The Narrabeen Lagoon in Pittwater, Australia, is the largest coastal lagoon in the Sydney region. It is a very popular destination for enthusiasts of leisure activities such as swimming, kayaking, snorkeling, sailing and fishing. For locals, it offers a unique lifestyle of outdoor recreation. The en
Three companies that have earned their stripes in the maritime sector are developing a dredging simulator. Arnold den Boon, spokesperson for the three companies (Amsterdam Shipyards, MSA-Service and Controllab), said: “Dredging is a critical process. A lot of mistakes can be made and the risks are h
Innovation has always been the growth engine for DEME Group. The world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, land reclamation, marine infrastructure, offshore energy and environmental remediation, last week released this amazing video named ‘The story of DEME’. According to Luc Vanden
Taylor Engineering and Woolpert have been approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration for a six-year Mentor-Protégé Program agreement. Under this agreement, Woolpert will provide Taylor with management and technical assistance to expand its technical consulting capabilities, remote-sensing in
Portugal’s Navalrocha Shipyard has completed a multimillion-dollar project for the Luxembourg-based company Jan De Nul Group as it targets growth across the Benelux dredging sector. The cluster-contract involving repair work to two split hopper barges and one trailing suction hopper dredger (Tiger,
Kiasma, an Italian manufacturer of TP-E (anti-abrasive) pipes, floats and systems specialized for the dredging sector, has joined the ZEDHub (Zero Emission Dredging Hub) Community as the only Italian company – supplier of Technology and Systems. This collaboration is the result of years of research
Addu City Council, Maldives, has just announced that the fieldwork for the land reclamation activities in Addu City is now underway. Under the program – undertaken by Van Oord – a total of 194.3 hectares of land will be reclaimed. The works are part of the Addu Development Project, meant to address
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Albatros will return to Port Taranaki next week to carry out biennial maintenance dredging of the shipping channel. The removal of sand and sediment build-up, which is driven into the port by the predominant current and wave action that hits the Main Breakw
Femern A/S, a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, has just released this beautiful photo of Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Amalia. The TSHD is currently busy working on the the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Project – aimed to remove a bottleneck and reduce tr
A major dredging program on the Bude Canal is due to start in the coming weeks, Cornwall Council said. The work, which will be delivered by Cormac, will reinstate a safe navigable depth for watercraft along the canal and restore the role of the canal in carrying flood waters as part of the flood def
The Netherlands’ Damen Marine Components (DMC) has won its first multi-vessel order in the USA. Four packages, each comprised of steering gear and rudders, five winches and two towing pin systems, will be supplied to US shipbuilder C&C Marine & Repair for four new-build Multi Cats 3013 workboats. Th
Scientists from the University of Texas at Arlington, University of Arkansas, and the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center used the USGS Coastal Storm Monitoring System (CoSMoS) recently to evaluate the effectiveness of a range of engineered, nature-based, and hybrid coastal adaptation str
The River Parrett dredging work is about to begin this week, now between Burrowbridge and Northmoor. The project is organised by the Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium for the Somerset Rivers Authority – using contractors Van Oord. Today, the water injection dredger (WID) Borr was offloaded for ass
Royal IHC delivered recently a submersible dredge pump with high efficiency to its client Rohde Nielsen. “To ensure optimal production, deep dredging capability, fast hopper loading times and low levels of wear and maintenance our submersible dredge pump is installed as an integral unit in the sucti
