Bakker Sliedrecht has upgraded Boskalis’ cutter suction dredger (CSD) Taurus II by increasing the vessel’s booster capacity. According to Bakker, by increasing capacity of the dredge pumps from 6000 to 7400 kilowatts, the Taurus II now can pump dredge material over greater distances from the station
River deltas are drowning in the face of rapidly rising sea-levels. To keep up with sea-level rise, delta land needs to be raised with sand and mud from rivers. But sand and mud supply from rivers is decreasing globally, and doesn’t make it to deltas anymore which causes flooding and land loss. Utre
The Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) recently awarded a contract for Marine Construction and Repair at Kuwait Naval Base in Kuwait, USACE said. Contract number W912ER22C0006 in the amount of $24.2 million was awarded Gulf Dredging and General Contracting Co., on April 27. “This project will
Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI), which is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, and National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) a couple of weeks ago. This agreement is set to embark upon projects of mutual b
The National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has allowed foreigners to own 49% of the company’s capital, they said in a disclosure on the website of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) today. The decision will be effective from today, April 28. Eng. Yasser Zaghloul, Group Chief Executive Officer,
The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), a wholly owned subsidiary of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has granted accreditation to the National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) for ten certificate programs. Part of ANAB’s outreach efforts to accredit clients in the Gulf region,
On March 21, Van Oord will be hosting a livestream event on how to Empower Nature and Communities. “We are focusing on how Nature Based Solutions can protect climate vulnerable coastal communities in order to secure a sustainable future for them,” said Van Oord. The keynote speaker will be Lisa Hart
As a service to the dredging community, IADC releases an updated version of the IADC Fleet List each year. Data regarding the plants of IADC members is gathered annually by the Registered Plant Committee and then formulated into a list. The IADC Fleet List is provided to Clarksons Research and the d
ADYR Constructions has just announced the successful completion of Ashdod Port’s Quay 21 transformation project. According to the company, this milestone is the result of cooperation and collaboration between the client (Israel Port Company), the port operator (Ashdod Port Ltd), the contractor (Chin
Building further on its global partnerships to drive aggressive growth, National Marine Dredging Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Daewoo Engineering & Construction to mutually explore and grow business opportunities across the Middle East and Africa. The MoU was signed by Eng. Y
The official opening ceremony of the Port of Duqm in Oman took place yesterday. The ceremony was held in the presence of His Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium and His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman. The opening sets a new milestone in the partnership between DEME Group,
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and National Maritime Dredging Company (NMDC) entered into a strategic alliance today. The alliance will focus on areas not limited to capital dredging works, project development on BOT basis, operate ports as managers, participate in the public, private partnersh
