In response to the growing need for emission-free equipment, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) unveiled a prototype battery-powered mini excavator at Bauma. The ZX23U-6EB epitomises the company’s aim to accelerate innovation to address the challenges of climate change and reduce gree
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022 (OEEC) will open its doors in less than two weeks. On the 29 & 30 November, the entire industry comes together in RAI Amsterdam to connect, discuss, share knowledge, meet and network. Content program Different markets meet under one roof to foster busine
For more than a century, Boskalis has been active in providing protection against the forces of nature. Today, they help protect populations and the natural environment from the consequences of climate change, such as rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions through the coastal defense and r
DEME Group highlighted importance of the Hedwige Prosper area on the Dutch-Belgian border today. On behalf of De Vlaamse Waterweg nv (the Flemish Waterways Authority), DEME and partners worked together on the five-year polder project, whereby 465 hectares of land have been given back to nature by cr
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently presented the latest issue of the Terra et Aqua magazine. The autumn issue #167 features articles on dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environment. Frank Verhoeven, Preside
Damen will present the DOP150 – the smallest submersible dredge pump of the series – at the Bauma event in Germany next week. Commenting the news, Mr Harrold van Vliet, sales representative at Damen, explains: “The compact dedicated slurry pump has been designed for mounting on an excavator.” “This
With an internal commitment to becoming carbon net zero by 2030, Land & Water has become the first company in the UK to invest in brand new Kobelco SK210 Hybrid 15m Long Reach Tracked Excavators. This specialist plant will add to the firms existing sustainable fleet which aims to reduce the carbon f
CEMEX and partners iconsys and University of Warwick have been awarded funding from the Department of Transport for the development of a shore power system to eliminate the operation of on-board diesel engines while its ships are discharging marine aggregates. CEMEX’s participation demonstrates its
Koninklijke Smals NV, Royal Smals has just released a photo update from an important dredging assignment in Portugal. The rehandling and pumping of a volume of at least 30,000m3 sand from along the existing breakwater in front of the main boulevard. Despite the strongly varying tidal conditions, th
Waterking BV will be presenting the ES-TRIN certified Waterking amphibious excavator WK55 and the Deltaworker at the Bauma. ES-TRIN certified means that the machine complies with the specified stability and safety standard. All floating equipment on inland waterways are required to comply with this
Femern A/S, a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, is contributing to the green transition of transportation within the EU. Earlier this week, the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Project was featured in exhibition “The track to a successful TEN-T for a sustainably connected Euro
A new multi-purpose type workboat will ease the work of a French mining company in Senegal, operating in an artificial inland lake close to this African nation’s coast, ECT Marine reports. The customized WorkBoat 94 – successfully delivered by ECT Marine recently – is set to offer operational suppor
Mavi Deniz, an Istanbul based company involved in oil spill response, weed and silt removal, dredging and ship building, has delivered an Amphibex amphibious machine to Bulgaria – with support of European Union Funding. The machine has excavator arms with different tools for harvesting aquatic weeds
CEMEX UK’s barges are currently transporting sand and gravel from Dagenham to Fulham, via the River Thames, without adding trucks to London’s busy roads. Using a barge offers a 75% CO2 saving compared to road transport, with each loaded barge saving the equivalent of 20 HGV lorries travelling across
