Want to build an airport in the water, expand a major port or restore eroded beaches? Then you need hydraulic fill. That is sand that is drawn from the seabed and placed by flowing water onto the shore or used to create an island at sea. Fill material is then transported from the ‘borrow area [&hell
Dockwise ltd has taken notice of yesterday’s release on the agreement between Boskalis Westminster NV and Project Holland Fonds whereby the latter has committed to sell their shares in Dockwise for a price of Euro 18 per share. Dockwise is encouraged by the increase in price by 5% from Euro 17.20 to
Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation announced today they have recently completed a fast track project for A/S Norske Shell on the Ormen Lange Mid North Development. From the initial seabed preparation contract, the company was awarded significant additional work on the project which lasted six months
Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has unveiled a plan for the development project at the Plymouth area. This project includes the design and construction of a new fuel jetty and approach bridge, mooring dolphins, dredging at the berth pocket, fuel pipelines and manifold for issue and receipt
Voies Navigables de France has introduced plans for the dredging program on the Seine River. The project details: – Execution of dredging works for the maintenance and improvement of the network managed by VNF on the Seine basin and treatment operations in the streams, recovery and / or disposal of
Région Bretagne has announced tender for the expansion program at the Port of Brest. This tender involves: – The clean-up of the site in accordance with environmental standards with regard to its future use; – Soil stabilisation compressible Ha of 19 to a value approaching to date 4 T / m2; – Constr
Environment Agency has invited bidders to submit their offers for the River Medway dredging project. Tenders are invited for the pre-season maintenance dredging program on the River Medway in Kent. The total value of this project is between £140,000 and £150,000, and the tender deadline is January 1
Investment climate in Ukraine’s port industry can be significantly improved due to wide prospects, which were opened for potential investors in the industry. This became possible thanks to adoption a number of decisions related to the fundamental reforms in the industry. This opinion was expressed b
With reference to the press release of 26 November 2012 in which Boskalis announced its intention to make an offer for Dockwise, Boskalis today reconfirms its intention to make an all cash voluntary public offer for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares (the Shares) of Dockwise (the Offer).
The harbour dredger used by Moray Council has been sold. In recent years the MV Shearwater had become too costly to maintain and its frequent breakdowns made the operation of it unreliable. The vessel was used to keep harbours in Moray clear, and was frequently contracted out to other authorities th
The Government is pressing ahead with its plans to create Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) to protect the UK’s rich marine environment, Natural Environment Minister Richard Benyon announced. A consultation outlining the proposals for the first set of sites has been launched yesterday, and will give
The biggest container ship in the world has docked in Bremerhaven. Precisely one week after leaving port in Tangier, Morocco, the “CMA CGM Marco Polo” tied up at another container terminal operated by the EUROGATE Group, this time MSC Gate Bremerhaven. The “CMA CGM Marco Polo” is on her maiden voyag
