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Royal Smals crews busy in Portugal
Koninklijke Smals NV, Royal Smals has just released a photo update from an important dredging assignment in Portugal. The rehandling and pumping of a volume of at least 30,000m3 sand from along the existing breakwater in front of the main boulevard. Despite the strongly varying tidal conditions, th
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Waterking presents WK55 and Deltaworker at Bauma
Waterking BV will be presenting the ES-TRIN certified Waterking amphibious excavator WK55 and the Deltaworker at the Bauma. ES-TRIN certified means that the machine complies with the specified stability and safety standard. All floating equipment on inland waterways are required to comply with this
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Fehmarnbelt Tunnel – part of sustainably connected Europe
Femern A/S, a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, is contributing to the green transition of transportation within the EU. Earlier this week, the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Project was featured in exhibition “The track to a successful TEN-T for a sustainably connected Euro
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New ECT Marine workboat for French miners in Senegal
A new multi-purpose type workboat will ease the work of a French mining company in Senegal, operating in an artificial inland lake close to this African nation’s coast, ECT Marine reports. The customized WorkBoat 94 – successfully delivered by ECT Marine recently – is set to offer operational suppor
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Mavi Deniz delivers Amphibex to Bulgaria
Mavi Deniz, an Istanbul based company involved in oil spill response, weed and silt removal, dredging and ship building, has delivered an Amphibex amphibious machine to Bulgaria – with support of European Union Funding. The machine has excavator arms with different tools for harvesting aquatic weeds
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WEDA Journal of Dredging Volume 20, Issue 1
Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has just released the latest edition of its ‘Journal of Dredging’, with some of the most interesting dredging-related topics presented to the audience. The Volume 20, Issue 1 of the WEDA’s Journal includes five manuscripts covering a wide range of technical topics
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Transporting sand and gravel via River Thames
CEMEX UK’s barges are currently transporting sand and gravel from Dagenham to Fulham, via the River Thames, without adding trucks to London’s busy roads. Using a barge offers a 75% CO2 saving compared to road transport, with each loaded barge saving the equivalent of 20 HGV lorries travelling across
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USACE builds underwater sill to halt saltwater intrusion on Mississippi River
The USACE New Orleans District will construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. “Once the river volume begins to fall in low water season, we regularly monitor the progression of the saltwa
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Latest report on ‘Financing of Sustainable Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure’
Central Dredging Association (CEDA), the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) and Vital Ports recently presented “Financing of Sustainable Marine and Freshwater Infrastructure” report. Together with B Capital Partners and Swiss Re, they explored what is needed in order to improve t
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Interview with Jan Peters: Turning dredgers into sustainable machines
In case you missed it, Dredging Today would like to remind you that we conducted an interesting interview with Jan Peters, Managing Director of Alia Instruments, earlier this year. Finding a sustainable solution has never been an easy task, especially in the dredging industry. Also, the environmenta
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The Crown Estate, BMAPA release annual Area Involved report
The Crown Estate and The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) have published their 24th annual Area Involved report, detailing changes in the area of seabed licensed and dredged for marine aggregates during 2021. Key information from the report includes: A total of 21 million tonne
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Making Elbe future proof by Van Oord and DEME
With vessels and carriers ever increasing in size deeper and wider access channels are needed. In Germany, Van Oord maintains the navigable depths on the River Elbe that provides access to the countries largest harbour in Hamburg. “Our diverse fleet of dredging equipment is capable to make waterways
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ECOncrete and Etermar raise the bar in Portugal
ECOncrete and Etermar have announced a successful deployment of the first ‘blue’ Tetrapods at the Port of Leixões in Portugal. According to their official statement, Etermar S.A. used ECOncrete technology to take these classic concrete coastal protection units to the next level. As part of a pilot p
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Damen delivers complete equipment package for ENDAM
Damen Shipyards has delivered a complete equipment package for the multipurpose vessel ENDAM. Owned by the Korean Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), the newbuild combines emergency oil spill recovery activities with maintenance dredging tasks. With a 4,100 m3 hopper hold, the vessel w