Almarin has carried out the supply and installation of twenty eight buoys for the Magdalena River and eight shore based beacons. Included in this project were four buoys for the neighboring Santa Marta Port.

With this project DIMAR continues its process of homogenization and improvement of the aids to navigation in Colombia, in accordance with IALA requirements, and as part its primary goal of improving safety and security for mariners in Colombian waters.

The buoys for Magdalena River were specifically designed to withstand strong currents (up to six knots) with greater volume, hydrodynamic shape and with a nylon mesh reinforced elastomer skin. The buoys, from Guia W range, are manufactured with a stainless steel tower and a closed cell polyethylene hull, providing robustness, visibility and stability in this river of demanding conditions.

The eight beacons in the riverside, model ALT7 made of stainless steel with concrete bases, provide greater visibility than previous towers and meet IALA requirements.

The complete project has been carried out in collaboration with Almarin’s local partners, INER Consultores and Cenacol, who have provided local logistical support and coordination.

Previously, Almarin has worked with DIMAR in providing over a hundred buoys in the ports of Cartagena and Buenaventura, as well as the beaconing in islands of San Andres and Providencia.

Almarin is part of Grupo Lindley, which this year celebrates 85 years since its founding, supplying and serving in the maritime-port and industrial areas.

The total value of these orders represents approximately 1.6 billion EUR. Foremost important is a Letter of Award received in Singapore. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has awarded Dredging International Asia Pacific Pte Ltd – Daelim Industrial Co Ltd Joint Venture the Tuas Terminal Phase 1 Reclamation, Wharf Construction and Dredging Project on 13 Feb 2015. The Joint Venture will be responsible for the construction of 8.6 kilometres of quay wall, the reclamation of about 300 hectares of new land and the dredging of the fairways. The quay wall will be constructed by fabrication, floating, transporting and positioning of over two hundred caissons of 15,000 ton each. The Joint Venture has to complete the project within six years.

For more information on the other contracts awarded to DEME read our March 2015 issue of World Port Development.

This week, Magna Tyres and their official agent in South Korea, Hyoshin Hispec Co Ltd, signed an official contract with BNCT (Busan New Container Terminal).

The contract is concerning the Magna M-Straddle (16.00R25), and includes an agreement for the supply of a considerable quantity of straddle carrier tyres over a period of 12 months. The established co-operation means that Magna Tyres will supply BNCT a significant part of their annual straddle carrier tyre requirements in 2015.

The M-Straddle is a radial constructed tyre, especially designed for use on straddle carriers in demanding port and terminal conditions. The steel radial construction provides outstanding shock absorption and maximum operating comfort. Heavy-duty sidewalls in combination with the deep and ribbed tread pattern guarantee excellent resistance to impacts and damage.