Glavgosexpertiza (Russia’s Main Department of State Expertise) has approved the construction of a sea terminal in the Port of Pevek (Chukotka Autonomous Territory) for shipment of cargo from Baimsky GOK. RF Government earlier expanded the limits of Pevek seaport with additional plots of land and wat
Dragflow – an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment – recently delivered and successfully commissioned a Drh85/180 cable dredge at a hydroelectric dam in Guinea. The Drh85/180, equipped with a dredging pump with a pumping capacity of up to 800 m3/h, will be essential for pumping mud and debris
Concordia Damen recently delivered a special project: the conversion of a Dutch barge into a Nigerian dredger. The trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Sayonara’ has now arrived and is at work on the Lagos lagoon. Three years ago, the Werkendam shipyard came into contact with a Nigerian dredging company
DEME Group recently welcomed the Italian Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Edoardo Rixi, the President of Ravenna Port Authority, Daniele Rossi, and Eugenio Rainone and Umberto Esposito, representing the partners RCM Costruzioni srl, on board of the hopper dredger ‘Nile River’. During
Bembridge Harbour Trust said that the dredging works in the channel inside the harbour have started. Van Oord’s water injection dredger (WID) Borr agitates the silt on the sea bed and up into the water column. It then relies on the free energy of the ebb flow remove it. It is an efficient and enviro
Port of Gdansk Authority has just announced that the modernization of the breakwater system in the Northern Port is nearing completion. As reported, the construction part has already been completed, only formal and settlement issues remain. “The investment of the Maritime Office in Gdynia improves t
DEME Group has just announced that its well-known cutter suction dredger (CSD) Amazone is ready for its next challenge. After the 10-year special survey and some essential repairs, including a period in dry dock in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, the Amazone is back in top form. “As the Amazone sets sa
DEME Group is making great progress at the Scheldetunnel project in Antwerp. “Construction of two out of the eight tunnel elements is now almost complete. This marks a significant achievement for our team working at this major infrastructure project,” said DEME. Each of these tunnel elements weighs
Dragflow SRL, an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment, has delivered a state-of-the-art cable dredge to a client in West Africa. Equipped with a hydraulic pump model HY400 with a capacity of up to 3000 m3/h, the dredge features a user-friendly design that enables operators to navigate its func
Climate change causes more extreme weather conditions that make the low-lying Netherlands increasingly vulnerable to flooding. Dikes are therefore crucial to protect the country. A great example of this is the centuries-old dike around the Markermeer Lake, which is more than 30 kilometers long. Labe
Although 2023 has been a year of incredible achievements for IHC Mining, the company yesterday shared another major milestone – commissioning of the new dredge in Brazil. IHC Mining kicked off the year by securing a groundbreaking sale of a state-of-the-art dredger for one of the valued clients in B
