Each week we highlight a dredging vessel from one of IADC’s members. This week: Kaerius (Jan De Nul NV). For more information on the vessel, download the fleet data (excel format) from IADC’s website: http://bit.ly/2n6fdko.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District completed maintenance dredging in the Swinomish River on December 29. Swinomish is the smallest of three entrances to Puget Sound, connecting Skagit Bay to the south and Padilla Bay to the north. The 11-mile long, saltwater channel was fully dredged to a depth of 12 feet MLLW… Read More
Image Source: MGN BATON ROUGE, La. (Office of the Governor) – Governor John Bel Edwards announced on Tuesday the appointment of Bren Haase as Executive Director of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. “Bren is unquestionably an individual with a distinguished conservation record, in both his professional body of work and personal passion for coastal… Read More
During the International Water Association IWA Efficient 2019 conference and exhibition, Ross McKenzie, Country Head of Arcadis Philippines and John Batten III, Global Cities Director of Arcadis, one of the world’s largest consultant for built environment talks to GineersNow TV about their latest infrastructure technologies, water innovations and global industry expectations. About Ross McKenzie Ross… Read More
Rescue workers co-ordinate with a helicopter while attempting to remove a body from the debris of a bus after the dam burst in Brazil. Credit:Bloomberg Shares in Australia’s biggest iron ore miners surged on Wednesday after Brazilian miner Vale said it would shut 10 tailings dams and suspend mining at some of its operations after… Read More
Amphibex by Normrock will soon be in Nigeria to reduce the heavy accumulation of sand in the Niger River, which would lead to flooding. This causes a blockage of waterways preventing the development of import and export. The solution to these problems: dredging with our amphibious machines to reduce these difficulties for the country. About… Read More
Mercator announced that the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) had filed an appeal before the courts in London against the arbitration Awards of approx. Rs 50 crore payable to Mercator by DCI. On 25 January 2019, the appeals filed by DCI have been dismissed with costs and the English Court has upheld the Awards made… Read More
Leading Dutch dredging group Boskalis Westminster Contracting and its joint venture partner Saudi-based Boskalis Westminster Al Rushaid Company will start the dredging and reclamation works for Phase Two of the North Manama Causeway project and Package One of the Busaiteen Link in Bahrain starting from this week. These project contracts were awarded to the Boskalis… Read More
Mercator Limited (“Mercator or the “Company”) has provided an update regarding legal dispute against Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI). The Company has announced that the Dredging Corporation of India Limited had filed an appeal before the courts in London against the arbitration Awards of approx. INR 50 crores payable to Mercator by DCI. On… Read More
(A) THE PROPOSED RENOUNCEABLE NON-UNDERWRITTEN RIGHTS ISSUE OF UP TO 314,633,470 WARRANTS ON THE BASIS OF ONE (1) RIGHTS WARRANT FOR EVERY TWO (2) EXISTING ORDINARY SHARES; AND (B) THE PROPOSED ISSUE OF 300,625,000 NOTEHOLDER WARRANTS TO HOLDERS OF THE SERIES 006 NOTES AND SERIES 007 NOTES 1. INTRODUCTION The board of directors of ASL Marine Holdings… Read More
Thank you, Amy, and good morning. I’d like to begin today by thanking our global team for delivering an outstanding year in 2018. It was the best profit per share performance in our company’s history, which allowed us to return $5.8 billion of capital to shareholders. In 2018 we remained focused on making our customers… Read More
More than 6000 employees in more than 70 countries: Jan De Nul Group likes to spread the word. Many projects appeal to the imagination, because they are impressive or because they bring employees to very exotic places. Two projects stood out in 2018: at 15,500 kilometers from each other, in the far north and in… Read More
Subsea 7’s ‘Seven Pegasus’ features a twin-bell 18-person saturation diving system. Credit: Subsea 7Subsea 7 has finalised the acquisition of multi-purpose offshore construction and dive support vessel ‘Toisa Pegasus’ to support its operations in the North Sea and Asia Pacific. Designed and built in the Netherlands by Royal IHC in 2009, the 133m long vessel,… Read More
Maritime Contractor Van Oord has entered into a contract with Marine CoordinationServices to support work at the Norther offshore wind project. Van Oord is main contractor at the Belgian site and overseeing its construction. Dutch outfit Marine Coordination Services has deployed a team of four to support the marine coordination centre. Van Oord will put… Read More
Boskalis Westminster (Oman) said work is underway to complete the construction of the oil dock project in the port of Duqm, with the the stage of drilling on land already completed and work underway in the drilling and deepening in the sea. The length of the oil dock – which cost about RO200 million ($518… Read More