Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 22-28, 2018). Port of Virginia One Step Closer to Deeper Channels The Port of Virginia’s Wider, Deeper, Safer project to deepen and widen the Norfolk Harbor’s commercial shipping channels has secured full
Back in 2008, Kiasma Group introduced the KFC System into the HDPE discharge pipes market, developed especially for the dredging sector. According to this Italian manufacturer of HDPE pipes, floats and systems specialized for the dredging sector, these pipes have been used in the shipyards in Latin
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 8-14, 2018). Gothenburg Port Expansion Kicks Off After years of planning and preparation, construction of an entirely new terminal in the outer area of the Swedish Port of Gothenburg has started. Jan De
Royal IHC, a supplier of innovative and efficient equipment, vessels and services for the offshore, dredging and wet mining market, have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Odessa National Maritime University (ONMU) to facilitate educational collaboration between the companies. The signing
On the Egyptian coast, a desalination plant is being constructed and Damen is taking significant role in this project. The program includes a 500m long, 10m wide and 4m deep sea water inlet channel. According to the Dutch defense, shipbuilding and engineering conglomerate, this channel will be creat
Kiasma Group, an Italian manufacturer of HDPE pipes, floats and systems specialized for the dredging sector, has just introduced their unique product – HDPE Pontoons for Dredging Steel and HDPE Pipes. These HDPE pontoons are made in polyethylene – not produced with the usual materials, with no other
Solstad Offshore ASA has been awarded a contract with Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR) -member of the DEME Group – for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Reach. The contract will begin in 4Q 2018 and has a duration of 4-6 months. The vessel will be mobilized from Europe with the mining
Alia Instruments, a Twente based builder of production monitoring equipment for the maritime and mining industry, has just announced that Plusflow Skandinavia started to introduce the non-nuclear Alia Density Meter to the Nordic market from October 2018. Plusflow Scandinavia has already full focus o
Harbor towage operations on the south coast of England will be boosted by the arrival of a new tug called Acamar, Shoreham Port said in their latest release. Within the range of Maritime Services provided by Shoreham Port is seabed leveling, which is currently carried out by the port’s tug boat Adur
Royal IHC has just released this amazing video shot during the sea trials of their new multi-purpose 5.450m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) DC Orisant. The vessel was built by Royal IHC for joint venture consisting of Den Herder (Reimerswaal Dredging) and Group de Cloedt. According to the sh
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 24 – 30, 2018). Great Lakes Dredge Secures Tampa Harbor Dredging Contract Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has just won a $47.9 million contract for channel dredging works in Hillsborough County, Florida.
After seven years serving as a professor at Delft University of Technology, Mr. Tiedo Vellinga recently assumed the new title of Professor Emeritus of Ports and Waterways. During his concurrent career at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, he practiced what he preached, constantly challenging the statu
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. said in its latest announcement that their large trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Prins der Nederlanden is now powered by a biofuel blend, resulting in a substantial CO2 reduction. According to the release, Boskalis will also use a biofuel blend on the project t
Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), DEME’s subsidiary specialised in deep sea harvesting, has introduced the nodule collector ‘Patania II’. The pre-protoype is the successor of the tracked soil testing device ‘Patania I’, which was successfully tested during a 2017 expedition in the Central Pacific
