Highlights of the Week

Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 27-April 2, 2017).

 

Damen Completes Repair Work on TSHD Leiv Eiriksson

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has recently completed works in Vlissingen and Brest on two Jan de Nul’s vessels.

 

Gothenburg Testing Dredge Spoils for New Terminal

The Port of Gothenburg is planning to make use of contaminated clay from the seabed to build a new freight terminal.

 

Maintenance Dredging Project Moves Forward at Port of Cape Town

Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Dredging Services division has embarked on a $1.1 million maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Cape Town to restore the design depths inside Duncan dock.

 

Van Oord’s New Hopper Dredger Vox Amalia Hits the Water

Van Oord’s new trailing suction hopper dredger, the Vox Amalia, has been successfully launched at the LaNaval shipyard in Bilbao, Spain.

 

Royal IHC Launches TSHD Shanti Sagar 17 for Adani

The launch ceremony of SHANTI SAGAR 17 – an 8,000m³ standardized trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place today, 31 March, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.