MTG, an international company specialized in the design and production of systems for earth moving machinery, recently attended the World Dredging Congress and Exhibition in Miami, where they introduced its MTG Systems DMet. DMet is a G.E.T system ideal for cutter and hopper dredgers, which improves
Following successful delivery of recent cable-lay and trenching projects for the sector, Fugro has secured three more contracts for its trenching services. The contracts will see its high performance Q1400 trenching systems deployed in the North Sea over the next 12 months. At the Wintershall-owned
The second of two Damen Shoalbuster 3009 multi-purpose workboats for SMIT Amandla Marine has been named in a ceremony at Damen Shipyards Cape Town, South Africa. Named the Aogatoa, the vessel is the second of two shoalbusters 3009 ordered by SMIT Amandla Marine for the De Beers contract and built at
Aker Arctic and CJSC Zavod Hydromekhanizatsii (Hydromec), a Russian company specialized in the design and construction of dredging vessels, are jointly developing an ice strengthened and winterized dredger that could be used for maintenance work in the Arctic. The companies signed a memorandum of un
The International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) Seminar on Dredging and Land Reclamation will be held from Monday, 20 June, through Friday, 24 June, 2016 at UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands. This five-day course strives to provide an understanding through lectures by experts in the fie
Two more of the UK’s most technically advanced quay cranes were brought up the River Thames earlier this week. The cranes completed the long sea voyage from China on vessel Zhen Hua 10 via the Cape of Good Hope to arrive at DP World London Gateway Port, just 25 miles from Central London. When instal
Moray Council, the only authority in Scotland to own a dredger, invited Liebherr-Great Britain to design and supply an excavator for direct mounting on its new £2.5 million dredger, MV (Marine Vessel) Selkie. The R 936 excavator, supplied with marine specification and two excavation buckets, was sel
Teledyne PDS has released a newly enhanced version of Teledyne PDS LiteView freeware 3D viewer for hydrographic applications. LiteView can be used to quickly access Teledyne PDS data files, such as PDS logdata files, grid model files, 3D design model files and GeoTIFF files to view and easily naviga
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has launched the new ZX530LCH-6 large excavator. “Designed and engineered to meet the demands of large-scale construction projects and quarries, it offers the highest level of durability without compromising on efficiency,” the company said in the an
On 17 June 2016, Deltares researcher Dirk-Jan Walstra will be awarded a doctorate for his research into the anatomy of (submerged) sandbars off the coast. “Walstra’s study, entitled ‘On the anatomy of nearshore sandbars’, offers insight into sandbanks’ behavior and how we can reinforce our coastline
Central Dredging Association (CEDA) is setting up a new Commission for Dredging Management and has already issued an invitation to members interested in joining it. The Dredging Management Commission (DMC) is being established to fulfill a need for discussion, innovation and questions on the managem
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has entered into a two year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Marlan Maritime Technologies Ltd to develop innovative remote sensing services for the survey of intertidal zones. The partnership builds on the existing collaborative R&D between Marlan, the
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) Young Author Award will be presented at the World Dredging Congress and Exposition (WODCON) in June in Miami, Florida. The annual Award is given to stimulate the promotion of new ideas and to encourage young people working in the dredging in
FinnAust Mining Plc has appointed Royal IHC to provide primary support services for the company’s Pituffik Titanium Project (Pituffik). The companies will now work closely to define an optimized development solution that includes their in house wet mining equipment as well as a high level cost estim
