Van der Kamp Opts for ABC Dual Fuel Engines
Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) signed a contract with Van der Kamp Dredging International B.V. from Zwolle to deliver four main 12DZD dual fuel generating sets - which in total will deliver about 8000 KWm at 1000 rpm - for a new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) called ‘Ecodelta’. With this contract, a reputed and internationally operating dredging company chooses again for ABC's dual fuel main generating sets. From 2018 onwards, the 'Ecodelta' - with a capacity of 5,500 m³ - will keep the port basins at depth of the Port of Rotterdam. With ABC's dual fuel engines
Kipevu Oil Terminal at Mombasa Port to Relocate
& Marine Experts, CPECC & Power China JV, China CAMC Engineering and Besix, CMR & Van Oord. Others are China Railway Construction Corporation, China State Construction Engineering Corporation, SAIPEM AFCONS Infrastructures, Jan De Nul, China Communications Construction Company and Dredging International. Danish engineering firm Niras was in 2014 tasked with designing the new facility at a cost of $1.7 million. The jetty is expected to increase efficiency in delivery of imported refined fuel for Kenya’s domestic use and export to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and eastern
European Consortium Launches Blue Nodules Project
by way of a stakeholder group and an advisory board. An independent ethics advisor will safeguard the ethics standards of the project. The consortium consists of 14 leading industry and research partners from nine European countries: Royal IHC – IHC Mining B.V. The Netherlands Dredging International Belgium Continental AG United Kingdom & Hungary IHC MTI The Netherlands De Regt Marine Cables The Netherlands Uniresearch The Netherlands Seascape Consultants Ltd. United Kingdom GSR Belgium Bureau Veritas France NIOZ The Netherlands RWTH Aachen Germany NTNU Norway Aarhus University
GLDD Completes Suez Contract
celebrate the recent completion of the New Suez Canal Project in Egypt, which will allow two way traffic by creating a parallel channel alongside 70 kilometers of the existing Canal. The inauguration ceremony is scheduled today August 6, 2015. Great Lakes, along with its Consortium partner Dredging International NV, was responsible for dredging approximately 40 million cubic meters to -24m depth along a 29.5 kilometer stretch of the Canal for a contract value of US$600 million. The Company rapidly mobilized its Middle East-based heavy duty, high production cutter suction dredges, the 'Carolina' and
Economics of Dyneema-based Ropes
a drill rig the lighter ropes can translate into up to 40% faster mooring and installation compared to polyester. Rig down time is reduced considerably as hookup speed is expedited. It also means smaller Anchor Handling Vessels can be used, and less trips to shore are required. Belgian Dredging International switched its barge mooring lines from steel wire ropes to ropes made with Dyneema. While initially more expensive, the improved productivity, ease and speed of handling and safety all reportedly made these ropes well worth the investment. The saving can come from unexpected sources
December 2025
