Ukrainian dredgers plant “BBB ST” fulfilled the order for a customer in Nigeria – Dredge NSS 400/20-К with capacity of 600 m3 for the shift. Depth of the development of the dredger – 15 m. In this week’s dredge will be sent to Nigeria. The company further plans to work from customers in different [&
Annual review of the global dredging market is provided by IADC as a service to all who are involved in dredging and maritime related industries and as part of its role to inform the public and other interested parties. The present review focuses on the situation in 2010 and was published in October
IHC Merwede has won the HME Maritime Innovation Award with its IHC Spud Guard® at the sixth annual Maritime Awards Gala. This Award is presented to the manufacturer of an extremely innovative product, which is relevant to the maritime sector and has sufficient sales and export potential. According t
From 8th to 11th November, 2011, RESON, a market leader in underwater acoustic sensors, state-of-the-art echo sounders, multibeam sonar systems, transducers, hydrophones, and PDS2000 software, will be exhibiting at EUROPORT 2011, at Ahoy in Rotterdam. RESON will be exhibiting their new specialised S
Addressing the 4th Annual Med Freight Conference, APM Terminals Director of Port Investments for Europe and the Mediterranean, John Trenchard cited both long-term demographic trends and the expected introduction of larger vessels into regional Mediterranean trades as driving factors of port developm
VOSTA LMG to present a new, patented ball joint design at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam. The revolutionary new design, based on GREENFORCE technology, provides full wear liner protection and will result in less power and fuel consumption, less CO2 emission, less wear and has the possibility t
After a successful tendering procedure managed by Anthony D Bates Partnership, which involved bids from seven international dredging contractors, Rohde Nielsen A/S have been awarded the maintenance dredging contract for Warrenpoint Harbour in Northern Ireland. The contract includes the dredging of t
The split hopper dredger“Omvac Diez” has been handed over to its owner Canlemar after successful sea trials. The dredger has been built in Spain to a Spanish design yet has been fitted out with Dutch Damen dredging gear. The vessel has started its productive life already, doing a harbour maintenance
The Waterfront consortium, formed by Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and the TBI companies Synchroon and Koopmans Bouwgroep, is to realize the ambitious Waterfront project of the Dutch municipality of Harderwijk. Boskalis will execute all the civil engineering and underground infrastructu
As of November 1st, the new Damen website, www.damen.nl, has officially gone live. The site has been structured according to Damen’s 10 Product-Market Combinations and navigation has been designed to be fast, simple and user-friendly. The new website aims to personalize content, enable infosharing a
Dredge Yard, provider of latest dredging technology and equipment has announced the launch of complete line of dredge pipe pieces. The dredge pipe pieces are used on board of dredgers to connect the dredge pump with the discharge pipe. Dredge Yard specialists designed the dredge pipe pieces in diffe
Today, the DEME-group (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering) launched the self-propelled cutter suction dredger, AMBIORIX, one of the most powerful and advanced cutter suction dredgers in the world. The launching ceremony took place at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Th
Currently a hopper dredger is being built in Canada which will perform the maintenance dredging activities of the St Lawrence Seaway. Ocean’s companies, the shipbuilder and future dredging contractor, have opted for a proven design, fitted out with a Damen trailing pipe and other Damen dredging gear
IDRECO delivered the Knappheide dredger for the Teunesen Group. This dredger contains the latest trends. The ladder is equipped with an IDRECO 350 pump driven by a 500 kW frequency controlled electric engine. The ship can operate on a depth of 27 meter with a production of 600 tons per hour. The cab
