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Jurien Bay Boat Harbour dredging starts next month
Dredging at Jurien Bay Boat Harbour, which will improve water quality and ensure continued safe navigation at the facility, will kick off in early December, informs the Department of Transport WA. DoT Director of Coastal Facilities, Donna West said that the upcoming work would see dredged sand and s
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Restructuring at Royal IHC, job cuts confirmed
In order to return to profitability and to offer it a sustainable future, Royal IHC is returning to its core activities in the dredging and offshore market. In addition, the size of the organization will be brought in line with the expected turnover for the coming years. As a result of these changes
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Interview: Hansel to deliver 25 sets of dredgers in 2021
Hansel marine, a Chinese company involved in the production of dredgers and dredging equipment, has reported a very busy 2020, filled with lots of activities, challenges and also great accomplishments. Enough reasons for Dredging Today to catch up with Mr. Alex Tong, Dredging and Shipbuilding Specia
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Gosport Marina dredging in full swing
External contractor, ML Dredging is making good progress with the Gosport Marina 2020 dredging programme. The company started the Gosport campaign on September 28, 2020. The work is taking place 24/7 for approximately 8 weeks until mid-November. For this project, ML Dredging is using their backhoe d
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Boskalis maintains 2020 EBITDA guidance
Boskalis has concluded a good third quarter – quarterly revenue was virtually stable compared to the quarterly average of the first half year, also adjusted for currency effects, acquisitions and divestments. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt. While it was already challenging
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£1 million for the Highlands dredging
The Scottish Government has awarded £1 million of additional funding to Scottish Canals to undertake vital dredging works in the Highlands this winter. Dredging will take place across the Caledonian and Crinan Canals from January 2021. During the works, contractors will remove some 20,000 tonnes of
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Jan De Nul: Port of Hamburg ready for giants
Jan De Nul has successfully delivered the deepening works of the Port of Hamburg. According to the company’s latest announcement, the port is now ready to receive the largest container vessels in the world. At one time, the company had 4 hoppers, 2 split hoppers and 1 backhoe dredger working on the
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Eastland Port raises the bar
Eastland Port is currently preparing for the most extensive infrastructure upgrades and developments it has seen in more than 100 years. A key part of this picture is the Twin Berth project. This is Eastland Port’s major redevelopment project to expand the port’s marine infrastructure to meet the ne
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Van Oord-Hakkers-Beens wins Twente canals deal
Rijkswaterstaat, the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, has awarded the final phase of the enlargement of the Twente canals to a consortium of Van Oord – Hakkers – Beens. The contract was signed this morning. Also, the work will start in the spring of 2021
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Developing Guayaquil Port
Contecon Guayaquil S.A. (CGSA) has signed an investment contract with the Ecuadorian state to further strengthen and develop the Port of Guayaquil. CGSA, International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Ecuador, is investing USD18 million to boost the port’s capacity to handle
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Port of Klaipeda development includes dredging
Around 378 million euros – this is the amount expected from the European Union for development of the Port of Klaipeda. The plan includes: develop the smart and environment-friendly port, dredging, work to allow cost-effective and sustainable navigation. The possibility to implement these plans will
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Milestone for Port of Halifax
The South End Container Terminal extension at the Port of Halifax is now complete and is fully operational. The first vessel to call on this expanded piece of critical infrastructure, operated by PSA Halifax, is the Zim Tarragona which arrived on October 23, 2020. Furthermore, with the extension pro
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Two new ship-to-shore cranes for SC Ports
SC Ports received two new ship-to-shore cranes yesterday, marking the first cargo-handling equipment to arrive for the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, which is under construction in North Charleston, S.C. When the terminal opens in March, it will be outfitted with some of the tallest cranes on the East
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Ecuador: TPG inaugurates port upgrades
Terminal Portuario de Guayaquil (TPG) in Ecuador, a subsidiary of SAAM Puertos, held a ceremony recently to inaugurate several port upgrades. These works included an expanded dock, additional dredging and reinforced infrastructure and equipment. At the ceremony, Ecuador’s Transportation Minister, Ga