Top News – August 4 to 10, 2014

Thordon Equipment Shows Great Results on DEME’s “D’Artagnan”

Water lubricated Thordon Composite cutterhead shaft bearings have performed well for 9 years on one of the largest cutter suction dredgers in the world – Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering N.V. (DEME)’s D’Artagnan (28,200 kW total installed power).

Great Lakes Reports 2014 Second Quarter Results

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Demand for Dutch Expertise on Nicaragua Canal

Dr. Paul Oquist, a Nicaraguan minister and an advisor to the President for the Nicaragua Canal project, has visited Deltares. He heard what the Netherlands has to offer in terms of the expertise it can provide for the completion of the new Nicaragua Canal.

INPEX: Darwin Harbour Dredging Completed (Australia)

INPEX CORPORATION announced today the on-schedule completion of the Ichthys LNG Project’s dredging program in Darwin Harbour in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Spain: Port of Mahon Dredging Wrapped Up

The aim of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) to improve depths in the commercial port of Mahon has been met, thanks to the dredging work that got underway last March. 

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Dredging Today Staff, August 10, 2014