The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is seeking nominations for the annual IADC Safety Awards. For several years, the award was granted to safety innovations made for the dredging industry. As of this year, two safety awards will be given: one to a dredging organization and a s
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently published an interesting article on the re-use of dredged material for shoreline protection: Working with Nature in the Arabian Gulf. Over the past decades, there has been a growing interest in exploring innovative ways to minimise
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just presented the latest issue of their Terra et Aqua magazine. The first issue of 2021 discusses case law, mangrove habitat and seabed management. Articles in this edition are: Adverse physical conditions: Legal development and changes
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has completed land reclamation project related to the North Manama Causeway in the Kingdom of Bahrain. With 8.2 million cubic meters of sand brought in by hopper dredgers Causeway and Coastway and 340,000 tons of rock installed to protect the banks, Boskali
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has announced that the launch of a new award will be presented at the 2021 WEDA Dredging Summit, to be held virtually from June 14-17, 2021. Despite the necessity caused by COVID19 to hold the meeting online, the WEDA Board is proceeding with the presentation
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has introduced their new Multiple Corers – able to overcome the traditional difficulties associated with benthic sampling. Traditional benthic samplers such as box corers must be deployed with sufficient momentum to ensure penetration of the seabed. This cre
Ecocoast was recently approached by Tornado Rover Alcisa (TRV) for a project on Yas Island, where the launching facilities for pleasure boats and personal watercrafts were being upgraded. This work is part of a larger project TRV is working on for the Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi. “Our client
Royal IHC and Arab Potash Company recently celebrated another groundbreaking moment – launching of the customized mining cutter suction dredger Alkaramah. Following successful delivery to her owners in Jordan, the new dredger was launched into the Dead Sea last week. Now, the two companies will perf
Sohar Port and Freezone has inked a development agreement with Hutchison Ports Sohar which will see a joint feasibility study for the expansion of Sohar Port, Oman. Also, the addition of a new container terminal capable of receiving mega-vessels is included within this feasibility study. The study w
WEDA’s next webinar – Innovations in Dredging – will take place on Friday, February 26, 2021, from 11 AM to noon EST. The Innovations in Dredging Webinar will feature two presentations by Aiden Horan, the Vice President Of Engineering & Innovation, J. Cashman, Inc., and Xiuhan Chen, the Vice Presid
Van Oord has launched the Climate Risk Overview, a global online tool that combines multiple data layers and enables users to identify the world’s most-at-risk coastal areas. The tool is in the public domain and anyone can use it. Van Oord unveiled the new tool during the international Climate Adapt
Despite witnessing a downfall in 2020 due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the dredging market is gradually recovering, and is projected to exhibit steady growth over the coming years, reports the Fact.MR. For example, the United States passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
