Organizers are ready for the 2nd Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress which starts tomorrow (February 20) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Moscow. Infrastructure development is among the real sources of Russia’s economy growth. Construction of port
ML Dredging Ltd is about to begin a routine maintenance dredging operations within the Port Solent Approaches and Gosport Marina, informs the Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth. The project, expected to start February 25, 2019, will also include removal of the sediment from the Endeavour Quay. Accord
Jan De Nul Group’s subsidiary Payra Dredging Company Limited (PDCL) entered into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with Payra Port Authority (PPA) last month for the capital and maintenance dredging of the Rabnabad Channel at Payra Port in southern Bangladesh. Both parties, PDCL and PPA,
January 2019 saw Jenkins Marine start another maintenance dredging project at Woolverstone Marina, on the River Orwell, near Ipswich, eastern England. “This isn’t the first time Jenkins have dredged here. Previous dredge campaigns saw dredging completed by Jenkins Marine in 2010 and 2013, with ploug
Mackley is currently carrying out a program of works to repair and improve a half-mile long structure which protects the harbor in the south Devon town of Brixham. First erected in 1843, Victoria Breakwater was severely damaged during Storm Emma in March 2018. Working on behalf of Torbay Council, Ma
A delegation from the Ministry of Water Resources of the Government of Bangladesh, led by Secretary of the Ministry Mr. Kabir Bin Anwar, recently visited Deltares in Delft to sign a Memorandum of Understanding. Deltares will be supporting the Ministry and their sub-ordinate institutes through capaci
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (February 11-17, 2019). NMDC, Ravestein Ink Deal for New Backhoe Dredger National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and Ravestein B.V. from the Netherlands have just signed a contract to design, construct, commission
Boskalis released a new edition of its Creating New HORIZONS magazine today. The magazine showcases groundbreaking projects and provides insights and fresh perspectives from internal and external experts. In this issue, former Olympic champion Maarten van der Weijden talks about his heroic Eleven Ci
UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling today (15 February) announced further funding of up to £80 million in the south-west to deliver a new sea wall at Dawlish, providing better protection for the railway and homes behind it. Upgrades to the sea wall will increase its height by 2.5 meters and includ
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and Ravestein B.V. from the Netherlands have just signed a contract to design, construct, commission, trial and deliver new backhoe dredger to the UAE based dredging contractor. The agreement was inked at the NMDC headquarters in Abu Dhabi a couple of hours ag
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has officially inaugurated the expansion of its Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT) in Georgia. The expansion encompasses both the waterside and landside areas of the multipurpose terminal, intended to optimize the processing of exist
At Gansbaai in South Africa, the town’s fishing port badly needed maintenance dredging. Local contractor, Guerrini Marine Construction used their pontoon-based wire crane to maneuver a Damen DOP150. The DOP150 was lowered to the sea bed, and with the 8-bar jet water pressure the pump crated its own
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just published the latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine. The new Terra et Aqua shines a spotlight on the dredging industry through three new articles about safety during dredging activities, double-walled pump housing and centr
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has announced the completion of dredging works on the Port of Izmail in the Ukrainian Odessa region. The scheme – the largest dredging project over the past eleven years – was undertaken with the involvement of the Romanian company Complex Delta. According to
