Damen has just introduced the first cabin of its new Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) range. A new design becomes quite real when they start finishing up components, the company said. “This beauty makes sure you dredge in comfort and style. She comes with air-conditioning and sound-absorbing isolation,”
Early next year, Royal IHC will hold two online courses on the topic of pumps and slurry transportation. Pumping slurry is a complex and important process. Created for project engineers, R&D engineers, design engineers and more, this practical and case-driven courses will give attendees the theoreti
The largest U.S.-flagged, self propelled trailing suction hopper dredger (THSD) Frederick Paup will be propelled by three SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers – manufactured at the German Wismar production site. The three SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers type 510 L FP are powered by diesel-electric drives and feature
Sometimes, the solution to a problem can be lying right under our nose. Dunes serve as natural buffers to climate change, for instance, by breaking the strength of the wind and waves that can cause erosion and damage coastal infrastructure. That is why UNESCO began working with scientists, local man
INZ WORLD has just released this beautiful video about the biggest and strongest dredgers in the world. Dredgers are of great importance as they serve the purpose of ensuring the necessary safe bottom clearance for safer voyages. The sediments might be gathered for purposes like:
Top10 Files has just released this beautiful video named ’10 Most Amazing Dredgers in the World’. In the video, you will see the following dredgers:
The Port of Turku, Finland, has stopped the disposal of dredged material in the sea for environmental reasons and to protect the Baltic Sea. The disposal of dredging masses is now starting in Lauttaranta district on the northern shore of Hirvensalo Island. This will also help to elevate the ground l
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Klaipėda State Seaport Authority have signed a €65 million loan agreement for the development of Klaipėda seaport in Lithuania. Klaipėda is the main port connection in Lithuania, part of the TEN-T North Sea-Baltic corridor, and one of the largest port complexes
Sorensen’s marine team recently welcomed 6th year students from Scoil Phobail Bhéara in Casteltownbere, to the Dinish Wharf project for a site visit. The site team explained the various construction methodologies that were used to deliver each element of this large infrastructural project. “The feed
Dredging operations are underway across the Ports of Genoa and Savona, with the dual objective to maintain and to deepen the depth alongside quaylines. It is essential to regularly remove the accumulations of sand and sediment – deposited by tide and river flows into the sea – from the navigation ch
In 2020, the Port Authority of Douala, Cameroon, expanded their fleet with the Royal IHC 3,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Mont Mandara to maintain the access canal to the Port of Douala. The current project, the expansion of the Port of Pointe-Noire in Congo, is a true reflection of t
Systems integrator Alewijnse has successfully completed the electrical refit of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge at Kooiman Hoebee shipyard in Dordrecht. To expand the vessel’s cargo space from 1800m³ to 3000m³, the vessel was cut in half and a new, 37.1-meter section inserted. In additi
