AD Ports Group and France-based CMA CGM Group have announced the signing of a 35-year concession agreement. Under the terms of this deal, a new terminal will be established in Khalifa Port, the first semi-automated container port in the GCC region, which will be managed by a joint venture owned by C
Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO) has announced its expansion initiative that includes the installation of additional assets and equipment worth USD 50 million that further enhanced the handling capacity of Jubail Commercial Port (JCP). Initiatives such as dredging to 14m, employing and t
Union Dredgers & Marine Cont Co LLC is currently working on a project which includes dredging and installation of an HDPE Pipeline in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The scope of works for the project will include: dredging the existing trench to attain the agreed levels; trench preparation including the preparatio
Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), International Container Terminal Services’ (ICTSI) subsidiary operating at the Port of Umm Qasr in Iraq, recently handled its three millionth TEU. The milestone was achieved during the handling of Evergreen’s Ever Uranus and coincided with BGT’s seventh year of operatio
Ecocoast carried out a coastal protection project recently on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi using geosynthetic containers to prevent erosion damage. During construction works, the project team found that the original land level needed to be raised to ensure a safe foundation for the luxury villas and
The 20,000 TEU containership Ever Given is finally leaving the Suez Canal. A formal settlement was agreed earlier this week and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said that the vessel would be allowed to sail today. The vessel, one of the world’s largest container ships, had become wedged diagonally acr
WODCON XXIII, the twenty-third World Dredging Congress, will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 16th to 20th May 2022. The organising committee is inviting abstract submissions for the papers, presentations and panel sessions, that will make up the main body of the technical and business programme
Sustainability means acting in a way that is not harmful to the planet, preserving natural resources, and thus supporting long-term ecological balance. By adhering to principles of sustainability for dredging and dredged material management by using natural systems to integrate these actions, the dr
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, officially opened Fujairah Terminals’ expansion programme yesterday. Fujairah Terminals is one of the Middle East’s most important economic, commercial, and logistics hubs, according to Emirates News Agency. Founded in
A new agreement was signed recently between Hutchison Ports and The Royal Commission in Jubail and Yanbu for development of terminals for general cargo, dry bulk and containers. This project is just a part of a broader logistics development plan by the Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industrie
The latest edition of IADC’s Terra et Aqua introduced this very interesting article ‘Adverse Physical Conditions: Legal development and changes in risk profiles’. The author is David Kinlan (Kinlan Consulting Pty Ltd). Over the past 10 years, there have been noteworthy advances in case law with resp
In the upcoming months, IADC will organise several interactive live webinars with experts from the dredging sector. All topics such as the importance of survey and site investigations or managing financial risks, are based of high-profile dredging projects. For each webinar that is free of charge, I
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is seeking nominations for the annual IADC Safety Awards. For several years, the award was granted to safety innovations made for the dredging industry. As of this year, two safety awards will be given: one to a dredging organization and a s
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently published an interesting article on the re-use of dredged material for shoreline protection: Working with Nature in the Arabian Gulf. Over the past decades, there has been a growing interest in exploring innovative ways to minimise
