Maldives Transport and Contracting Company continues work on the Adh. Hangnaameedhoo Harbor project with overall progress of more than 50% percent, informs MTCC. The company added that they have commenced installation of precast concrete blocks required for the construction of quay wall on 11th Dec
Herbosch-Kiere NV, through its British subsidiary Herbosch-Kiere Ltd, recently won a contract for the renewal of Thunderer Jetty which is situated on the Thames in Dagenham (near London). The jetty, originally built in the early 1900s, is owned by the international organisation Stolthaven Terminals,
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
The Board of Directors of Weeks Marine, Inc. has elected Richard S. Weeks (“Rich Weeks”) as the Chairman of the Board. Rich Weeks has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Weeks, and he will continue as Chief Executive Officer in addition to his new duties as Chairman. He succeeds his f
The Western Dredging Association has just announced that WEDA’s Webinar on Social Media is set for Friday, December 17, 2021, at 3 PM EST. “Social Media 101 for Dredging” will be a one-hour webinar, with a focus on giving an overview of the various social media platforms and how to utilize them to e
Royal IHC announced recently that trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) BAHIA SAN CARLOS has successfully completed its sea trials. After more than three weeks of extensive testing in the North Sea, the newbuild is ready for her owners, reported IHC. The BAHIA SAN CARLOS of Easydredge 2700 series w
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
Strategic navigational and environmental dredging at Howards Bay in Superior (Wisconsin) is complete, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District. The work was done under the maintenance dredging contract awarded to La Crosse, Wisconsin-based, J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. As report
Conceived and designed by Dragflow – a manufacturer of dredging and submersible pumps with great technological innovation – the DRH85 rope dredger represents a novelty for its application in the cleaning of reservoirs of hydroelectric plants and other projects that require operations in artificial l
The European Investment Bank (EIB) continues to promote climate action by providing €300 million to finance Port of Genoa expansion. This is the first EIB operation in Italy for a project co-financed by the government with resources from the Recovery and Resilience Facility Complementary Fund, the b
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers has signed the Okaloosa County, Florida Coastal Storm Risk Management Study Chief’s Report representing the completion of the study and making it eligible for congressional authorization. The Chief’s Report re
Construction works on the world’s largest sea lock in IJmuiden are now fully complete, according to the Dutch water agency Rijkswaterstaat. The new sea lock – being 70 metres wide, 500m long and 18m deep – will greatly improve the accessibility of the Port of Amsterdam and stimulate the region’s eco
Earlier this week, Thecla Bodewes Shipyards held a launching ceremony for newbuild Dredger BN348, the sister vessel of trailing suction hopper dredger Anchorage. TSHD Anchorage was successfully delivered to her owners De Hoop Terneuzen in 2020 while the handover of the newbuild BN348 is scheduled fo
Manson Construction Co. recently published an interesting article titled “Dredging Stops for No One” that tells a little more about Manson’s dredge crews and the mindset and values they bring onto every jobsite. Operating year-round in the dredging industry requires well-maintained vessels crewed by
