The International Association of Dredging Companies has just announced that the nominations for the IADC Safety Award are now open. The IADC Safety Award is intended to encourage the development of safety skills on the job and to reward people and companies demonstrating diligence in safety awarenes
Following successful completion of 2.2km maintenance dredging project along the River Parrett, the Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) has decided to continue the works with 750 meters of new dredging. New dredging is due to begin in April of 750m of the Parrett downstream of Northmoor Pumping Station.
Bakker Sliedrecht – designer and producer of electric machines and equipment – is now part of the mega-project to build the world’s largest cutter suction dredger for Jan De Nul Group. The company has been involved in this project from the very beginning, brainstorming with Jan De Nul about the elec
Ukrainian Port Authority has just announced that on March 24th the Environment Ministry granted the Mariupol seaport an indefinite permit to dredge the waters and approach channel of the seaport throughout the period of the port’s operation. The authority was able to obtain the indefinite permit bec
The British Consul General in St. Petersburg Keith Allan, as a part of the working visit to Petrozavodsk, recently visited the Onezhsky Ship Building and Ship Repairing Plant (OSBSRP). During the visit, the consul general met with workers and toured the company’s workshops. In particular, numericall
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 21-27). MMO’s Strategic Review of Dredge Disposal Sites Underway UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is nearing the conclusion of a review of all dredging disposal sites in England. Kerjaya Prospek
On 16 March 2016, Royal IHC successfully organised its third dredging seminar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and announced plans to open a service center in the country in May. “Since Bangladesh gained its independence in 1971, we have proudly supplied over 40 dredgers, workboats and booster stations to its
The Canal & River Trust, has started work on an eight month project to dredge sections of the 46 mile Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal from Tixall Lock in Staffordshire to Falling Sand Lock near Kidderminster. The work, which is costing the Trust £1 million, will focus on areas along the Staffor
Boskalis has just been announced as a winner of the contract to construct new land for the Centre Point of Indonesia Project, located off the coast of Makassar. The project involves the construction of five artificial islands off the coast of Makassar. Approximately 75 hectares of land will be recla
Dutch national public work authority Rijkswaterstaat has officially completed the lowering of 462 groynes and the construction of a 10 km longitudinal training dam on the river Rhine. The project costed €110 million and will reduce the water level on the Rhine with 6 – 12 centimeters in case of an e
The first training for Small Island States within the SimpleCoast initiative has just been successfully concluded. The training has taken place in São Tomé, as a joint effort between the GFDRR (The World Bank), Deltares and with great support from the local government. The training has involved part
Work to repair the damaged sea defenses at Southsea seafront has now been completed and the promenade has re-opened in time for the Easter weekend. Portsmouth City Council, the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership, Colas and Mackley have worked hard since the sea wall failed on Boxing Day, to stabili
State Enterprise Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and MV Cargo LLC have signed an agreement on the implementation of two partnership projects in relation of the construction of a terminal in the Port of Yuzhny. Under the terms of the agreement MV Cargo LLC, acting as a developer, will undertake
As the final winter works are being carried out, the Scottish Canals unveiled yesterday a new pilot scheme to increase the amount of staff time and resources devoted to dredging in the Lowland Canals. In recent years the Scottish Canals seen an average of 80 boats transit the Forth & Clyde, and whil
