Over the last decade and more, Baggerbedrijf De Boer – Dutch Dredging has been undertaking maintenance dredging works in the Port of Dunkirk, France. Usually the work involves dredging in the Eastern and Western areas of the port to ensure that the waterways are maintained at their design specificat
Crews from Envisan, the environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul, are currently very busy working in an old town in Belgium. Their latest task includes removing the old foundations and rocks to create a safer passage for river traffic. Jan De Nul said in its official statement that “our client SPW – S
Port of Klaipeda said that a new cruise ship terminal is set to be developed at the central part of Klaipėda where existing quays will be reconstructed, new quays will be built, and the depths will be adapted to the new needs. Also, the new terminal will include an administrative building. Algis Lat
Dragflow – global manufacturer of high quality dredges and dredging pumps – recently presented a new video about the company’s powerful Amphibious Dredge. This massive machine is capable of dredging in water and move on land, making it a versatile and efficient solution for a variety of projects. Fr
Port of London Authority said that the contractors instructed by Oikos Storage Ltd. will begin dredging operations for Oikos No. 1 Jetty this week. These dredging operations will be carried out by the water injection dredging method and will be conducted during ebb tides only by dredger Maas. Also,
Royal IHC has successfully delivered two innovative and all new submersible pump units for Debmarine Namibia, to fit in their marine diamond crawler. The pump units consist of an IHC QuaZar pump with Curve® technology. These pumps are fitted with the latest technology and have 50% more power and opt
Damen has just released a photo of a Damen Multi Cat (MuC) 1205 and a Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 500 setting out on the first leg of their journey to the new owner G E M H Y SERVICES based in Dubai. The company is acquiring the above mentioned Damen equipment for their project in […]
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Georgian Prime Minister, announced the commencement of construction of the Anaklia deep sea port earlier yesterday. With an initial investment of $600 million, the port would have a capacity to handle 600,000 containers per year, and the first phase of the construction would d
Van Oord has won two projects from Rijkswaterstaat which include construction of the nature-friendly embankments along Lake Kleine Noorder IJplas in Amsterdam and restoration work on the Island of Ierst, a nature sanctuary in Lake Markermeer. With these projects, Van Oord will be helping to improve
The Marine Group said that their water injection dredger Doonhamer is back into the fleet, following an extensive £300.000 refit. Doonhamer is fully coded and will start third party contracts ahead of year-end. The company has been working quietly on the refurbishment of Doonhamer over the last twel
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has officially opened the Smooth Point Pier Extension at Killybegs Fishery Harbor Center. This major project, delivered over the past 10 years, was funded through the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Fishery Harbo
Positek – specialized in high performance sensors for dredging and subsea applications – has published a blog post on the optimization of position control in shallow water dredging operations. In marine and freshwater environments, shallow water dredging is a process used to remove sediment, debris,
The steel cutting ceremony of Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging BV’s new custom-built trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Magdalena took place at Nam Trieu Shipyard in Vietnam yesterday. According to Dutch Dredging, the production process is now officially underway. In June this year, the Sl
Foyle & Marine Dredging has completed of a rock delivery project for its client Aggregate Industries UK as part of essential coastal protection efforts on the Norfolk coast.“Our team at Foyle & Marine Dredging utilized two tugs and two barges to transfer rock from the delivery vessel to shore, even
