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Latvia: Free Port of Riga to Launch Dredging Project
The Free Port of Riga started elaboration of the draft design for the ship access channel reconstruction. The dredging project aims at … (crewing) [mappress] Source: crewing, September 3, 2010;
The Netherlands: Parallel Building Flows
We have now been busy on the expansion of the Rotterdam port for two years. More than twenty trailing suction hopper dredgers have been depositing their cargo of sand day and night on the bed of the North Sea. Cutter suction dredgers have been making their contribution from the depths of the docks.
Plans for Liverpool Container Terminal May Be Stopped by Environmentalists (UK)
Plans to build a giant container ship terminal in Liverpool may have to be scrapped because of new environmental guidelines designed to … By Ben Schofield (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost, September 3, 2010;
The Netherlands: Sand and Stone Levels in Maasvlakte 2 Project
Around 240 million m3 of sand is needed to construct the first phase of Maasvlakte 2. At its peak, about 3 million m3 of sand a week was being shifted, while it’s now a little less hectic with over 1 million m3 a week. That’s what you would achieve if every inhabitant of the Netherlands […]
The Netherlands: Cutter Suction Dredgers on Maasvlakte 2
Besides the many trailing suction hopper dredgers already seen on Maasvlakte 2, two cutter suction dredgers are now at work. These special vessels ‘cut’ the soil under water free with a rotating cutter head, suck it up, and pump it to the right destination via a pipeline (floating as well as over la
Finland: Lake Galltrask Dredging Project Makes Progress
Lake Gallträsk, situated 15km west of Helsinki, used to be a popular recreational area with beaches and clear water. Unfortunately, it has suffered from major strain caused by habitation and industry. The biggest damage to the area was done between the 1920s and 1970s, when wastewater was released i
Dredging on Scalloway Harbour Delayed (UK)
Work to dredge the channel into Scalloway harbour will be delayed after Shetland Islands Council received no tenders within the £3 million… (shetland-news) [mappress] Source: shetland-news, August 26, 2010;
River Protected During Tyne Tunnel Project (UK)
Five buoy-mounted automatic water quality monitors (AWQMs) have been installed by YSI Hydrodata engineers at the new Tyne Tunnel project to ensure that construction operations do not significantly affect river water quality. Unusually, the contractors have not taken ownership of the instrumentation,
Belgium: Port of Antwerp Dredging Achieves Significant Progress
The dredging of the port of Antwerp has progressed significantly since March. Enough work has already been done to prolong the tidal window… By Matthew Beddow (ci-online) [mappress] Source: ci-online, August 17, 2010;
WWL and ROLF SCS in Joint Venture to Improve Russian Terminals
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and Russian logistics company ROLF SCS have announced that they are in the final stages of discussions … (bairdmaritime) [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, August 17, 2010;
Adventus Group Establishes Joint Venture for European Expansion with S&B Industrial Minerals
Adventus Group, a global remediation technology enterprise, announces that it has signed an agreement for establishment of a joint venture (JV) with S&B Industrial Minerals. The agreement was signed between Adventus Intellectual Property Inc. (Canada based parent company of Adventus Americas Inc. an
Full-scale Trials Verify Significant Cost Savings with Wartsila Energopac Propulsion Solution (Finland)
Wärtsilä’s Energopac is an integrated propeller and rudder design that effectively reduces flow separation behind the propeller hub, thereby reducing frictional drag while preserving course-keeping capabilities. In recent trials carried out in co-operation with the Spliethoff Group, a company that m
The Netherlands: Expansion of Rhenus Terminal Completed
Rhenus Port Logistics’ breakbulk terminal in Rotterdam Waalhaven area is expanded considerably. The quay is extended from 580 to 900 metres. The terminal area grew from 33,000 to 63,000 square metres, with the area for covered storage increasing from 13,000 to 21,000 square metres. Since 2000, the R
Alma Defender Successfully Passes Bureau Veritas Special Survey Class Inspections
After two years in Angola the Multicat Alma Defender has succesfully passed its Bureau Veritas Special Survey and is fully operationnal. Alma Defender is a Multicat built in 1995, previously “Coastal Defender” from Acta Marine, equipped with a 40 tons deck crane. Almatug is a shipping company operat