Land & Water CEO James Maclean held a presentation yesterday at the Working in the Wet conference for the Institution of Civil Engineers on the topic of marine innovation and sustainability. “We have an internal target of becoming carbon net zero by 2030, in line with the objectives of the Environme
Jan De Nul Group is joining forces with Seiche Ltd to start trials for the development of an automated marine mammal detection system on board of its vessels. A collaboration agreement to start this innovative pilot project with Seiche’s new second-generation HD thermal cameras was signed in May 202
Boskalis, a Papendrecht based company operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, is responding to the growing need for coastal protection and flood prevention on a global scale. “As well as through advances in technology, we aim to reduce emissions and ecologic
Manor Marine has just introduced a plan for building a 20 metre Multicat vessel, suitable for a range of applications. Construction will be undertaken at the fabrication and engineering facility in Portland, Dorset. Focused on the offshore renewables industry, the vessel is designed for multi-purpos
Boskalis is part of a joint initiative to advance sustainable methods for shoreline maintenance along the Dutch coast. The project – which is in partnership with Rijkswaterstaat (the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management), Vereniging van Waterbouwers, Deltares
To achieve optimal use of IHC Dredging assets and to increase operational efficiency, an operations monitoring dashboard is now offered on all new Beaver® vessels. Understanding how an asset performs is vital to maximising operational efficiency and earning potential, said the company. With data dri
As part of the developments regarding autonomous ships Royal IHC has recently joined the Nederlands Forum Smart Shipping as network partner. The Netherlands Forum for Smart Shipping (SMASH) brings the country’s maritime sector together to implement smart shipping and strengthen the Dutch internation
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) are organising a webinar to discuss the findings of the SAVi Assessment of the Hondsbossche and Pettemer (H&P) sea dunes. The webinar on the Hondsbossche and Pettemer (H&P) s
The use of nature and natural processes is an innovative way to increase water safety and create added value through nature development and recreation. IADC – International Association of Dredging Companies has released an exploratory study which was carried out to provide an initial inventory of th
Keppel Offshore & Marine, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard, has been awarded new contracts worth around S$250 million. These include conversion of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), integration of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, and the
The coastal reinforcement works at the Romanian seaside resort of Eforie are in full swing now, Van Oord said. “We are searching for an effective way to rehabilitate seagrass in Eforie,” the company said in their latest announcement. Together with the University of Groningen and The Fieldwork Compan
Despite a very tight schedule and the extremely remote location, a customised Damen cutter suction dredger 450 has been delivered to the Russian Arctic region on time. The contract for the CSD450, named Zephir, was signed in December 2020. According to Damen, the standard stock dredger had to be ada
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has successfully designed, fabricated and shipped a cutter ladder for a large cutter suction dredger. The ladder has been custom designed inhouse by MOTAS engineers in the Netherlands and will be installed on the dredger, currently under construction. Fabrication and partial
OSD-IMT, a specialist consultancy in ship design for newbuild, refit and conversion projects, has just unveiled their new dredging support vessel design. “The experienced naval architects at OSD-IMT have a practical mindset. Their priorities are safety, crew comfort and delivering a custom designed
