HollandMT has announced that they developed the Solar-Powerpack for the purpose of the remote hydraulic power-requirements. This 12V DC -electric driven powerpack provides hydraulic power to remotely located equipment which is not continuously operated or only at lengthy time intervals, such as hydr
Lindorm, Inc. has announced that they released two new SediMeter versions. The SediMeter measures a vertical turbidity profile through the bottom using an array of 36 OBSes, with 1 cm spacing. The bottom level is also estimated based on the collected data. These SediMeters are optimized for monitori
Periplus Consultancy BV, an Amsterdam based company, has announced the signing of the ‘Framework Agreement Hydrography 2013’ with Rijkswaterstaat. On behalf of the company the contract was signed by the Managing Director, Mr. Bart van Mierlo. The framework agreement covers the collection, validation
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) has formally launched its GeoSpatial Services Business Line to serve a rapidly increasing need for geospatial services and applications. CSA GeoSpatial Services provides comprehensive solutions in spatial planning, field data collection, GIS and remote sensing analysis,
The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of Ackermans & van Haaren NV has on 25 November 2011 renewed the powers delegated to the board of directors to redeem shares for a period of 5 years. In the framework of these powers, Ackermans & van Haaren has concluded a liquidity contract with Kepler Cheuvr
The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) has developed a complete capacity building program for cutter operators. The training (3-7 March, 2014, Kinderdijk) will be performed with the use of a new generation extremely realistic cutter simulator. The modern dredging operator desk of the simulator is
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. an integrated marine services company in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), today announced that the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors have agreed to sell Pingtan’s 100% owned dredging subsidiary, China Dredging Group and its PRC operating subs
The Delft Software Days started today. This event, held at Deltares, offers two weeks of presentations, workshops and courses on software packages in the areas of water, soils/subsurface and infrastructure. More than 350 software users and modellers from all over the world – from 40 countries in tot
Xylem Analytics UK has announced that registration is now open for the 53rd Marine Measurement Forum. The event will take place on Thursday 28th November 2013 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. The format for the day is a series of 15-20 minute talks on topics covering scientific re
The CEDA – IADC book Environmental Aspects of Dredging (Ed. Nick Bray) published by Taylor & Francis in 2008 is now available in Russian language. The idea to translate the book emerged during the seminar ‘Eco-friendly Dredging in the Modern World’ that took place in 2009 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Productivity and stability are at the highest level with the new Dragflow Amphibious Dredge, they announced. The Dragflow DRM (Multi-Purpose Dredge) series represents a step up on the approach of dredging technique. The extreme mobility in any kind of swamp and the full floatability, allow this dred
Eye4Software B.V. has announced that the latest version of their Hydrographic Survey Package, Hydromagic version 5.2, has been released to the public. The main purpose of this software is to map the bottom of a river, reservoir or ocean in 3D, by using a (D)GPS or RTK positioning system combined wit
On Monday the 7th of October 2013, the cutter suction dredger Cassiopeia V, was successfully launched by ASL Shipyard in Singapore for Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd from Japan. VOSTA LMG is responsible for delivery of the engineering and the dredging equipment. The Cassiopeia V is a self propelle
Russia: Jan de Nul Completes First Phase of Sabetta Port Dredging The Federal Marine and River Transport Agency has announced that Jan de Nul has completed the first phase of dredging operations in Sabetta Port. Van Oord BAM Consortium Wins Moin Contract (Costa Rica) A consortium consisting of Van
