Acidification of UK waters may make industrially-contaminated sediments more toxic over time, say scientists. The study looked at crustaceans that feed on the surface of sediments from dredged ports and estuaries. It found that ocean acidification, caused by climate change, causes sediments contamin
The European Union will co-finance to the tune of €5 million from the TEN-T Programme a project to build a state-of-the-art multimodal container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The future Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal will aim to have the highest modal shift ratio for a
United by their joint interest in the education and training of engineers in fields related to the dredging industry and port development, the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) and UNESCO-IHE have had a long-standing relationship. With an official Memorandum of Understanding bet
Latin America – and especially Brazil – is booming. And port development and dredging is an essential element. Dredging in Latin America has been steadily growing over the last few years including such mega-projects as the Superporto do Açu. And many more projects and works are going on or being pla
North West Basin Department of FSUE Rosmorport has invited bidders to submit their offers for the dredging program at the Kaliningrad area. This development project includes the dredging work in the water area of Kaliningrad seaway canal and seaport harbors. The project also includs auxiliary work o
La Naval de Sestao´s Fallpipe “Joseph Plateau” on its way from shipyard towards the sea. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. This 191,5 m long vessel will be used for precise rock dumping to a depth of 2,000 m. [mappress] Dredging Today Staf
Ballydehob Area Community Council has invited tenders for a feasibility study to assess all aspects of dredging an in-harbour area, including the suitability of a receptor site for the spoil and development of an amenity area. The objective of this study will be to bring both aspects of the project,
Hoffmann A/S has won a 19,799,000 DKK contract for the construction of A2 and A21 – Vejle Marina. These works consist of: – 20,000 m3 channel dredging, – 300m piling installation for bridge supports crossing canal, – 240m canal edging, – 110m stone rim, – piling for construction of waterside promena
Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority has announced a plan for the dredging and quay repairs project at the Downpatrick area. This development program includes improvement and repair of the existing quay wall with additional dredging involving the disposal of contaminated silt deposit to a non-
As Partrac enters the 10th year of trading, the Company reports a very busy 2012. Regarding this, Technical Director Kevin Black said: “We have just completed internal reviews for our 2012 Annual Report, and last year was an exciting year for us with projects in every area of our business. The proje
With reference to the press release of 30 January 2013, in which Boskalis announced its decision to make a mandatory public offer for Dockwise, Boskalis hereby announces the availability of the Offer Document in connection with the mandatory offer for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares o
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (“Boskalis”) announces that it has acquired 659,869 ordinary shares in Dockwise (the Shares) in the course of trading yesterday. All these Shares were acquired through Euronext Amsterdam and were purchased at an average price of EUR 18.50 per Share with a maximum pric
