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DEME, Jan De Nul JV to build the world’s first energy island for Elia
The Belgian consortium TM EDISON, including DEME and Jan De Nul, has won the tender for the construction of the world’s first artificial energy island. The construction of the foundations of the Princess Elisabeth Island will begin in early 2024 and will last 2.5 years. After that, the installation
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Jan De Nul’s artificial island project in Guyana moves forward
Guyana President Dr Irfaan Ali visited the construction site of Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc (VEHSI) yesterday – an artificial island located on the Demerara River. VEHSI is a joint venture between NRG Holdings Inc. – a 100 percent Guyanese-owned consortium that is the majority shareholder – and Jan
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Ellicott Dredges in West Africa: Solution to devastating floods
Over the last decade, several Ellicott dredges have been operating in Benin on various types of projects including, flood prevention, river maintenance, and sand mining. The need for dredging in West Africa remains high as several communities are exposed to the effects of poor coastal development wh
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Kooiman hands over new dredger Hegemann V
Kooiman Marine Group has successfully handed over the new 75.9-meter trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Hegemann V to her owner Hegemann Dredging in Germany. According to Kooiman, the Hegemann V left the yard in Zwijndrecht and was delivered last Wednesday. The newbuild is a multi-purpose traili
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ASA for Civil Works tours New York Harbor deepening
The Honorable Michael L. Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, recently. Col. Matthew W. Luzzatto, Commander of the New York District, provided an overview of the District to Connor. “The team here at New York Dist
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DEME achieves two records in 2022
DEME Group has just released the full year results for the last year. According to their official statement, DEME achieved two records in 2022: an orderbook of more than 6 billion euro and an all-time high turnover at 2,655 million euro, an increase of 6% year-over-year. There was healthy demand in
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BAM’s work on Dawlish seawall reaches final stages
BAM’s work on new, bigger seawall to protect railway and town of Dawlish is reaching final stages. According to the latest project update, work on the construction of the £80 million seawall has reached its final phases as a new link bridge and stilling basin near completion at Colonnade viaduct. Wo
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Carpinteria Salt Marsh dredging on the way
The City of Carpinteria and the County of Santa Barbara are finalizing plans to conduct dredging operations in the Carpinteria Salt Marsh – currently planned to begin in Mid-March. After creek flows receded following heavy rains in January of 2023, Carpinteria Salt Marsh channels had excess sediment
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EXCLUSIVE: Iran, China help Russia in Volga River dredging
The Iran Marine Industrial Company is joining China in helping Russia to dredge the Volga-Caspian Seaway Canal, The Jamestown Foundation said. The dredging of the canal is set to allow Russian, Chinese, Iranian, Indian and other cargo ships to carry more heavy shipments to and from the Caspian to Eu
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Final Port Freeport dredging contract out for bids
Phyllis Saathoff, Executive Director/CEO at Port Freeport, said that the final contract needed to finish the widening and deepening of the Port Freeport Ship Channel is set to be awarded next month. According to The Facts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is accepting bids at the moment, and
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The Gateway: Burnett Heads rock dredging in full swing
The Gateway has just announced that the very final stage of rock dredging to the Burnett Heads boat harbour entrance is underway. “The majority of the rock discovered here is underlying armour rock that often acts as a barrier between land and sea,” according to the update. The downward slope of a c
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Maldives Floating City Project includes dredging
Maldives’ Planning Minister, Mohamed Aslam, has revealed new information about the Maldives Floating City Project – regarding the dredging operations around the floating city. During Tuesday’s Parliament sitting, several questions regarding the project were directed at the Planning Minister, avas.mv
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Dredging works for Arctic LNG 2 wrap up
FSUE Hydrographic Company, a company of Rosatom, has completed the dredging works of the federally owned facilities at Utrenny terminal for LNG and gas condensate under Arctic LNG 2 project. The operations under the contract between Hydrographic Company and MRTS signed in 2020 have now been complete
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Rohde Nielsen finishes dredging project in Cabinda, Angola
Rohde Nielsen has successfully completed another major dredging project, this time for the client SETH in Cabinda, Angola. With its constrained connections to other cities, Cabinda has limited economic development. Rohde Nielsen was awarded a contract that included capital dredging of the port and a