A complete turn key dredging package was delivered to an African customer. The package included a CSD250 dredger with several options, a floating pipe line and a small boat. The complete kit fitted 5 40’ containers. As the order included training and spares as well, the dredger had an excellent star
Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime’s Aberdeen based underwater camera group has received contracts to supply comprehensive underwater camera packages to a total of four new state-of-the-art SMD trencher and mining vehicles being delivered to major subsea service clients. The first
Conseil général de la Vendée has invited bidders to submit their offers for the dredging works at the La Roche-sur-Yon area. These works include dredging on the access channel in the Lay estuary. Conseil général de la Vendée’s plan also includes dredging of the material deposited at the mouth of Lay
Waterways Ireland has announced a tender for the Dublin area dredging project. The work involves removing approximately 14,500m3 of existing deposited material from the bed of the Grand Canal over a distance of approximately 3,000m. The deadline for this tender is August 29, 2012. This dredging proj
Sabine Tholen from the Water and Shipping Authority Emden has welcomed the new dredger Midlumer Sand. This dredger will replace the nearly 35 year old dredger “Leerort” and will continue the work for the Waterways and Shipping Administration. Klaus Frerichs, the president of the Water and Shipping D
As a global market leader for dredging and wet mining vessels and equipment, and a reliable supplier of custom-built ships and products for offshore construction, IHC Merwede will be among the leading exhibitors at SMM 2012. The biennial international trade fair for Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group announces that on 6 August 2012 its Board of Directors has approved leasing contracts for seven new cranes: • Two LIEBHERR LHM 550 pneumatic drive mobile harbour cranes with lifting capacities of 124 tonnes; • One Aist electric full-revolving gantry crane with
Dredging work has been carried out as part of a major initiative to deepen a channel used by leisure boats in Walton Backwaters. Harwich Haven Authority (HHA) organised the operation west of Stone Point over two days and initial survey results indicate it has been successful.Further surveys will be
WindMW GmbH, a joint-venture of Blackstone and Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, today announces the start of offshore construction on its 288 MW Offshore Wind Farm, Meerwind Süd│Ost. Jens Assheuer, CEO of WindMW said: “We are pleased to commence construction on this exciting project and we thank our
Aberdeen Harbour has recorded significant increases in traffic in the first six months of the year, as activity within the energy sector generally and the North Sea in particular continues to rise. Continued growth in the oil and gas sector was reflected in the increase in support vessels that used
The EU has granted 16.24 million euros of subsidies to Flanders for five water-related projects as part of the Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T). Some of these projects are of great importance for Antwerp. TEN-T is made up of major international corridors for transport by road, water or ra
In just a few weeks, a remarkable new Fugro trenching system will start its first offshore deployment, working for Centrica on the 270MW, 75-turbine Lincs offshore windfarm. Fugro-Salt Subsea of Aberdeen has already run a series of successful jetting and cutting trials with the first of its state of
