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Training Institute for Dredging continues to develop

The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) is a part of MTI Holland – the IHC Merwede group’s global knowledge centre for dredging and wet mining – which has grown significantly over the past three...

Queen names Boskalis trailing suction hopper dredger WILLEM VAN ORANJE

Her Majesty the Queen named and launched the trailing suction hopper dredger WILLEM VAN ORANJE on 10 February 2010. The ship is being built for Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. at the IHC Merwede...

Van Oord lays keel of giant self-propelled cutter suction dredger

Friday 19th February 2010 the keel is laid of giant self-propelled cutter suction dredger CO1261, Athena. Ms H. Vos-van Genderen, wife of Mr P.F. Vos, retired Van Oord Plant Design and Construction...

IHC Metalix achieves ISO 9001 certification

IHC Metalix B.V., one of IHC Merwede’s business units, successfully achieved NEN-EN-ISO 9001:2008 quality certification at the end of last year. This was formally awarded to the company’s management...

IHC Piping makes major investment in robot technology

IHC Piping B.V. has announced that it has placed a major order for a flange welding system. This is a pioneering robotic production solution for welding bespoke pipe constructions for the offshore,...