VOSTA LMG and Karnafuly shipyard recently delivered 10 cutter-suction dredgers for BIWTA / BWDB. Out of the ten vessels, six are CSD 450 type dredgers built for the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority and four CSD 500 type vessels for the Bangladesh Water Development Board. The dredgers are
The High Court has granted permission for a judicial review of MMO’s marine licensing decision to grant a marine license for dredging at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport and disposal at the Rame Head South site. On 8 October the Marine Management Organization was notified by the High Court that th
Royal IHC, one of the world’s leaders in dredging and mining vessels and equipment, recently organized a seminar on ‘An outlook on the future of dredging in Turkey’. The topics covered included the challenges that lie ahead and how modern technology can be utilized for the long term national benefit
In order to serve markets in Central Asia and the Middle East as effectively as possible, international engineering and consultancy firm Witteveen+Bos is opening a new regional office in Dubai, UAE. Both regions are facing major challenges in dealing with water shortages, environmental pollution, an
The Training Course “Environmental Aspects of Dredging” is approaching and will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Organized by the Postgraduate Academic Programme (PAO) of the Delft University of Technology, it will take place 24-25 November 2014. The Training Course is based on the book Enviro
According to the Environment Agency’s latest update, high number of workers are currently engaged in the Parrett and Tone dredging scheme in order to complete the project on time. The dredging scheme of an 8km section of the rivers Parrett and Tone, part of the agency’s 20 Year Flood Action Plan for
Kiasma Srl, Italian manufacturer of HDPE pipes, floats and systems specialized in the sector of dredging, has performed another step forward in terms of innovation and efficiency. As a result of laboratory tests as well as direct feedbacks and experience from the field, Kiasma R&D department has dec
DRAGFLOW, a world player in solid pumping solutions, has introduced its unique Hi-chrome tool, the Agitator. The tool allows lifting of settled sediment which could without the Agitator pose a risk of being sucked into the pump, jeopardizing the machine’s overall performance. DRAGFLOW’s Agitator wor
Deltares has begun a collaboration with the universities of Cambridge, Barcelona and Hamburg to establish a research community for the numerical modeling of soil interacting with water. The aim is to further develop a dynamic calculation method, the Material Point Method (MPM), making it suitable to
Zeeland Seaports has begun works on its ‘extension the Westhofkade’ project that will extend the company’s existing 300 m quay by around 175 m for BOW Terminal. The quay is expected to be ready for use in mid-2015. Following a period of preparation, tenders were invited in February for the Westhofka
The volume of dredging operations performed by Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. under MMPK Bronka project will exceed 10.4 mln cbm in 2014. Boskalis plans to deepen Bronka’s approach canal to 7.5 meters this year, according to portnews.ru. Many of the Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. vessels are opera
Vital flood defense work will take place in West Bay this month. West Beach will undergo beach renourishment after storms battered the south coast earlier this year. The strong tides reshaped and stripped the beach, leaving the sea wall prone to wave overtopping. Cllr Robert Gould, Leader of West Do
