Earlier this year, Straatman successfully delivered a 25 ton bow discharge assembly to a client in the United States. The bow discharge installation with an inside diameter of ø762 mm and a maximum working pressure of 20 bar was recently installed on Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation new dredge,
For more than a century, Boskalis has been active in providing protection against the forces of nature. Today, they help protect populations and the natural environment from the consequences of climate change, such as rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions through the coastal defense and r
Littlehampton Harbour has just announced the successful completion of another dredging campaign at the harbour entrance. The harbour is located at the mouth of the River Arun on the south coast between Chichester and Worthing, close to the South Downs National Park. In order to maintain safe access
Together with representatives from B Capital Partners and Swiss Re, the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and Vital Ports explored what is needed in order to improve the connection between green-labelled funds and sustainable waterborne infra
Beach work at Eastoke on Hayling Island started today. The work will help protect homes and businesses against coastal flooding over winter. With securing funding from the Environment Agency, Havant Borough Council will be carrying out this very important nourishment program in this area. Material f
Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered a full dredge package for the brand-new split hull trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Omvac Catorce. The TSHD, owned by the Spanish dredging contractor CANLEMAR, has already entered service and started working on its first dredge project at the Port of Huel
The Karnaphuli River dredging program in Bangladesh is in full swing now. The photo below shows Deep Diggers utilizing one of the two DSC Sharks that they built in Bangladesh using DSC design and components for the dredging project on the Karnaphuli River. The Karnaphuli River is the largest and mos
Dredging work on the inner basins of the Port of Gdynia is now underway, reports Wuprohyd of Gdynia – the project designer. The basic aim of the project, set to deepen the port areas from 13.5 to 16 metres, is to enable the largest ships in the Baltic Sea to arrive at the port, said […]
Ahmed Bashir, chairman of one of the largest private dredging company in Bangladesh – the Western Engineering Ltd (WEL) recently took a tour of the Royal IHC Kinderdijk yard. Currently, WEL has a fleet of around 40 cutter suction dredgers, half of which are IHC Beaver dredgers. According to Royal IH
Rohde Nielsen recently started work on a beach nourishment project at Lønstrup in Denmark. According to the company, all the sand comes from a maintenance project in Hirtshals Port, where the hopper dredger Freja R, is dredging approximately 190.000m3. Without the new sand, waves and currents would
The electrification of big machinery has long been a challenge. In 2020, Van Oord commissioned the Netherlands’ first all-electric 20-tonne excavator and more recently its first hybrid bulldozer. The success of these machines has led Van Oord to invest in 4 electric excavators, 2 electric wheeled lo
Second phase of £21M Clifton Ings Flood Alleviation scheme to better protect 135 homes in York area from flooding is underway. Led by the Environment Agency, the project covers the Clifton and Rawcliffe areas of York and will better protect 135 homes from flooding and reduce the risk of flood water
