Agitation by long waves often causes mooring lines in the Port of Geraldton to break, endangering both staff and vessels. The Geraldton Port Authority (GPA), now known as Mid West Ports Authority, organized a workshop with national and international experts to find ways to address this problem. Seve
Small boat owners embrace developments as the Port of Ramsgate unveils new pontoon system capable of berthing 30 boats. The pontoons (walkways by which boat owners can access their vessels) were completed recently and will make mooring and accessing boats significantly easier. This enhancement will
BASF, a German chemical company, has just released a video about Elastocoast®, an innovative and sustainable system to protect coastal dykes, shores and river beds. The term Elastocoast means a bonding system that reinforces hydraulic gravel at their contact surfaces permanently by means of the 2-co
JULONG, a Chinese manufacturer of various water engineering ships and platforms, has completed delivery of a cutter suction dredger CSD250 to a customer in France. The JULONG CSD250 has been delivered as a complete dredging package, including floating and land HDPE pipe lines, tools and spares packa
As part of the plan to become one of the largest container terminals in Chile, Puerto Central S.A (PCE) in San Antonio is building a new multipurpose terminal with a 15m draft, allowing the port to handle Post-Panamax ships. Regarding this, Kalmar, part of Cargotec, said that they have received an o
With rising seas threatening coastal communities all across the world, Florida International University (FIU) has launched the Sea Level Solutions Center to help people understand, adapt and persevere. FIU ecologist Tiffany Troxler will serve as director. The center combines expertise in the natural
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Liverpool have developed a new visualization tool to predict the maximum cost of coastal flooding to communities around estuaries. This method works by combining high impact flooding scenarios with land use maps. Researchers used this meth
Nwakama Dredge Nigeria Limited is building the largest cutter suction dredger ever made in Nigeria. With more than thirteen years of experience in fabricating dredges of all sizes, Nwakama Dredge is now working on the Nigeria’s biggest CSD, the second order from the same buyer. The first CSD is alre
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the City of Missouri Valley, will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at the Rand Community Center, Missouri Valley, Iowa. The purpose of the meeting is to gather input on the recently initiated Willow Creek/Boyer River feasibil
The Environment Agency recently released a video about the £92.3 million Boston Barrier project being developed in Boston on the east coast of Lincolnshire and how residents have been involved in the tidal flood defense scheme to date. The Boston Barrier project comes as a partnership between the En
Royal IHC has successfully launched the MAHURY, a 1,840m³ capacity twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), at partner shipyard MTG Dolphin Shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria. The new TSHD is Dutch Dredging’s fourth IHC-built vessel, after the ALBATROS, LESSE and AMAZONE. The MAHURY is an upgrade
The Karnataka Government and the Lakshadweep administration have signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a dedicated jetty at Old Mangalore Port, the Business Line reports. The project will also include the construction of a 300 meter long wharf for vessels and cargo, passenger
MTG will be at the Europort 2015 exhibition in Rotterdam (3-6 November), introducing its latest solutions for the dredging market. The main innovation is DMET, a hammerless system which ensures maximum reliability and productivity even in the most demanding applications and environments. It is a G.E
Royal IHC will take part in Europort 2015, the maritime exhibition set for 3-6 November at Ahoy Rotterdam, with a focus on all areas of the shipbuilding industry. “Europort has become one of the world’s leading meeting places for professionals and pioneers in our markets,” said IHC’s Strategy & Comm
