Highlights of the Week

July 3, 2016

Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (June 27-July 3, 2016).

Wartsila Engines for Two Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers

Wartsila has won an order to supply engines for two new 8000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredgers.

HAM 318 Completes Thinadhoo Land Reclamation

Dredging and land reclamation operations at Thinadhoo are now wrapped up, according to the Maldives’ Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure.

Boskalis to Reinforce Dike Between Eemshaven and Delfzijl

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has announced that the Noorderzijlvest district water board intends to award the contract for the Eemshaven-Delfzijl dike reinforcement project to a consortium consisting of Boskalis & KWS Infra.

Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials in the Mersey and Medway

MarineSpace Ltd., together with its partners, has entered into an agreement with the Peel Ports Group to update the environmental baseline documents for the Mersey and Medway estuaries in accordance with the Maintenance Dredging Protocol.

TSHD Macuti Collides with Cargo Ship in Beira

The 2500 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Macuti, owned by the Mozambican Dredging Comoany (Emodraga), collided with a cargo ship in the Port of Beira access channel earlier this week.