More than ever dredging is in the news. Be it the land reclamation projects in Dubai and Abu Dhabi or the cleanup actions in the Gulf of Mexico and China, or the urgency of coastal protection against rising sea levels in this time of climate change. All are reasons why governments continue to invest
On Saturday 24th July 2010 the scale model (1:50) of the powerful self-propelled ocean going rock cutter dredger ‘D’Artagnan’ was formally handed over by DEME’s C.E.O. Alain Bernard to the Panama Canal Authrorities (ACP) during a ceremony in the Miraflores Locks Visitor Centre. The scale model will
IQPC is pleased to announce Dredging WA 2010. Due to market demand we are now holding our Dredging event later in the year to ensure accessibility for all stakeholders involved in Dredging. This event will share knowledge with all stakeholders involved in dredging projects from approval through to d
On 24 June 2010, European experts from the dredging sector and other related industries met in Rotterdam during the first Maritime Technology Day, organised by the Dredging Networking Group. The seminar’s central theme was Condition Monitoring. Prominent speakers such as Prof. Dr. Cees van Rhee from
British company Red7Marine has become the owner of Damen’s new Stan Tug 1205, the first in a new ship series which was only just unveiled to the market. Damen Shipyards had decided to show its new tug series at the Seawork Show held in Southampton in mid-June. But already on the second day of the [&
In recent times, dredging activities in ports, both capital and maintenance, have been witnessing a massive demand in India. This is increasingly being driven by the government’s plans of constructing new ports and expanding the existing ones to meet future traffic targets. Use of larger vessels, an
At this year’s IADC UNESCO-IHE Dredging Seminar, held from 21 – 25 June, seventeen young professionals from Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hong… [mappress] Source: IADC, June 30, 2010
Entitled “Dredging, Dredging Product & Sustainable Development”, this seminar will take place from 22-24 October 2010 in Tunisia-Hammamet. [mappress] Source: CEDA, June 28, 2010
APM Terminals, the independent port operating division of the A.P. Moller Maersk Group, and the Virginia Port Authority today each… [mappress] Source: apmterminals, June 26, 2010
Port expansion, channel deepening, as well as the demand of improved coastal engineering and management is driving massive dredging… [mappress] Source: IQPC, June 25, 2010
An IADC Best Paper Award for a Young Author was presented to Kaitlin McCormick of EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc. of Maryland… [mappress] Source: IADC, June 18, 2010
The Dredging Networking Group – a consortium of internationally active companies from the dredging industry, dredge operators and scientific experts – will inform European dredging operators over directly applicable possibilities concerning the reduction of the operating costs for dredging vessels.
The spill resulting from the dredging of Fremantle Port is the subject of a free public forum tomorrow. [mappress] Source: articleant, June 9, 2010;
Danish company, RESON A/S, world-leading manufacturer of high quality underwater acoustic sensors, echo-sounders, multi-beam sonar systems, transducers & hydrophones, will be participating at the Western Dredging Association, Annual Dredging Seminar – WEDA30 & TAMU41. “Dredging Works for the Economy