Two Russian sailors died aboard the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Milford in the Bulgarian waters near Varna on July 3. The Russian citizens, aged 32 and 58, died in cargo section of the TSHD, which was sailing under a Belize flag, RIA Novosti reported, citing the Bulgarian maritime authori
Van Oord’s brand-new trailing suction hopper dredgers Vox Ariane and Vox Apolonia are working together to protect the Dutch coast. The coast of Zeeland, Netherlands, is facing erosion from powerful currents, waves and wind. That’s why Van Oord was commissioned to take action by implementing beach no
The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Mark Harbers, yesterday attended an event celebrating the completion of the enlargement of the Twente Canals – a great recognition for the work of consortium Van Oord – Hakkers – Beens, who worked on the final phase of the enlargement of the
Environmentally friendly dredging is just one of the concrete results to come from Finland’s partnership with a Michigan company called Moran Iron Works (MIW). MIW and Watermaster North America recently partnered to manufacture a second Finnish-engineered dredging machine for a costumer in Minnesota
Port of London Authority has announced that on or about Monday 24th July 2023, marine contractors working on behalf of City of London Corporation will commence works to decommission the former Barking Power Station and Outfall in Halfway Reach. The works include: removal of the existing outfall stru
Jan De Nul continues to make good progress in Poland with dredging of the Port of Gdynia now being almost halfway done. Dredging of the Port of Gdynia inner basins kicked off in late 2022, and once complete, will allow the port to handle the largest ships in the Baltic Sea. The project includes deep
Royal IHC has taken a step further to become one of the world’s leading suppliers of sustainable dredging solutions with the launch of fully electrically powered IHC Beaver cutter suction dredger series. The company announced recently that IHC is expanding its portfolio of standard Cutter Suction Dr
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will this week welcome 36 participants from all over the world for the well known Dredging and Reclamation Seminar at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. The seminar strives to provide an understanding of the basics of dredging through lect
Lotos Shipyard of USC’s Southern Centre for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair yesterday launched the second self-propelled dredger in the series of four ships of Project 93.159. The vessels, which are ordered by the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK), are intended to debottleneck inland waterways and
The President of Suriname, Chan Santokhi, toured Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Crestway earlier this week. With this dredging vessel, Boskalis – in a joint venture with Baggerbedrijf De Boer B.V. and Dutch Dredging – is deepening the Suriname River to make the Port of Paramaribo m
Maintenance dredging has been completed in the inner basin and at the approaches to the seaport of Shakhtersk (Sakhalin Region), the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot) said. The design depth of the access canal ensured by the dredging is now 4.5 meters. The dredging operation
Infrastructure Malta recently kicked off works to develop a new 180-metre breakwater at Bugibba, in St Paul’s Bay. The new breakwater is to be longer than the existing one and will provide better protection for vessels moored in this area. Next to the breakwater, Infrastructure Malta will construct
