Dragflow, an Italian manufacturer of heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, is continuing the development of new products addressing the changing needs of dredging industry. As 2015 is nearing its end, we took the opportunity to speak with Mr. Roberto Martinelli, Dragflow Director, about
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 22-29). Van Oord Completes Koper Gig Van Oord recently completed the €1.7 million worth Luka Koper dredging project. Jan De Nul to Dredge PSA Panama With the beginning of the quay and dredging works, a
Royal Navy bomb disposal experts destroyed a 1,500lb (680kg) German mine discovered on the seabed in The Solent today. The World War Two GD ground mine was found by a crane barge 1.5km off Southsea on Thursday while removing debris from a site being dredged next month in preparation for the arrival
Dutch-based Arcadis and InTech Dike Security Systems are joining forces in monitoring levees and dams, by forming a new company called Dike Monitoring Netherlands. The new company will roll-out a monitoring system that is based on innovative technologies that have been developed in the Netherlands t
The dredging operations at the Oslo Fairway, undertaken by a Finnish dredging equipment manufacturer and contractor, Wasa Dredging, are moving ahead. Wasa has just released this beautiful photo from this dredging scheme, which shows their backhoe giant Hector during the deepening work. About 90.000m
Waterking BV, a Dutch company involved in the production of amphibious excavators, will participate in the Excon 2015 event, in Bangalore, India, from 25th-29th November 2015. CEO of Waterking, Mr. Jakob Knoop, and Marketing Manager for South Asia, Mr. Rajan Peter, will represent the company at the
The preparation works are currently underway for dredging at HMNB Portsmouth ahead of the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. In June, the Defense Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) announced it had awarded a contract worth £31 million to Fareham based Boskalis Westminster Ltd for work to
Dragflow has recently supplied its DRH cable dredger to a mine located in the southwest region of the island of Sumbawa, in the District of Sekongkang, Indonesia, for extraction of copper, gold and silver. “The customer was looking for a complete dredging equipment, diesel driven, capable to create
Ackermans & van Haaren, a diversified group active in 5 key segments: Marine Engineering & Infrastructure (DEME), Private Banking, Real Estate, Leisure & Senior Care, Energy & Resources and Development Capital, has announced their business results for the third quarter of 2015. DEME (AvH 60.40%) suc
Earlier this month, Damen Shipyards Group successfully launched the ice class trailing suction hopper dredger Severnaya Dvina for Russian Port Agency FSUE “Rosmorport”. Following her delivery, the 2,000 m³ Severnaya Dvina will maintain navigational depths and provide safe shipping in the Arkhangelsk
Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, has just introduced its new Cat® 307E2 mini hydraulic excavator. This new piece of equipment expands their mini hydraulic excavator machine range to include an additional solution for the seven to eight metric ton weight class. The 37
Waterking, the Dutch-based designer and manufacturer of amphibious machinery, has just sold another excavator to a German company specialized in water and civil engineering. The WK 150 NG-A amphibious excavator, equipped with an adjustable undercarriage and a Hitachi ZX130-5 upper structure with lon
Renishaw, a British engineering company, has launched Merlin, the latest laser scanner in its range of mobile 3D mapping products. Merlin supports safer, faster and more complete marine survey data acquisition for efficient coastal, offshore and inland waterway project management and enhanced decisi
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 8-15). PortMiami Dredging Pays Off PortMiami is positioning itself to capture new trade opportunities thanks to more than $1 billion of capital infrastructure projects now complete. TSHD Severnaya Dvin
