During the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam from 5 November up to 8 November 2013, VOSTA LMG will launch two innovative product developments. Following the successful launch of the Greenforce ball joint at the Europort 2011, this year VOSTA LMG will launch the Crossover ball joint and an innovation
Dredge Yard will take part in one of the largest maritime exhibition worldwide that will take place in world port city of Rotterdam from 5th to 8th November. More than 30,000 maritime professionals from all over the world will be attending Europort to present, discuss and share information on innova
Finnish survey company Finnish Consulting Group Ltd (FCG) has placed an order for a new GRP survey boat from Blyth Workcats Ltd of Canvey Island, UK. The 14-meter catamaran will be known as the Nordic Sonar and it is now being built to meet the specialized needs of the FCG survey teams. It will be [
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is currently working through more than 100 responses to the draft East marine plans, logging all the comments individually so that they take all views into account. “Our first ever marine plans consultation – a real milestone for the organisation – closed on
HollandMT has announced that they developed the Solar-Powerpack for the purpose of the remote hydraulic power-requirements. This 12V DC -electric driven powerpack provides hydraulic power to remotely located equipment which is not continuously operated or only at lengthy time intervals, such as hydr
Deltares is aiming to team up with the corporate sector and top research institutes to launch an international research project focusing on the safe burial depth of sea cables against encounters with ships’ anchors. The R&D project will be conducted in the form of a Joint Industry Project (JIP) name
The Romanian Ministry of Transport has awarded Van Oord the contract to extend the breakwater in the Port of Constanţa. The project commenced earlier this year, with the completion date planned for April 2015. The extension of the existing breakwater will boost the port’s commercial role in the regi
From 5 – 8 November 2013, one of the world’s leading maritime events will again take place in the the world port city of Rotterdam. More than 30,000 maritime professionals from over 90 countries will meet to present, discuss and share information on innovative technology and smart solutions to build
Periplus Consultancy BV, an Amsterdam based company, has announced the signing of the ‘Framework Agreement Hydrography 2013’ with Rijkswaterstaat. On behalf of the company the contract was signed by the Managing Director, Mr. Bart van Mierlo. The framework agreement covers the collection, validation
The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of Ackermans & van Haaren NV has on 25 November 2011 renewed the powers delegated to the board of directors to redeem shares for a period of 5 years. In the framework of these powers, Ackermans & van Haaren has concluded a liquidity contract with Kepler Cheuvr
From 5 – 8 November 2013, Europort, one of the world’s leading maritime events, will again take place in the the world port city of Rotterdam. More than 30,000 maritime professionals from over 90 countries will meet to present, discuss and share information on innovative technology and smart solutio
People are being asked to offer feedback on the environmental impact of the first stage of Exeter’s multi-million pound flood defence scheme. The scheme is being jointly funded by the Environment Agency, Exeter City Council and Devon County Council, and ultimately will reduce the risk of flooding fo
The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) has developed a complete capacity building program for cutter operators. The training (3-7 March, 2014, Kinderdijk) will be performed with the use of a new generation extremely realistic cutter simulator. The modern dredging operator desk of the simulator is
The Delft Software Days started today. This event, held at Deltares, offers two weeks of presentations, workshops and courses on software packages in the areas of water, soils/subsurface and infrastructure. More than 350 software users and modellers from all over the world – from 40 countries in tot
