Deep into a dark tunnel
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...
Sealing a leak in the Mercator lock
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...
Draining the Veurne lock
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...
188 interventions and projects
Our first fully operational year is behind us. The number of orders rose steadily until the Corona crisis hit our business. During the first lockdown, our business dropped by almost 50%. After that, we saw a very fast and strong recovery followed by major growth...
VERENA
With the vision of giving women an equal chance in this men's world , we would like to present to you: VERENA. She has been part of our team for a few weeks now and once again we are impressed by the possibilities that a woman in a diving team brings. One more woman...
Wall thickness measurements in the Scheldt
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...
Dampoortsluis
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....
GREEN
"Green needed us again" We are very proud to be their partners.
Dredging at 1,000 bar
Artes Depret from Zeebrugge is building a bicycle underpass at the Sint-Lievenspoort in Ghent. Our company was asked to empty the tubular piles on which the bicycle deck will rest to a certain depth below the bottom of the river Scheldt. The top layer in the piles was...
Assistance with dry-docking
You can also count on Submar for assistance with dry-docking . Last weekend we were allowed to assist with the drydocking of this vessel in France. Another satisfied customer!