The first 100-metre track has been constructed on Maasvlakte 2. It is mainly to test how quickly and how much sand blows in. Now that this is known, 12 kilometres of new track is being constructed. The first trains will start running at the end of next year. At Maasvlakte 2 rail traffic is being [&h
Aktsiaselts Saarte Liinid opened tendering process for dredging of the Kihnu Port. Port is based in Kuressaare, Estonia. Tender is invited in open procedure. Wokr consists of dredging of the Kihnu Port entrance channel to a depth of -4.5m and reconstruction of the quayside at berth No. 2. Replacemen
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract July 8 to Manson Construction Company in the amount of $7,988,500… (dvidshub) [mappress] Source: dvidshub, July 15, 2011;
On July 5, No. 19 berth and yard project in Mombasa, Kenya, undertaken by China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC), was launched. The project is the first port construction project undertaken by CRBC in Kenya, was signed between CRBC and Kenya Ports Authority, and is a project with a spot investment f
Maasvlakte 2 is currently the largest water construction project in the Netherlands and highlights the Dutch expertise in this area. This is why the Dredging Museum in Sliedrecht decided to devote an exhibition to the new land reclamation, entitled ‘A Bird’s-eye View of Maasvlakte 2’. In addition to
CCCC Third Harbour Engineering Company Limited (THEC) won the bid for the reclamation project (deposition promotion dike of the third section) in the Zhuangyuanao area at Wenzhou Port, with a bidding amount of RMB 295 million and a construction period of 24 months.Located in the north of Zhuangyuana
At the end of April, the PUMA consortium started constructing the final block dam. In May, the first blocks became visible above water. Now approximately 170 metres of the dam is ready (of a total of aro und 3,500 metres = 20,000 blocks). The highest blocks in the dam now protrude some three metres
In the Prinses Amaliahaven this summer, the first 500 metres of the total 1,150-metres deep-sea quay for the Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) container terminal will be prepared for delivery, metre by metre. Fenders and bollards will be installed on the quay. In some places, the salt water is already s
The future ring roads just behind the new Maasvlakte 2 seawall will give a beautiful view across coast and dunes on one side and of the port area activities on the other. Nature and industry, recreation and activities will come together in one image. Such contrasts provided the architects from Zwart
Portunus Port Spares and Services from Turkey signed new contract with TCDD – Turkish State Railways for N.5 Ship To Shore Gantry Crane complete refurbishment. After cancelling privatization of Izmir Port, Turkish State Railways decided to renew its facility. Because during this time, new ports had
Klaipeda seaport authority received six tenders for an open procedure “Capital Dredging and Widening Works of Klaipeda State Seaport … (baltic) [mappress] Source: baltic, July 13, 2011;
The West Australian reported that Australia’s richest person Ms Gina Rinehart says she expects construction of her USD 6.6 billion Roy Hill… [mappress] Source: thewest, July 13, 2011;
Wärtsilä has recently been awarded a series of orders to supply propulsion solutions for dredger vessels to be built in China and the Netherlands. Since dredging applications are typically very demanding, the high reliability of the Wärtsilä solutions was a key element in the award of all three proj
U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-Southwest Louisiana) supported an amendment on Monday to improve funding of the Army Corps of Engineers Operations and Maintenance account by adding $6.3 million for FY 2012 dredging activities. “This amendment is a short-term step to close a gap in S
