Highlights of the Week

March 20, 2016

Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 14-20).

Financial Institutions Tour Panama Canal Expansion

The five international financial institutions partially financing the Panama Canal Expansion Program traveled to Panama last week to see the 96.6 percent progress made thus far.

Jan De Nul Wins Tahkoluoto Wind Farm Contract

Wind power producer Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy has chosen Jan De Nul Group as the main contractor of marine construction for the new offshore wind farm in Pori, Finland.

NMDC and Royal IHC Sign Contract for New TSHD

National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and Royal IHC – the two companies specialized in dredging, mining and marine construction – have signed a contract for the construction of a new state-of-the-art Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger.

Gemini 720is Multibeam Imaging Sonars for Van Oord

Van Oord, a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, has purchased a suite of Gemini 720is multibeam imaging sonars, in the week of its launch at Oceanology 2016, in London.

APM Lazaro Cardenas Terminal 2 to Open Soon

APM Terminals has forged ahead with the new deep-water semi-automated Lázaro Cárdenas Terminal 2 (TEC2) project.