International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced its Annual Report 2012. “IADC continued to be invited to attend third party events. Through the IADC’s contributions at conferences, including speeches, papers, and the Young Author’s Awards, through its participation in various sc
During the application process for the Hinkley jetty dredge licence, a condition requiring a dredging monitoring protocol to protect Corallina from the impacts of sedimentation was recommended. Prior to undertaking any dredging activity authorised by this Licence: – a plan for monitoring baseline le
VIDEO: How Expanded Panama Canal Will Work The Panama Canal expansion project will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by creating a new lane of traffic and allowing more and larger ships to transit. Conquest MB1 on Its Way to London Gateway (UK) Accompanied by tugs En Avant 20 and Sea
Coastal Communities 2150 is asking people who live and work in Seaford, Lewes, Newhaven and the surrounding villages to submit their views on various conceptual scenarios on adapting to sea level rise and flood risk between now and 2150. The Environment Agency is a partner in the Coastal Communities
The 5th International Seminar Ports and the Environment is scheduled for 26th November, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Industry experts and market leaders across the port and environmental sector will come together to discuss and debate the latest hot topics and issues with attendees including plann
Agentschap voor Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kust has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Oostende area beach replenishment contract. Under this program, the contractor should carry out maintenance and replenishment work along the Flemish coast beaches and to supply sand to other beaches
Following the recent signing agreement by China Shipping Container Terminals for a 24% shareholding in APM Terminals Zeebrugge, APM Terminals announced the first call of China Shipping Container Lines’ CSCL Star on the AEX7 service on 3 October. “We are extremely proud to welcome China Shipping Cont
In addition to lightly contaminated soil, GRC Zolder NV now can treat physico-chemical soil, thanks to a new environmental permit issued by the provincial council of the Province of Limburg, announced deme.be. GRC (Grond Recyclage Centrum) Zolder already had a licence for the temporary storage and b
The 9th International Port & Terminal Technology Conference 2013 will take place in Amsterdam on 27 & 28 November. Established as a relevant, technical and informative event, the conference will deliver a diverse and in-depth programme providing an invaluable learning opportunity as well as an excel
Foreshore Technology have created a free! cloud service for viewing hydrographic data online. This website which runs in Google Chrome or Firefox allows users to load and view xyz data within their browser. It also allows them to TIN, Grid then Export this to a 1m x 1m grid file. This is only the fi
Training Institute for Dredging (TID) is bringing its one-of-a-kind Cutter Suction Simulator training to India. After a successful series of sessions in the USA, this training program will now be offered to the Indian dredging market (October 14, 2013, Indian Maritime University, Mumbai). “Take adva
“We have known for a long time that soil has a granular structure. But in most calculations used for soil mechanics, soil is treated as a continuum rather than a quantity of grains. That works well for most problems in soil mechanics, but not all,” said Adam Bezuijen while discussing this issue upon
