Damen: Partnership with Van Oord (The Bahamas) Following a six-year acquisition program, the Government of the Bahamas has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent to acquire 9 vessels for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and construction work for their naval bases. Boskalis: Port of Mombasa Exp
Following a six-year acquisition program, the Government of the Bahamas has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent to acquire 9 vessels for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and construction work for their naval bases. The contract has been placed with Damen Shipyards Group, headquartered in Gori
Conseil régional Languedoc-Roussillon has invited bidders to submit their offers for development of a new dock at the Port of Sète. This work includes the realization of H dock of 467m length for a rating of dredging set to -14.50m ZH. The future quay will be positioned 70m around the top of the cur
Trondheim Kommune has announced a tender for a dredging project in the Trondheim Port area. The contract includes the design of the cleanup measures for the Trondheim Port cleaner seabed, preparation of a licence application from KLIF and technical and environmental monitoring of the licence as an a
Gareloch Support Services (Plant) Ltd, has won the Girvan Harbour dredging contract. This development project will include the maintenance dredging of Girvan Harbour by using a combination of suction and plough dredging. The dredged material will be deposited on the sea bed immediately beyond the ha
A high-level Spanish delegation led by His Excellency José Manuel Soria López, Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism, visited Jebel Ali Port and held talks on supply chain efficiencies with officials from DP World, UAE Region, the premier regional marine terminal operator. The Spanish Minister is
Komatsu Europe International will present the new PW180-10 Wheeled Excavator at the Bauma 2013 international fair. The PW180-10 is expressly designed and built to stand up against the most demanding work environments in Europe. The excavator’s engine and hydraulics deliver all of the muscle and soph
Dredging has been underway for the last couple of weeks at the Sovereign Harbour, located at Eastbourne, UK. This deepening program was undertaken by the trailing suction hopper dredger “Sospan Dau”. This is Sospan’s annual visit to remove excess silt from Eastbourne Sovereign Marina’s outer harbour
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors B.V. (Van Oord) deliver the first stage of Maasvlakte 2 to client Port of Rotterdam Authority today: on schedule, on budget and in accordance with the quality requirements specified. PUMA, the joint venture
Europort (November 5-8 2013, Ahoy Rotterdam) is without a doubt the most complete maritime exhibition in the world. Over 31,000 maritime professionals from all segments of the shipbuilding industry, from naval to dredging and from fishery to offshore, are brought together in one state-of-art exhibit
For (future) decision makers and their advisors in governments, port and harbour authorities, offshore companies and other organizations that have to execute dredging projects, the International Association of Dredging Companies organizes the International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation. The IA
“Management of landfill sites and contaminated land on eroding coastlines” conference is scheduled for 3rd May 2013, in London. Over the years, processes of coastal erosion and sea flooding have resulted in material from landfill sites and other areas of land contamination being deposited on the for
Leading subsea equipment solutions specialist, Ashtead Technology, launched the subsea market’s smallest electric dredge pump this month at the Ocean Business 2013 exhibition in Southampton, UK. The pump is available to rent exclusively from Ashtead Technology through an agreement with the manufactu
Dublin Port Company welcomes the new National Ports Policy launched by Minister Leo Varadkar recently. The policy recognises Dublin Port as one of three Tier 1 ports of national significance and endorses the objectives the Port has set for itself in its Masterplan 2012 to 2040. Speaking after the la
