Above the Philippines has just released these amazing photos of the newly created site for the New Manila International Airport – the largest project in Boskalis’ history. Under this massive program, approximately 1,700 hectares of new land will be developed for the airport, located in Bulacan Provi
The USACE Buffalo District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the completion of repairs to the 1,025 foot, 114 year-old Rochester East Pier. In attendance were Lt. Col. Colby Krug, Commander USACE Buffalo District, John Pellito representing Congressman Joe Morelle, Chief Matthew
Boskalis has just released these amazing photos named “Dredging under the glow of the Northern Lights.” Boskalis crew on board the backhoe dredger Magnor – and the other equipment used on the dredging project in the Finnish Kemi Channel – know all about it. This week they got to work under a natural
A new multi-purpose type workboat will ease the work of a French mining company in Senegal, operating in an artificial inland lake close to this African nation’s coast, ECT Marine reports. The customized WorkBoat 94 – successfully delivered by ECT Marine recently – is set to offer operational suppor
Royal IHC announced yesterday that the first of a series of four electrically powered dredgers for Vale has been commissioned. The dredgers will be operating in the Projeto Gelado where they are reprocessing iron ore tailings. Given the conditions in Brazil, and those of the Gelado dam, the CSD’s ar
Qingzhou Golden Julong Equipment Manufacturing has delivered one set portable cutter suction dredger to PowerChina (a wholly State-owned company) – to be used for a construction and dredging project in China. The brand new piece of equipment is a 12 inch cutter suction dredger, equipped one set 620H
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sayonara has completed its sea trials, Concordia Damen Shipbuilding said. During the sea trials, all systems are properly tested and the TSHD performed perfectly. ????? ???????? ????????? has delivered all dredging gear, including the D500 mm trailing pipe,
The wet civil engineering firm Land & Water has reached the milestone of 100,000m3 being dredged from Queen Pool at Blenheim Palace in Oxford. Queen Pool, which was created in 1715, had become heavily silted putting its extensive eco-system at risk. Land & Water started works earlier this year, maki
Mavi Deniz, an Istanbul based company involved in oil spill response, weed and silt removal, dredging and ship building, has delivered an Amphibex amphibious machine to Bulgaria – with support of European Union Funding. The machine has excavator arms with different tools for harvesting aquatic weeds
The Port of Bari is one of the main economic focal points of Southern Italy. To make the region ready to receive both more and larger vessels, Jan De Nul helped construct an extension to the port. According to JDN, 586,000 m3 of limestone – an extremely massive soil layer- had to be removed, to [&he
Straatman BV has successfully completed the engineering and production of four pinch ball joints, all executed at their factory in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. The units – having an inner diameter of ø762 mm, a 20 degree tilting angle and a maximum working pressure of 31 bar – are custom designed f
The Hannibal marina boat ramp will be closed this week so Hannibal Parks and Recreation personnel can dredge without interruption. The ramp will reopen Friday night on October 7, but it will close again on Monday, October 10, if more dredging is needed. Ellicott Dredge Technologies is training HPR p
A naming ceremony for the new hybrid dredger Chicago – with full electric capability – took place earlier this week in the Port of Hamburg (HPA). This noise free vessel – extremely environmentally friendly – is very powerful. Also, the new dredger will play an important role in keeping the waterways
Construction of Mike Hooks’ new cutter suction dredge (CSD) Lorraine Hooks progresses nicely at Southwest Shipyard. Yesterday, the Mike Hooks family and members of its leadership team had the esteemed honor of giving USACE Galveston District Commander Colonel Rhett Blackmon and his navigation leader
