Today, amid great public attention, the DEME Group named and launched its 11,650m³ trailing suction hopper dredger BREUGHEL. The ceremony took place at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel in the Netherlands. At exactly 2 pm, the ship was successfully launched after its naming by Mrs B
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that it has signed a Letter of Intent for the acquisition of MNO Vervat. Boskalis intends to acquire MNO Vervat’s activities and expects to sign the final agreement within the next few months. MNO Vervat holds a leading position in the Dutch civil
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today celebrates 40 years of world leading research at its Hydrodynamic Research Centre in Kristinehamn, Sweden. The Rolls-Royce Hydrodynamic Research Centre (HRC) is one of the world’s leading marine research facilities, specialising in the development
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, has successfully integrated SeeTrack CoPilot to an SMD Fall-Pipe ROV, providing international dredging company Jan De Nul Group unsurpassed control and performance for sub-sea rock installation. Having expressed t
The Broads Authority has been awarded around £800,000 from the European Regional Development Fund to develop innovative dredging solutions for the management of the waterways. The project, which is called PRISMA (Promoting Integrated Sediment Management) involves working with Dutch, Belgian and Fren
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that 64.31 percent of the shareholders have elected a stock dividend distributed in the form of ordinary shares. As a result, 2,497,479 new ordinary shares will be issued today. The admission of these shares to trading on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam i
The Netherlands based Doedijns Group, announces the opening of its new premises in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to strengthen its presence in the region. This full service Doedijns facility is located in the ‘Jebel Ali Free zone’ district and will be led by Mr. Rakesh Surti, appointed as Managing Dir
IHC Merwede has increased its underwriting capacity by more than 50 per cent to €1.5billion. Of this amount, €900 million is committed. The financial agreement has been forged between IHC Merwede and an international banking consortium made up of five banks, with the aim of facilitating internationa
Marine and inland water-based infrastructure is a prerequisite for the sustainable development of economic bene ts and public welfare. Dredging works are needed to realise and maintain such infrastructure. It is widely recognised that such projects create an impact on the environment and in recent y
International regulations that are followed by all shipping nations have long been seen as the best way to improve sea-going safety. Still it was only with the establishment of the United Nations after World War II that these suggestions were made concrete. In 1948 an international conference in Swi
In any given year myriad conferences take place worldwide on a diversity of subjects that impact dredging and maritime construction projects. Attending these dredging and maritime conferences, and perusing through their proceedings, provides a significant source of Terra articles. One state-of-the-a
On 12 May 2011 the dividend of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. for 2010 was set at € 1.24 per ordinary share with a choice of stock or cash dividend. With the dividend distribution as stock, shareholders will receive 1 new ordinary share per 26 dividend rights of ordinary shares. The conversion rate
The second CSD 750 ‘Inai Liatree’ for Inai Kiara Sdn Bhd was launched on April 18 in Malaysia. The vessel was built by Selat Melaka Shipbuilding Corporation Sdn Bhd. VOSTA LMG has delivered the design and the full component package for the Inai Liatree. The dredge will be used for local projects and
The new flexible dredging concept is the answer to increasing demand for raw materials while sand winning locations are located further from shore at increased dredging depths. The RoRo Deep Dredge, which can work up to -200 m dredging depth, has specifically been designed to meet this demand and to
