Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and Port Bronka have signed an agreement on dredging works, scheduled to take place in 2016. The document was signed within the framework of the 3rd International Forum of Dredging Companies in Moscow, organized by Media Group PortNews. Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex
Federal facilities of Sabetta Port, being built under Yamal-LNG project, will be completed according to the schedule, said Artem Melnikov, Director of Fertoing Ltd., one of the project contractors, at the 3rd International Forum of Dredging Companies. The international dredging conference, organized
The Hilton Head Island’s contractor, Weeks Marine, Inc. will continue with pre-construction activities associated with the upcoming beachfill project which is expected to start by March 15, 2016. Rafts of submerged pipeline will be delivered to local waters in upcoming days, the Town of Hilton Head
Rosmorport plans to dredge 23.8 mln cbm of material in 2016, said Andrei Lavrishchev, Executive Director of FSUE Rosmorport, at the 3rd International Forum of Dredging Companies in Moscow, organized by Media-Group PortNews. According to Andrei Lavrishchev, the scope of dredging works for constructio
Team Van Oord was presented last night with the Innovation Award at the 2016 Environment Agency Project Excellence Awards, recognizing its work on the £30m Broomhill Sands Coastal Defense Scheme. The Project Excellence Awards recognize excellent project work undertaken by the Environment Agency and
The 3rd International Forum of Dredging Companies, organized by the media group PortNews with FSUE Rosmorport and IADC as partners, kicks off today in Moscow. The visitors will have chance to learn more about new dredging and land reclamation technologies, to review the equipment for operations in s
Representatives of Cargill and MV Cargo have signed a binding Share Purchase Agreement, formalizing their commitment in relation to the construction of a terminal in the Yuzhny Port. This agreement marks a significant milestone in the project and follows the memorandum of cooperation Cargill and MV
The dredging of the Port of Maputo’s access channel is estimated to begin in mid-May and will be executed by Jan De Nul Dredging Middle East FZE, UAE, according to the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC). The dredging operations will last 10 months, including mobilization and demobilization of th
Royal IHC delivered the trailing suction hopper dredger Mahury to Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging on February 18, 2016. The 1,840m3 twin-screw TSHD was built at IHC’s partner shipyard, MTG Dolphin, in Varna, Bulgaria. The Mahury was successfully launched on 14 August and named on 29 October 2
ACE Geosynthetics, a manufacturer of geosynthetic fabric and geosynthetic products, such as geogrid and geotextile, has just released a video about their ACETube® (Geotextile Tube) Dewatering System, that can make dredging faster and more efficient. ACETube® is integrated with single or multiple pie
The Hollands Noorderkwartier district water board has awarded a contract to reinforce the Wadden Sea dike on the Dutch island of Texel to “Combinatie Tessel”, a consortium consisting of Boskalis and KWS, a VolkerWessels company. The contract carries a value of EUR 70 million, of which Boskalis’ shar
Dredge Yard, an international producer of mining/dredging components and equipment, has just released this very interesting video about the engineering and manufacturing of their dredge ball joints. The dredge ball joints are designed in six different types, giving variations of tilting angle from 1
Following a public tender process BAM Civil Ltd has been appointed as the main contractor by Bantry Bay Port Company to undertake the new Bantry Inner Harbor Development. This development marks the start of the regeneration of Bantry inner harbor which is in keeping with the total Inner Harbor Devel
Port of Frederikshavn has just released a video about their major port expansion project which will create many new opportunities for this area. This development scheme involves establishment of the new breakwaters, deepening and widening of the approach channel, turning basin and stopping area as w
