Royal IHC (IHC) has acquired a majority stake in Brastec Technologies, based in Brazil. Brastec Technologies designs and builds value-added, tailor-made production lines for the production of umbilicals and flexible pipes. This agreement fulfills two important elements of IHC business strategy: a fo
VIDEO: Panama Canal Expansion – December 2014 The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. Wärtsi
Official Start of the New Suez Canal Project Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish and United Arab Emirates Minister of State Sultan Ahmed al-Gaber earlier this week gave the green light for the start of dredging works on the new Suez Canal project. Southampton Port Ready for Giants
MarineCo UK has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for a Multi Cat 2712. The vessel will be delivered in April 2015. Mr. Mike Conafray, Managing Director at MarineCo stated that “after a long evaluation, with alternative builders, Damen came through with the right vessel at the right cost, the new ves
On December 19th, 2014, Ms. Maria Wasiak, Minister of Infrastructure and Development paid a visit to the Port of Gdansk. She was accompanied by Ms. Dorota Pyc, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, and by Ms. Monika Niemiec-Butryn, Deputy Director of the Departme
Royal IHC, focused on the continuous development of design and construction activities for the specialist maritime sector, had a few speakers at the recent IMCA Annual Seminar, highlighting the company’s marine expertise. The IMCA Annual Seminar 2014 was held at the Landmark Hotel in London in late
This winter, Morpeth homes and business are better protected than ever from the threat of flooding from the River Wansbeck. Construction of new flood defenses in Morpeth town centre, as part of the multi-million pound flood alleviation scheme, is now complete. Since early 2013, contractors working o
As the year nears end, it’s time to countdown the top Dredging Today interviews of 2014. We will begin with the latest, the exclusive interview with DSC Dredge President, Mr. Bob Wetta that was conducted in November 2014, continuing in reverse order until the first one. Exclusive Interview wit
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), exclusively for Dredging Today, looks back at 2014 and forward to 2015 when it will celebrate its 50th anniversary. IADC is the global umbrella organisation for contractors in the private dredging industry. As such IADC is dedicated to not
The Cotswold Canals Trust’s dredger ‘Augustus Gloop’ is now in action on the Thames & Severn Canal between Ham Mill Lock and Hope Mill. The vintage German built machine has been part of the CCT maintenance fleet since it was purchased back in the 1970s. It has undergone a number of refits and upgrad
Jan De Nul Group’s new multipurpose vessel Isaac Newton, currently under construction in Pula, will be delivered mid-2015, the company announced on its official facebook page. A group of Belgian students recently paid a visit to the shipyard and witnessed the construction process. Hereby we are brin
R&D Office of Kiasma Srl, an Italian company engaged in production of HDPE pipes for dredging, has further improved the turbulent motion inside of the pipeline for its patented KFC System. Outstanding results were obtained during recent tests on the new construction of the KFC System inside the pipe
Picture of the Day: The Largest Hopper Dredger With a hopper capacity of 46,000 m³, trailing suction hopper dredger Cristóbal Colón is the largest and the most high-tech dredger in the world today. More Dredgers Ready for the New Suez Canal All vessels belonging to the Consortium consisting of Gre
DRAGFLOW, together with their partner Tsurumi Pumps South Africa, has supplied 6 DRAGFLOW Electric Pumps High Head (EL1204HHB) units to Eskom, Johannesburg, South Africa. “We were up against other slurry pumps suppliers on this project. The client chose us and we received the order based on the foll
