The Kiasma Group, an Italian dredging pipeline manufacturer, has added a range of solar panels to its HDPE pipelines. This means that photovoltaic energy can be generated by panels fixed to the discharge lines used in the dredging industry. Kiasma describes the photovoltaic panels as flexibile and l
The knowledge development scheme – Hondsbossche Dunes project – officially started yesterday. The contract for this project was signed during the conference ‘Building the Future‘ in Utrecht by Ecoshape, the Flood Protection Program and Water Board Hollands Noorderkwartier. The aim of the project is
Ellicott Dredges LLC has just released an aerial photo of a portable cutterhead dredger, the 1870 Dragon, during its work in Latin America. Traditionally, port expansion projects are handled utilizing larger trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD) or other self-propelled dredging vessels. In certain
The construction of Maasvlakte 2 has been recognized by the award of the prof. dr. ir. J.F. Agema prize, which is awarded every five years to an innovative marine engineering work that was designed or constructed by a Dutch party. This prize, the initiative of the KIVI (Royal Institute of Engineers)
The launching ceremony of the 2000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Severnaya Dvina took place at the Song Thu Corporation shipyard (part of Damen Shipyards Group) in Da Nang, Vietnam, yesterday. The vessel, built for the FSUE Rosmorport, has been named Severnaya Dvina after the river in the Europe
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately 5 months, dredging operations will be carried out in the Nim Wan area in Deep Bay (Shenzhen Wan), the Marine Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) informs. The works will be carried out by one grab dredger and one derr
As part of a $1 billion, five-year modernization plan, which also includes dredging, land-side infrastructure works and wharf improvements, the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) last week commissioned the first of four new Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at its Barbours Cut Container Ter
Royal IHC has announced the sale of an Easydredge® 3700, the largest vessel in the Easydredge® series of standard twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), designed and built by IHC. This innovative and flexible Easydredge® concept can be tailor-made to suit requirements, without compromis
DEME has developed an innovative technique and pontoon to seal and reinforce canal and river bends. This solution, the bentonite mattresses laying pontoon called the MATTEDOOR, is currently being used for the widening of the Juliana Canal. The Juliana Canal forms a vital navigation route between Lim
Van Oord, a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, has just signed another major contract in Maldives. According to the Maldives’ Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, the agreement will involve dredging, reclamation and civil works in the Thinadhoo, Feydhoo a
MTG, an international company specialized in the design and production of systems for earth moving machinery, is attending the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam, introducing its latest solutions for the dredging market. The main innovation is DMet, a G.E.T system for the dredging market that improves
Wim Biesemans joins the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME as CEO of DEME Concessions. “I have always been lucky enough to work for growing companies or on promising start-up projects. I love building strong teams that can grow together and that’s exactly what I expect
In order to celebrate the “Company of the Year 2015” (Onderneming van het Jaar) award, last week, DEME brought its trailing suction hopper dredger Congo River in Antwerp, giving the public opportunity to tour the vessel. TSHD Congo River, one of the newest ships in DEME fleet, has the hopper capacit
Magellan Midstream Partners (MMP) plans to expand its Galena Park terminal on the Houston Ship Channel in Texas. The scheme includes construction of a new marine dock capable of handling Panamax-sized ships or barges with up to a 40-foot draft and new pipeline infrastructure. Magellan is also expand
