The Central Dredging Associations (CEDA) Dredging Days 2011 took place on November 10-11 with 280 dredging experts from more than 20 countries attending. It was held in conjunction with Europort 2011 at the Ahoy Exhibition Center in Rotterdam the Netherlands. Read More
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Almost 40 percent of the attendees at Europort are directly involved in the dredging industry and these attendees represent countries that we do not reach with the other shows. In addition to Europe the conference is attended by potential customers from Africa the Middle East and the Far East to name a few. Read More
Rio de la Plata the mammoth sea-like estuary whose shores are home to Argentine capital Buenos Aires and the Uruguayan capital Montevideo is fed by two main tributaries: the Paran River which runs northward through Argentina and eventually becomes its border with Paraguay; and the Uruguay River which curves to the northeast creating borders between Uruguay Argentina and Brazil. Its no humble ambition: to make the Rio de la Plata river system become to South America what the Mississippi is to North America. But first the countries that border it must move past a decade of political stalemate and get on with the dredging. Read More
Italys energy group Eni SpA has completed the sale of its majority stake in the TAG pipeline which brings Russian gas to Europe Eni said in a statement in January. Read More
In the past several years there has been a worldwide mandate that companies begin to adopt lean and green initiatives and the hydraulic world is no stranger to this concept. Read More
Weir Minerals Linatex Gallatin Tennessee has announced two new products and a product enhancement - pre-formed hose bends; Wear Indicator System; and cut end hose with enhanced aluminum flanged couplings. Read More
Short news items from Latin America. Read More
BAM Groep nv (BAM) announced in December that it had transferred its 21.5 percent share in Van Oord nv to a consortium consisting of three Dutch investment companies (Janivo Breedinvest Rinkelberg) and one Belgian investment company (Cobepa). Read More
The Dutra Group has purchased the 11144-cubic-yard hopper dredge Stuyvesant from General Electric. The purchase was finalized on December 30 and announced on January 2. Read More
Review of Sandra Brannan's mystery novels set in mines in Colorado and South Dakota. Read More
