Private equity firm NPM Capital is taking a majority interest in Dieseko Group BV, manufacturer of hydraulic vibratory foundation equipment. These machines and power packs are supplied for rental and sales to foundation companies across the globe. Not only on land and on the water but also in the of
VULKAN Couplings’ focus at the product and service presentation at MARINTEC 2013 in Shanghai will be on specially integrated drive solutions for suction dredgers and offshore ships. The couplings manufacturer, which has its head office in Herne, Germany, has been supplying drive components for many
A&P Tees have proven once again that the importance of Health and Safety is at the forefront of all projects. Cemex Marine have visited the yard with the Sand Harrier, Sand Fulmer, Sand Heron and Sand Falcon covering 40,000 man hours of work. This has all been carried out INCIDENT FREE. Workscope on
APM Terminals has been named the winner of the 2013 Lloyd’s List Asia Awards annual “Port Operator” Award in recognition of maintaining “the highest standards of operational efficiency and customer service throughout the year” among port and terminal operators in the Far East. Excluding operations i
On the 28th of October 2013, the ‘golden month’, the new Small Vessel Factory was opened at Damen Shipyards Changde, China. The Production Hall for workboats up to 26 metres, was opened by the yard’s Managing Director, Mr. Liu Xiangping. The date was especially chosen, as it was exactly 19 years ago
The Washington Department of Ecology has issued penalties of $20,000 each to a Cashmere developer and the contractor he hired for excavation work in Mission Creek in September 2012, in violation of state shoreline and water quality regulations. George N. Valison and construction contractor David G.
Students from Indonesian universities teamed up during the Indonesia-Netherlands Water Challenge and developed new ideas for the future development of Jakarta Bay. The teams received a warm welcome during the Dutch trade mission to Indonesia led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Jakarta on 20 and 21 N
Thirteen senators from Great Lakes states wrote yesterday to leaders of a House-Senate conference committee considering major water resources legislation, asking them to include funding for Great Lakes navigation projects as they resolve differences between House and Senate bills. The letter, from m
HYPACK Inc. announced that registration is open for the HYPACK 2014 User Training Event. This is the 21st event of its kind that brings together knowledgeable HYPACK employees with their users in the field. This training event will be held January 13th-16th, 2014, at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has ordered a new self-propelled megacutter from IHC Merwede. This self-propelled cutter suction dredger, with a total installed power of 23,700 kW and a pump ashore capacity of 15,600 kW, is a replacement investment. The total investment amounts to around EUR 170 mil
Damen has delivered a complete trailing pipe including submersed dredge pump to a Russian pontoon. The multifunctional pontoon “Litsa” has been turned into a performing dredger overnight as Damen delivered an entirely prefabricated system. The pontoon is winning sand and simultaneously loading barge
Marintec China 2013 will be held on 3-6 December 2013 in Shanghai. With increasing worldwide recognition and reputation throughout the past three decades, the exhibition is attracting an increasing number of high-profile exhibitors and visitors from around the world. This year, six exhibition halls
Italdraghe SpA has just completed work on the brand new underground sand pipe project for the town council of Riccione, Italy. Riccione is one of Italy’s most popular toursit resorts, yet its much loved golden beaches are subject to significant erosion. Thanks to the new sand pipe that runs undergro
The first four of 50 Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes bound for DP World’s new Container Terminal 3 have arrived at Jebel Ali Port. Another four Ship To Shore (STS) quay cranes are expected in the next three weeks having already sailed from the yards of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPM
