Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a large order for twelve all-electric rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) SA in Greece. The cranes, scheduled for delivery in late 2013, will facilitate the port’s continued expansion, with capacities planned to increase from 2.6
A Kongsberg TOPAS PS 40 – Parametric sub bottom profiler has recently been installed on MMT’s survey vessel Triad. The acceptance tests of the new system were successfully performed in early December outside Nynäshamn in the Stockholm archipelago. The Topas 40 will add the benefit of high spatial re
Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation announced today they successfully completed their integral part in the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm project working collaboratively with the operations team for Fluor, the principle contractor. Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation (RSD&E) completed their multi-mi
Septentrio announced that DEME, a world leading group of dredging and land reclamation companies, has selected the TERRASTAR-D® “Precise Point Positioning” service to work with its Septentrio GNSS receivers. The Belgian dredging and environmental group is exploiting the service using Septentrio Aste
Kongsberg Geoacoustics based in Great Yarmouth, UK have recently delivered their “GeoSwath Plus” combined shallow water multibeam and side scan system to various well respected research institutes. The system can be supplied in a wide choice of frequencies and configurations depending upon the inten
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that Dutch shipbuilder, Damen Group, has chosen to extend its agreement with IFS by purchasing additional user licenses for IFS Applications™. Damen Shipyards, headquartered in Gorinchem, The Netherlands, implemented IFS Applications in 2010
On Wednesday 9 January (17:00 CET) Deltares is setting up a Webinar entitled: Daniel Twigt (Deltares) will present the Webinar “Operational Forecasting, Delft3D and Delft-FEWS”. Delft-FEWS, a sophisticated collection of modules designed for building operational water management systems, is used arou
Another CSD500 has been delivered to William Lloyds Co by Damen Dredging Equipment. This is the second Damen cutter suction dredger for the company, which deploys both dredgers for deepening and maintaining one particular stretch of the Niger River. The dredger has been named “Hand of God”. The stan
Coopération Technique Belge has invited bidders for the provision of technical solutions for the repairs and maintenance services of the dredger Kasaï, located at Boma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These works will include the reconditioning of engines and other lots. The value of this progr
PD Ports has successfully installed a new Terminal Operating System (TOS) at Teesport. The new system, which was built by Navis, a software development company specialising in terminal operating systems, was introduced to further improve efficiency for customers, as well as the speed and agility of
On 2 January, Shaun Donovan, the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, visited Deltares. He was accompanied by Henk Ovink, the deputy Director-General for space and water at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Chargé d’Affaires Edwin R. Nolan and William Echols, the
Jan: Dutra Group Acquires Hopper Dredger “Stuyvesant” The Dutra Group has announced that it has added a hopper dredge, the Stuyvesant, to its fleet of dredges, marking an historic day in the company’s history. Feb: DEME Nabs Wheatstone LNG Dredging Deal Dredging International (Australia) Pty Ltd,
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