The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Hegemann I’ is in the second largest port in Northern Ireland at the moment – working hard on the Warrenpoint Harbour latest maintenance dredging program. This TSHD – with a load space volume of 2.500 m³ – is the largest vessel in the Hegemann fleet. The d
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As the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” approaches, the event organizers PortNews Media Group took the opportunity to talk with Mr. René Kolman, Secretary General of the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) about the current state of the dr
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently published its annual review of the global dredging market – the 2020 edition of Dredging in Figures report. The annually prepared report serves as a resource to entities interested in the financial development of the dredging indust
Boskalis has just signed a contract with the Beninese and Togolese governments to respond to the advance of coastal erosion, AFRIK 21 reports. The value of this contract is 41.6 billion CFA francs, nearly EUR 63.5 million. Under the contract, the Dutch giant will protect the segment (180 km) of the
The Afsluitdijk reinforcement project is in full swing on the Wadden Sea side and the work on the IJsselmeer side has also begun. Here too, large sections of the dyke need to be reinforced, said Van Oord in its latest project update. “We carefully check the condition of the dyke. If the existing rev
Antwerp Port Authority has asked Witteveen+Bos to investigate the possibility of deepening and relocating the Europaterminal quay wall. The purpose of deepening the Europa Terminal is to accommodate ships with a larger draught. Hydraulic, sedimentological and morphological studies were conducted as
For the new locks in Terneuzen, MPS’ customer DEME Group is the contract partner in the joint venture SASSEVAART – in charge of all dredging works on the project. A MPS – Modular Pontoon Systems pontoon is used for the excavation work with two Liebherr HS 895 HD grab cranes with a weight of approxim
Royal Van der Leun has signed an important contract with shipyard CRIST S.A., located in Gdynia, Poland. The deal includes the delivery of the complete control room, a VFD container & Transformer container for the Multi Purpose Pontoon of the Femern Link Contractors project. The pontoon with submers
Earlier this week, Boskalis published a brand new edition of its ‘Creating New HORIZONS’ magazine which offers fresh perspectives from experts and showcases projects and approaches that stretch operational and technological boundaries. In this new edition Boskalis presented one of the largest and mo
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
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
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
Littlehampton Harbour has just released some great photos from work on dredging the Harbour Entrance by the masters of the long reach trade WM Plant. The shoal bank is typically dredged using shore-side excavators at least twice per year. The bar is maintained at 0.9m over datum by the natural scour
