Next week, Western Dredging Association (WEDA) will organize their webinar on Human Capital titled “Dredging for Talent”. According to WEDA, this webinar will take a look at acquiring talent in the Dredging industry. The panelists will discuss what competition looks like, how technology is being use
Environment Agency is about to start work on a £6.5 million flood risk management scheme to reduce the risk of flooding for 350 homes and businesses in Stoke-on-Trent. The scheme is designed to reduce the risk of flooding from the the Fowlea Brook, a 6-mile tributary of the River Trent, when water l
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
Chevron Marine Lubricant’s low sulphated ash trunk piston engine oil Chevron HDAX 9700 has achieved an important recognition, by becoming the first lubricant to gain time-unrestricted approval for use with MAN Energy Solutions’ four-stroke engines running on either LNG or distillate fuels (with a su
Winter dredging is well underway again with the new look split hopper barges Nab and Needles both back hard at work in the Solent area, Jenkins Marine said. Working together with Jenkins’ 30m x 9m backhoe dredger ‘Doreen Dorward’ and her onboard 50t long reach excavator, they enable dredging to cont
CDES, a Luzancy (Seine-et-Marne) based marine specialist, has won the Port of Saint-Jacques dredging contract, located in Sarzeau, north-western France. The works, aimed to effectively and sustainably solve the problems of silting in the area, will include removal of 4000 m3 of material. According t
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has signed an agreement with the Maldives’ Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure towards implementation of the R. Ungoofaaru Channel Relocation Project. MTCC CEO, Adam Azim, signed the contract on behalf of the company and Ms. Zee
Hall Contracting has just announced that their 65-metre-long backhoe dredge Woomera is ready for her next dredging job, the Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade project. The Woomera has set sail from Brisbane and is journeying 700 nautical miles to the Port of Townsville to work on the Channel Upgrade
Callan Marine recently started work as the prime contractor to the City of Corpus Christi for the Packery Channel Restoration Project. The Packery project consists of repairs to shoreline protection, sidewalks, bollards, storm drains, handrails, and other damaged structures. The scope of restoration
Kooiman Marine Group has just announced that they are embarking on another exciting project, lengthening of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. The Swalinge was built as a coaster in 1977 and rebuilt into a hopper dredger after being purchased by Den Herder Seaworks in 1996. This single pr
President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, recently inspected the progress of ongoing works at the new Kipevu Oil Terminal (KOT) in Mombasa. The construction of KOT, which is now almost finished, has been wholly funded by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and implemented by China Communications Construction
Van Oord’s white paper makes a bold statement about accelerating the energy transition. “In our white paper, we pledge to contribute actively to accelerating the energy transition. That means investing in vessels, investing in people and investing in the value chain. In a way, we are developing a ne
Baars Charter B.V. together with Merceron recently completed a port expansion project on the west coast of France – dredging the harbour of La Turballe. For this job, in addition to dredging equipment from Merceron, Baars type B113 split barge was used to transport dredged sediment, sand and water.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has urged stakeholders in the oil sector to collaborate with the Federal Government for the dredging of the Calabar channel, local media reports. Mr. Ogbugo Ukoha, the Executive Director, Distribution System, Storage, Reta
