Work to restore an eroded reed bed and spit of land at Salhouse Broad using dredgings from the nearby river has been selected as a finalist for a prestigious national award. The innovative project has demonstrated how dredging the Broads can become a win win situation for boaters and wildlife alike
Construction work will begin next week on new flood defences in Morpeth’s High Stanners. The works, which are a part of a wider £21 million flood alleviation scheme, will see the creation of a new embankment along the wide part of the green and two new flood walls, one near Oldgate Bridge and one ne
Åhus Hamn & Stuveri AB has awarded the Åhus Port dredging contract to Skanska Sverige AB last month. Åhus currently has a total of approx. 1,600m of quay. The port now intends to repair a quay section and also plans to dredge parts of the basin and shipping channel. The theoretical total volume of a
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 IHC Beaver® dredger, IHC Merwede’s standard cutter dredger, is well known for its robust construction, reliable operation and excellent performance. IHC Merwede has already supplied over 700 of these efficient dredgers to customers around the world. An optimal dredging operation not only require
Organised by Kongsberg Maritime, FEMME is the Forum for Exchange of Mutual Multibeam Experiences. This biennial conference brings together a diverse delegation of Kongsberg Maritime multibeam users, who regard it as one of the most rewarding events of its kind on the calendar. FEMME is a truly globa
On April 23, 2013 FSUE “Rosmorport” and Port of Ghent signed a Memorandum of understanding. The main issues for cooperation in the framework o the Memorandum will be: – exchange of experience in the field of provision of navigation safety, implementation of port infrastracture development projects,
Scotland’s longest commercial deep-water berth has been created in Orkney with the completion of a new extension at Hatston Pier. The 160-metre extension to the existing 225-metre pier will be officially opened next week (April 30) by Neil Kermode, Managing Director of EMEC, the Orkney-based Europea
Witton 2 and Split 3 (dredging barge and hopper barge) arrived in the Harbour this week to begin work at Bembridge Marina. They will be based at Bembridge Marina for the following 3 weeks and working in various locations within the Harbour. All skippers should take extreme care, especially when the
NorSea Group and the Scrabster Harbour Trust in Caithness have just signed an agreement which will result in major investment and new job prospects for the local economy. Under the agreement NorSea Group will work with the Trust to bring in new business and develop Scotland’s most northerly mainland
Although global container volumes are not projected to grow as rapidly over the next five years as they have over the past decade, the expansion of modern port and containerized operations concentrated in high-growth emerging markets such as Africa, Latin America and South and Southeast Asia will re
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced the 500th sale of its MAN 48/60 medium-speed engine. The milestone was reached with the order of two common-rail variants of the engine by Huta Marine of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as part of a diesel-electric system to power a self-propelled cutter suction dredger. Huta M
