Royal IHC has appointed new CEO with extensive experience in maritime sector, Mr. Jan Pieter Klaver, who will start his new job on 1 January 2022. He thus takes over from Gerben Eggink, who fulfilled the role of CEO on an interim basis for more than a year and a half. With the appointment of [&helli
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
The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) Singapore recently announced successful completion of land reclamation works for Phase 1 of the Tuas Port Project. This marks a major milestone for MPA in developing Singapore’s next-generation port. The multi-billion-dollar Phase 1, which began in 2015, was com
The Dare County Board of Commissioners earlier this week awarded the bid for the 2022 Avon and Buxton beach nourishment projects to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) in the amount of $25,8 million. The bid – which was evaluated and subsequently recommended by the county’s consultant for the project
Levvel – a consortium comprising Van Oord, BAM, and Rebel – is making great progress on the ‘New Afsluitdijk’ in the Neterlands. According to the latest update from Van Oord, works on the reinforcement of the Afsluitdijk is progressing further each day. The work on the new revetment has been divided
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company has mobilized their cutter suction dredger (CSD) Jarraafa2 to Lh. Felivaru and started dredging operations earlier this week. The project includes: reclamation operations – 6 hectares; dredging operations – 229,663.36cbm; construction of a 220m quay wall; a
Originally planned for Singapore but due to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, IADC has decided to move the next live Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation to Dubai, UAE, from 20–24 March 2022. The seminar has been developed for both technical and non-technical professionals in dredging-related
The City of Greater Geelong is seeking approval to undertake further maintenance dredging on the Clifton Springs harbour as soon as possible. Clifton Springs has a relatively shallow harbour, located in an area of natural sand and seagrass deposition, particularly after winter/spring storms. “This y
Straatman – manufacturer and supplier of mooring, berthing and dredge equipment, recently delivered one of its bow discharge coupling units to Damen Dredging Equipment. According to the company, Straatman completed the engineering and production of this impressive 50 ton assembly at their factory in
Townsville City Council has started Stage 1 of the Nelly Bay Dredging Project by excavating more than 360 cubic metres of sediment from Nelly Bay Harbour to help boost the safety and serviceability of the popular precinct. Community Health, Safety and Environmental Sustainability chairperson, Maurie
Earlier this month – international recruitment company Atlas Professionals renewed its multi-year framework agreement with Boskalis. The framework agreement – inked by Boris Kasteel, CEO of Atlas Professionals and Dirk-Jan van Leeuwen, Director, Fleet Management at Boskalis – was signed on December
The High Court of Australia yesterday handed down its decision in Port of Newcastle Operations Pty Ltd (PNO) and Glencore Coal Assets Australia Pty Ltd (Glencore). The High Court decided that Glencore was able to seek an access determination under Part IIIA of the Competition and Consumer Act in res
In the coming weeks, two new dredging vessels will be put into the ever-growing fleet of ships working to build the world’s longest lowering tunnel. According to Femern A/S, these are two big trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD) “Willem van Oranje” and “Vox Amalia”, as soon as she completes the H
Royal Boskalis Westminster has just published a book about the salvage of the Ever Given. In March this year, Boskalis was at the center of worldwide media attention on the salvage of the stranded mega container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal. In collaboration with the Suez Canal Authority, a lar
