Rosmorport has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Port of Vladivostok dredging program, according to portnews.ru. The main purpose of this tender is to select an organization for an environmental feasibility study of dredging works aimed at the recovery of design dimensions of the first
The Turkish Container Terminal (TCEEGE), operated by Grup Marítim TCB, continues its strategic plan for technological innovation by adding an ECH (empty container handler) to its equipment, increasing the speed, safety and environmental sustainability as compared to the reach stackers used until now
Following the successful delivery of the specially designed linkspan bridge in January, Associated British Ports’ (ABP) £26m Grimsby River Terminal development reached another milestone with the arrival of a large reinforced concrete floating pontoon designed and built by GRAHAM Construction. The po
May 2013 is a historical date for the port of Klaipėda as a record breaking dredging works of the port channel were accomplished, which shifted the port to a new qualitative level. The record breaking dredging works „The Capital Dredging and Widening of Klaipėda State Seaport Navigation Channel“ too
London Gateway will be the UK’s first 21st Century major deep-sea container port and Europe’s largest logistics park. Situated on the north bank of the River Thames, London Gateway provides unrivalled deep-sea shipping access for the world’s leading businesses to the largest consumer markets in the
The Chancellor George Osborne is to announce a £35m grant to dredge the approach channel in the Mersey Estuary – creating the opportunity for massive container vessels to enter the river. The Chancellor will make the announcement during a visit to the Port of Liverpool where he will meet representat
The General Dredging Course is a two-week open course (Training Institute for Dredging, 16 – 27 September 2013), focused on the design and operation of various types of dredging equipment and covers all aspects of dredging, such as dredging processes, equipment selection, soil characteristics, autom
The Italian dredger manufacturer ITALDRAGHE SpA has announced their participation at the INMEX INDIA 2013 maritime trade show. South Asia’s Premium Event for the Maritime & Shipping Industry INMEX INDIA 2013 will be held from the 8th – 10th October 2013 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. Now m
This past April CAPSA (Compañía Auxiliar del Puerto, SA), the leading container logistics company at the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, celebrated its 50th anniversary. The company, part of Grup Maritim TCB since 1999, has gradually improved its operational capacity thanks to experience and innovat
The annual general meeting of Ackermans & van Haaren took place today. All items on the agenda were approved. The shareholders approved the proposal to distribute a gross dividend of 1.67 euro per share. After deduction of the withholding tax, the net dividend amounts to 1.2525 euro per share. The s
The port of Antwerp has once more won an award in recognition of its efforts to grow into a sustainable port where economic activities and nature development go hand in hand. At the annual meeting of the International Association of Ports and Harbours in Los Angeles, Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO of Antwerp
IHC Merwede has recently delivered the CHANG JIANG KOU 02 to Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau (YEWAB) in Shanghai. The impressive 12,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger was handed over to YEWAB Director, Mr Lu Shi Ming. IHC Merwede’s contract with YEWAB included the design, construct
