Jan De Nul has just announced that, starting next week, their new multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant will be heading for its very first project – the EPCI Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm Project in Denmark. According to their recent announcement, the Luxembourg based giant will be in charg
The President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Professor Tim Broyd has witnessed first-hand the importance of the Port of Dover to national and local economic prosperity on a special visit to the port’s flagship Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development. Speaking about the developme
The boards of directors of Ackermans & van Haaren and CFE are examining the possible combination of their construction activities. The proposed combination includes activities of Van Laere group and CFE Contracting under CFE. Van Laere group realized a turnover of 195 million euros in 2016. It is fu
The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) has completed the feasibility study and is continuing to work on their deep sea port project EIA report, which has been distributed for public review and discussion. The preliminary design for phase 1 is set to be submitted to the Georgian Government as sched
Works to build a replacement seawall at Hill Head are set to begin in the next couple of days, reports the Fareham Borough Council. The Council approved plans for the new £500,000 seawall earlier in the year to secure the long term future of the sea defenses on the coastline. According to the Counci
The preparations for the first ever Dredging Today Conference (DTC), which will offer a forward-looking agenda for the dredging industry, are in full swing now. With just about three months left to DTC, Dredging Today took the opportunity to talk with Ms. Femke Perlot-Hoogeveen, Conference Manager,
The planning consents have been granted for a proposal to manage the large shingle spit in front of Pagham Harbor in West Sussex, ABPmer said in its latest announcement. Arun District Council, Chichester District Council and the Marine Management Organization have together granted the necessary plan
Caterpillar recently delivered the Cat 6015B OEM Frontless Hydraulic Shovel that is being used for the Ashdod Port Development Project in Israel. The port, located about 40 kilometers south of Tel Aviv, is undergoing a substantial expansion to meet the forecast of a 40 percent increase in cargo traf
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is hosting their Seminar on Dredging and Land Reclamation this week in Delft, the Netherlands (June 26-30). During the seminar, participants from all over the world will learn the basics of dredging in five days. Yesterday, the participants
Cape Mining Supplies (CMS) Ltd recently completed delivery of the largest Dragflow hydraulically driven submersible dredge pump ever supplied to the African market. The order was received from Southern Oceaneering who was awarded dredging and sand bypass maintenance contract for the Port of Ngqura.
A proposal to bolster sea defenses at Bacton Gas Terminal, Bacton and Walcott villages will be discussed by North Norfolk District Council’s Cabinet on July 3. The proposed scheme would involve ‘sandscaping’ the shoreline, in front of the terminal and down the coast; effectively using high volumes o
The Port of Kalundborg is working to establish a new port area of 330,000 square meters called the New West Port. According to the port, the new area will have a 500 meter long quay with the water depth of 15 meters. The Port of Kalundborg will thereby be the only port at Zealand to […]
MTG, an international company specialized in the design and production of systems for earth moving machinery, will take part in the Dredging Summit & Expo’17 in Vancouver (June 26-29), introducing its latest developments for the dredging sector. This technical conference, organized by the Western Dr
The Finnish Port of Rauma has started the renewal work on the Chemical Quay 2 at their terminal, the port said in its latest release. This very important development project will include a significant amount of dredging work at the quay and in the channel. “The channel leading to the Chemical Quay 2
