American International Contractors Inc. and Archirodon Construction Co. have won a $63.8 million firm-fixed-price contract to dredge a harbour at the King Abdulaziz Naval Base. Bids for this project were solicited via the internet with four received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work w
Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) will sign a strategic alliance with National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) next week to pursue work jointly in India and overseas markets using each other’s resources. Under the agreement, NMDC will be providing their cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) to DCI and
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced their decision to postpone the ‘Financing Sustainable Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure’ conference in Dubai. “As IADC, we have been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in both Europe and other global regions. Last wee
Bunnal Tech has just released this unbelievable video showing a man constructing a dredge pipeline with his bare hands. Hydraulic dredgers work by sucking a mixture of dredged material and water from the channel bottom. The amount of water sucked up with the material is controlled to make the best m
Wärtsilä Marine recently released a case study about how they have helped Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC deliver sister ship for world-class UAE-based dredger. In dredging operations, the ability to accurately maintain course and speed is essential. That’s why National Marine Dredging Company specified
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has won a 79 million dirhams ($21.5 million) contract for a very important dredging project in Egypt. The job includes dredging the entrance to the navigation channel and the trench of the quay wall in the Red Sea Port in Safaga, NMDC said in a disclosure to t
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National Marine Dredging Company (NDMC) has won an AED1.3 billion ($354 million) contract from AD Ports Group for the engineering and construction of the Shamal Development marine works. The Shamal Development is part of Khalifa Port, located in Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, midway between Mina Zayed and Jeb
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently shared an interesting article about the climate change and the role of science in achieving a sustainable future. According to IADC, climate change threats including storms, rising sea levels and flooding have stimulated the dredgin
In the latest edition of the ‘Creating New HORIZONS’ magazine, Boskalis returned to the Suez Canal where in the morning of Tuesday, 23 March, mega container vessel Ever Given ran aground in the Southern single-lane section of the Suez Canal. At a stroke, it completely blocked all the traffic in one
Van Oord announced today that Dubai Harbour has welcomed its first cruise liner, a major milestone for the Dubai Harbour Masterplan. The company was the main contractor for the complex Dubai Harbour Masterplan project and laid the foundations for this new exclusive waterfront. Just a stone’s throw f
Equip Global has just announced that their Dredging & Reclamation Masterclass 2022 will be held online from 4 – 8 April 2022. According to the organizers, this 5-day training program will provide a complete guide to all project aspects and technical knowledge of dredging and land reclamation. The ev
