Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has acquired a contract with port operator Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for deepening and widening the port and access channel of JNPT in Mumbai, India. The contract has a total value of approximately EUR 175 million. The dredging work will commence in September
Two Van der Velden® ATLANTIC rudders in combination with Van der Velden COMMANDER™ ram-type steering gear have been installed on board the dredger Ambiorix. Van der Velden Marine Systems will exhibit at the SMM 2012 International Trade Fair in Hamburg. The fair will be held from 4 until 7 September
Gedeputeerde Staten van de Provincie Fryslân has invited bidders to submit their offers for the widening of the Princess Margriet Canal. These works will include: -Removal of the wooden sheet piling; -Excavation of the banks; -Excavation of the canal bed; -Transport and deposition of soil; -Supply a
Torbay Council has announced early information about the seawall repair works at the Torquay area. Tenders are sought for repairs and replacement of the stone revetment to Livermead sea wall, Torquay. The works are expected to include approx. 500 tonnes of rock armour to replace “lost” areas of the
Communauté de communes Sambre Avesnois has announced tender for the creation of a leisure marina at Hautmont. Works will include: – Earthworks and dredging to create an inland port; – Installation of port facilities; – Construction of dock, pontoons, etc. The project period is 9 months from date of
In most coastal and estuarine settings the seabed elevation (water depth/bathymetry) changes due to the processes of sediment and sediment deposition on a daily basis. More pronounced changes occur when wave energy can penetrate to the seabed during winter storms. Changes in seabed level greater tha
A&P Falmouth welcomed South West MEP Sir Graham Watson to the docks to discuss the issues surrounding the port development, in particular dredging. Falmouth has been a docks town since 1841. Today the Docks is home to more than 30 businesses, handles approximately 100,000 tonnes of cargo per year an
Hamburg Port Authority AöR has announced early information about the land reclamation and forming of area for new manufacturing logistics area – Dradenau. This project includes filling of the intermediate silt bearing Dradenau harbour by installation of wet sand and balancing the mud surface (approx
A Dutch consortium consisting of Royal HaskoningDHV and Ecorys has won a contract to conduct a pre-feasibility study into the construction of a canal through Nicaragua – all the way from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. The canal will cater for larger ships than the Panama Canal and will be
Port Atlantique de La Rochelle has announced tender for the harbor development project. This project includes dredging works at the entrance to -10m for naval vessels to access the seaport of La Rochelle and the creation of a basin to -14.50 m for the future dock of St. Mark 2 (about 467,000 m3 of b
Over £230,000 has been awarded to the Wessex Chalk Streams Project to undertake restoration work along the River Avon. The funding will allow the Wessex Chalk Streams Project (WCSP) to work with local angling clubs and landowners to develop and deliver river restoration projects along the River Avon
Due to the high levels of silt in the Arbroath harbor, the all-weather lifeboat has been unable to launch. According to thecourier.co.uk, the Angus Council was unable to find a replacement for a dredging contract that ended in December 2010 and since then an accumulation of muck has blocked the RNLI
