Finalists revealed for the IHS Markit Dredging and Port Construction Innovation Awards 2016

The finalists for the inaugural IHS Markit Dredging and Port Construction Innovation Awards 2016 have been announced, as the event celebrates this relatively unsung area of the industry, The Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding innovation and highlights those who are making valuable contribution in the dredging and port construction industry.

A winner from each category shortlist will be chosen by our expert panel of judges and announced at the Awards dinner ceremony on 10th November 2016, which will be held in at Grosvenor Square Hotel in Mayfair, London, UK.

Lisa Maher, DPC Senior Editor, commented: 'We’re delighted to have such a great response to our first Dredging and Port Construction Innovation Awards. The successful finalists demonstrate the diversity of innovation in this sector and why it underpins the maritime world, from commercial shipping to environmental benefit and from beach renewal to port expansions. The judging panel will have its work cut out to judge between all these high-quality candidates.”

This year’s finalists are:

Green Ports/Terminals Port of Long Beach, Green Port Policy Port of Prince Rupert, Green Wave Program Port of Valencia, Energy Saving Initiatives DP World, London Gateway

Innovation in Dredger Design Royal Boskalis, Magnor Royal Boskalis, Ndeavor & Ndurance DEME & Royal IHC, World’s first LNG-powered TSHDs DSC, North Carolina Department of Transportation Fully Customized Cutter Suction Dredge

Innovation in Dredging Equipment Royal Boskalis, The Mooring Actuator QPS, QPS QIMERA Valeport, SWiFT SVP Royal IHC, Clay Draghead - Mighty Dragon Wärtsilä Corporation, New generation “Antigoon” class dredger “Scheldt River” Wärtsilä Corporation, Sternguard In-water Serviceable Seal Royal IHC, The Plumigator | airless overflow Royal IHC, Improved dredge pump DEME, Application of a two speed propulsion gearbox with combinator-mode thrust Cable Arm, Environmental Swing Arms Hydraulic Bucket

Innovation in Port Design & Construction Port of Vancouver USA, West Vancouver Freight Access - Trench Project Port Miami, Port Miami Deep Dredge DP World, London Gateway

Innovation in Port Equipment Machinefabriek L. Straatman B.V., Solar Systems Konecranes, BOXHUNTER Cavotec and Jan De Nul, Brisbane Airport Corporation Damen, InvaSave Valeport, SWiFT SVP

Innovation in Project Design - Inland Dredging Ronald Waterman, Aquapuncture for Inland Waterways DRAGFLOW, Amphibious Dredges for Rio Magdalena Jan de Nul, Engineered Sediments for the Construction of Dykes

Innovation in Project Design - Open Water/Oblique Coastal Dredging Jan de Nul, Design and construction of the Sunfish and the Moonfish Port Miami, Port Miami Deep Dredge

Innovation in Support Vessels HR Wallingford Modelling of sediment plume and contaminants Jan de Nul, Isaac Newton Royal Boskalis, Ndeavor & Ndurance

Innovative Services to Dredging IADC, Ecosystem Services: Towards Integrated Marine Infrastructure Project Assessments Jan de Nul, CPEM, soil and sediment treatment centre in France. Jan de Nul, in-house Fall Pipe Vessel Simulator HR Wallingford, Noise modelling research project HR Wallingford, Modelling of sediment plume and contaminants

Working/Building with Nature Award DHI, Hvide Sande Harbour, Denmark Royal Boskalis, Room for the river project Noordwaard Port Everglades, The Port Everglades Upland Mangrove Enhancement DP World, London Gateway Netics, Bird islands made of dredged sediments Ellicott Dredgers, Prime Hook Nature Reserve

New Environments Award Royal IHC, Open Permanent magnet motor for use in deep sea HR Wallingford, Don Diego underwater phosphate mining

Port Productivity Awards - Ports Bremerhaven Port of Antwerp Port of Algeciras Bay Port of Hamburg

Port Productivity Awards - Terminals Antwerp International Terminal HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) NTB North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven Euromax Terminal Rotterdam – ECT

The IHS Markit Dredging and Port Construction Innovation Awards 2016 is sponsored by Boskalis Dredging & Marine Experts, DEME Dredging Environmental & Marine Engineering and Rohde Nielsen.

For information on how to sponsor or participate in the 2016 DPC Innovation Awards, please visit www.ihsdpcawards.com, or contact Ms. Deborah Fish for table packages and sponsorship at deborah.fish@ihsmarkit.com