Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) said in its latest announcement that they have won a $110 million port construction contract in the Republic of Iraq. Extended by the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI), the contract covers a port rehabilitation project in the country’s southern region of Ba
Dredging Environmental & Marine Engineering NV (DEME) and Jan de Nul Group have dispatched representatives to Israel in recent weeks to discuss a project to develop an airport offshore in the Mediterranean, Bloomberg reports. According to Avi Simhon, head of the National Economic Council in the Isra
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 21-27, 2018). GLDD Wraps Up Whiskey Island Coastal Restoration Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) completed the 10.7 million cubic yard coastal restoration of Whiskey Island in Louisiana earlier this
DMC has signed a license agreement for the use of Xbloc on the King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries and Services Project in Saudi Arabia. This project comprises the construction of breakwaters and shore protections which will be protected by 180,000 Xblocs in sizes of 1.8 and 2.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Zorana Mihajlovic, and DP World Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation on the river ports development projects. During a press conference, held at the
Airobotics, the Israeli startup that built the world’s first fully automated drone, announced today its partnership with Shapir-Ashtrom to survey the construction of Haifa’s new seaport – Gulf Port. With this collaboration, Airobotics is implementing the first technology of its kind for industrial s
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 7-13, 2018). Jan de Nul and Zublin Consortium Wins Odense Port Contract LINDØ port of ODENSE A/S and a consortium including Jan de Nul and Züblin A/S have signed a $56 million contract for the Lindø Port exte
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) said in its announcement that they are accepting nominations for the IADC Safety Award 2018. In 2013, IADC established a Safety Committee comprised of QHSE experts from its member companies to encourage the implementation of safety standards
Royal IHC has successfully tested a new 5,940kW cutter suction dredger (CSD) for Golden Falcon Marine Construction. The dredger was built at the Krimpen aan den IJssel shipyard in the Netherlands and have a cutter power of 1,500kW. The Dutch shipbuilder successfully launched the CSD on 28 January at
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has just released their latest Trading Update, saying that the company’s developments in 2018 have so far proceeded in line with the market conditions. During the presentation of the 2017 annual results, Boskalis said that the current market picture in the oil and gas
Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) yesterday signed a 30 year concession agreement with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, a Swiss-based global transportation and logistics firm, to establish a new container terminal at Khalifa Port with a total investment of approximately $1.1 billion. According to the ADP’s a
