reduce flood risk for people in St Asaph are to be unveiled at a public drop-in session in the city. The proposals, drawn up by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), will see the city’s flood defenses enhanced, but will also involve a number of innovative projects upstream to manage floo
To dredge simply means to scoop up sediment, often underwater, and move it to another location. While this process is often associated with moving contaminated soils to a place where they can be safely capped, today, dredging is also increasingly about harnessing natural processes to create new land
Around 40,000 cubic meters of sand is currently being placed onto a Dorset beach to protect nearby homes from storms. Material will be dredged from the Poole Harbor Swash Channel and will be pumped onto the Poole’s Shore Road beach as part of the local councils/Environment Agencies coastal protectio
BAM Scores Major Marine Gig in Abu Dhabi BAM International, the operating company of Royal BAM Group active outside of Europe, has been awarded a contract to construct the marine infrastructure for the phase 3 of the Al-Dabbiya oil field development by client Abu Dhabi Company for […]
