Mar 10, 2021 | Diving
During dredging, the crew noticed that dredged material was lost from the split hopper barge. SUBMAR was asked to carry out an underwater investigation of the closing mechanism in the barge. About halfway into the hopper, we discovered damage of the closing mechanism...
Mar 7, 2021 | Diving
For several years already, the sheet pile walls of the tunnels of the Schipdonk Canal and the Leopold Canal in Zeebrugge have been treated against corrosion. Both canals are of great importance for the water management from Flanders to France. Both tunnels run...
Mar 3, 2021 | Diving
Between the beautiful historic station building and the neo-gothic St.Peter and Paul church in Ostend lies the Mercator Lock. Tis lock is the only access to the mercator dock and guards the water level over there. The lock keeper had noticed that the water level in...
Feb 9, 2021 | Diving
The Corona pandemic did not make things easy for anyone. The draining of the Veurne lock was necessarily delayed due to safety regulations of our authorities. But finally the time had come.The upstream side of the lock had already been sealed off with wooden...
Sep 7, 2020 | Diving
One of our customers is an important petrochemical company in the port of Antwerp. A large part of their supplies and deliveries goes via the Scheldt with ships. A large pipe bridge is connected to a loading and unloading jetty. To be sure of a flawless service, the...
Sep 7, 2020 | Diving
The Dampoort lock in Bruges is a busy lock. The doors swing open almost continuously throughout the day. At night it gets quiet, still because of the lock. But a little further on there is a notorious pub. A large terrace, widespread tables and an enthusiastic crowd....
