At its meeting of 14th June 2013, the Luka Koper Supervisory Board was presented with plans for the extension of the southern side of Pier I, an investment which will increase capacity at the Container Terminal by an additional 230,000 TEUs per year above the current 720,000 TEUs. In addition to the
“When you sail into Rotterdam’s Europort and see the new Maasvlakte 2, enter the Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone Project (KPIZ) in Abu Dhabi or visit Hong Kong’s container terminals, it’s hard to imagine that these areas were once simply wide expanses of water,” stated René Kolman, secretary genera
At a meeting on Monday 17th June Torridge District Council decided to proceed with developing the Brunswick Wharf area of East-the-Water in Bideford. After an exhaustive process of consultation, then receiving and evaluating tenders for the project, Members have decided on the preferred developer, O
The proposed £650 million tidal lagoon has taken another step forward with the announcement that formal consultation will begin on Thursday 4 July 2013 with a series of public exhibitions throughout Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. With the £2million community share offer open until 15 July, Tidal Lag
Vars Brno a.s. from the Czech Republic recently carried out surveys in cooperation with state enterprise Povodí Labe on the River Elbe, or the River Labe as it is called in the Czech language. The main aim of the project was to provide data for vessel skippers to assist with navigation planning and
The Blyth Harbour dredging program is scheduled for Saturday, 22nd June. This deepening project will continue for a period of approximately 5 days. Dredging will begin in the Harbour entrance area and within the navigable channels between the breakwaters at Blyth Harbour. The works will be undertake
Several dredging components like dredge ball joints and dredge turning glands are delivered to a dredging company in Bahrain for an urgent land reclamation project, announced Dredge Yard. Bahrain is located in the heart of Arabian Gulf with both geographical access and has become famous of undergoin
IHC Merwede: New Orders Secured for Cutter Suction Dredgers IHC Merwede has announced that it has recently secured orders to the value of €125million for a wide range of new cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) and related equipment. USA: Corps Awards First of Two Contracts for Post-Sandy Coastal Restor
For (future) decision makers and their advisors in governments, port and harbour authorities, off-shore companies and other organisations that have to execute dredging projects, the International Association of Dredging Companies organises the International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation. The I
CodaOctopus has announced the release of the latest version of its unique underwater Construction Monitoring System software (CMS™). CMS™ is designed for monitoring the placement of concrete armour units in breakwater construction projects and makes full use of the unique capabilities of our real ti
Belfast Harbour Commissioners are seeking expressions of interest from contractors who are interested in tendering for the design and construction of a new cruise ship berth in Belfast Harbour. Works will consist of dredging, quay construction, berthing and mooring infrastructure and shore side impr
Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe is preparing a large port development project. This program consists of creation of embankments, dredging of sea access and full implementation of land fill in the Port of Jarry in Baie-Mahault. These works include implementation of future embankments with full e
