Dredging
A port’s activities related to the deepening of the seabed in its waterways and basins. Includes the waters in port entrances and docks, to deepen the draft for handling ever-larger ships.
Romania approves Constanta port expansion
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The Romanian Government has approved a key infrastructure project to expand the southern sector of...
Dredging will improve Ribadeo port, Galicia
Ribadeo, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – The current dredging of the access channel, the Mirasol dock, and the fishing dock will improve...
Dredging of Azov Sea’s port of Taganrog
Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) March 7, 2024 – RosMorRechFlot, the Russian state agency for river and sea transport, is looking for a contractor to dredge...
Russia’s problems with dredging in Arctic and elsewhere
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 2, 2024 – “Definitely bad” is how Nikolay Tyrtyshny, General Director of Rostov central design bureau Stapel that...
Shortage of dredging vessels delays Port of Valencia work
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2024 – A shortage of dredging vessels is delaying work on the new container terminal in the Port of Valencia. The...
Russia to dredge Northern Sea Route with Chinese help
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – The transportation of the dredging fleet from Southeast Asia through the Suez Canal to the Northern Sea...
Port of Ribadeo in Northwest Galicia to be dredged
Ribadeo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – The government has announced that around 5.5 million euros will be invested in dredging the port of...
“Hydromer” dredger sails to Port of Sète-Frontignan
Sète, France (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – The “Hydromer” dredger is sailing to the Mediterranean Port of Sète-Frontignan. It was built in the...
DEME publishes improved financial results for 2023
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – DEME (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV) has published financial results for 2023. A...
Kazakhstan to dredge Kuryk and Aktau ports
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports of Kuryk will be dredged in 2024, while Aktau, the country’s...
National, local firms join for Valencia container terminal tender
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2024 – Leading national construction and dredging companies are forming consortia with local building firms...
Port of Aviles to draft dredging project
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – The Port of Aviles is drafting a project to expand the San Juan breakwater. This would prevent a large...
Port of Rimini starts canal mouth dredging
Rimini, Italy (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – The Port of Rimini has started dredging the canal mouth. An area of around 10,000 m² will be dredged to...
Romanian government approves Constanta Port dredging
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – The Romanian government has approved an ambitious $229 million dredging project at the Port of...
Port of Bari plans San Cataldo pier expansion
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – The Port of Bari is planning an expansion of San Cataldo pier, a proposal supported by the Municipality of...
Dredging activities continue at the Port of Ancona
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Dredging activities at the Port of Ancona are continuing. The removal of the material from the seabed...
Update: Van Oord dredging vessels to start work in Burgas
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – Two Van Oord split hopper barges (Pieter Caland and the Cornelis Lely) and backhoe dredger Simson...
Dredging contract awarded for Port of Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – A contract to dredge the access channel to Stazione Marittima di Venezia has been awarded to a...
Van Oord dredging vessels near Burgas port
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 11, 2024 – The semi-submersible vessel Seaway Albatross is approaching the Bosphorus Strait today on its way...
Port of Ancona in urgent need of dredging
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – The Port of Ancona in urgent need of dredging if it is to remain competitive with nearby ports such as...