Highlights of the Week

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Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 22-28, 2018).

 

Group Ocean Orders Two Damen Vessels

Recently, at the New Orleans Workboat Festival in the United States, Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Canada-based Group Ocean for the delivery of two Modular Multi Cats 1205.

 

NMDC’s New Dredger ARZANA Starts Sea Trials

Royal IHC has begun sea trials for the recently launched 6,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ARZANA.

 

Ellicott Ends 2017 With Success

Ellicott Dredges, a Baltimore based manufacturer of dredging equipment, has reported a very busy and successful end of 2017, with important new orders from all corners of the world.

 

CHEC in Sri Lanka – Two Colombo Agreements Signed

China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development, the Urban Development Authority and the CHEC Port City Colombo, for funding the Colombo International Finance City (CIFC) Building Complex.

 

Orion Marine Wins Port Canaveral Dredging Contract

A new multi-purpose cargo berth at Port Canaveral was given the green light at the Port Authority Board of Commissioners meeting this week.

 

RAK Ports: Cutter Suction Dredger Athena Busy at Saqr Port

The second phase of dredging operations in connection with the berth extension project at Ra’s al-Khaimah’s Saqr Port is set to begin today, according to a Notice to Mariners issued by the Harbor Master of RAK Ports.