In many coastal cities, the ground is now sinking faster than the sea level is rising due to climate change. This subsidence is the result of human activity, namely the pumping of groundwater. Parts of Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and many other coastal cities have already sunk or are threaten
Dragflow, a world player in solid pumping solutions, will showcase its latest innovative products at Samoter, the Triennial International Earth Moving, Site and Building Industry Exhibition, scheduled for 8-11 May 2014 in Verona, Italy. The exhibition will be a great chance for all customers and ope
Aggreko, the world leader in the provision of interim power and temperature control services, has been awarded contracts to provide supplementary power to Turkey’s landmark infrastructure project, the Izmit Bay Bridge. The project, 50 km southeast of Istanbul, will be the world’s fourth longest susp
A piece of mid 19th century French pottery from Bordeaux has been found during the archaeological supervision carried out as part of the dredging work at the Port of Mahon. The dredger Antignano arrived at the Port of Mahon recently and joined the dredging work currently underway in the Mahon waters
The Soho Loop canal dredging scheme is currently underway. The Soho Loop is a 2 km section of the eighteenth-century Old BCN Main Line canal in Birmingham, UK, about 1.9 km west of the city center. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, April 28, 2014
DP World Limited will today hold its Annual General Meeting for the year ended 31 December 2013. DP World Chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem will make the following statement regarding operational performance in the first quarter of 2014: “DP World Limited handled 14.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equiva
Liverpool2 to Become UK’s Largest Transatlantic Deep-Sea Port Peel Ports Group has awarded a multi-million pound contract to Shanghai-based Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co (ZPMC) to supply state-of-the-art ‘mega’ container cranes for its new Liverpool2 development. USA: Oregon Inlet Emergency Dredging
Zarzad Morskiego Portu Gdansk SA has invited contractors for the Oliwa Quay extension work, located in the Port of Gdansk. This development scheme will involve dredging works in the fairway of inner basin in the Port of Gdansk. The contractor will need to prepare design documentation in compliance w
Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, published its annual report 2013 today. “Our company had a better year in 2013 than in 2012. We closed the year with the slightly lower turnover of EUR 1,641 million (2012: EUR 1,676 mill
A major new flood defence in Leeds, which will protect hundreds of homes and businesses and safeguard the future economy, has begun construction. The new £50 million defences are the first of their kind for the area. In total, they will protect over 150 businesses and reduce the potential disruption
This month Swathe Services signed a Tritech International Ltd reseller agreement and they will now be representing Tritech’s StarFish Seabed Imaging Systems. Tritech a Moog Inc. company, is a high-technology business dedicated to providing the most reliable imaging and ancillary equipment for use in
HYPACK Inc., a worldwide leader in hydrographic surveying and dredging software, was selected for the Kishon River Restoration Project. The Israeli Environmental Protection Minister launched an IMS Versi-Dredge® outfitted with the DREDGEPACK® real time dredge monitoring system. Throughout the next s
Damen Dredging Equipment will attend the SaMoTer trade show which will be held in Verona, Italy, from Thursday, the 8th of May, until Sunday, the 11th of May, 2014. SaMoTer is the main Italian event dedicated to earth moving, site and construction machinery and is a leading reference show in Europe.
Caterpillar has introduced its new Cat® 374F and 390F hydraulic excavators, which will include low fluid consumption for minimal operating costs, optimum operator comfort, easy serviceability, and class-leading productivity. With respective net power ratings of 352 kW and 391 kW, the Cat C15 ACERT™
