Neptune Marine has just released these beautiful photos of its recently delivered EuroHopper 400 dredger Sandborn. The EuroHopper range is designed and built to work the toughest environments, undertaking maintenance dredging projects in ports and coastal areas, as well as sand and aggregates extrac
Breedon Group has entered the marine aggregates business with the acquisition of Severn Sands Limited. Severn Sands is a family-run marine dredging business operating in the Bristol Channel. It has licences to dredge 500,000 tonnes of sand a year, using its 60-metre suction dredger, The MV Penfret.
HELION Hydrogen Power high-power fuel cell manufacturer has received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for its FC-RACKTM Marine version, a zero-emission hydrogen powered electric generator dedicated to maritime applications. The AiP is the result of a close collaboration between HELION and B
Rohde Nielsen’s TSHD Trud R has recently finished this year’s campaign at La Pineda Beach in Spain. This project was part of the 4-year beach nourishment contract that Rohde Nielsen was awarded in 2020 for the client AP TARRAGONA. The volume completed this year was 110.000 m3. Climate change and the
With a busy year under their belt during 2021, The Marine Group’s Harbour Management department is continuing to expand their dredging fleet with a third vessel. The latest addition – Doonhamer – is the largest in their fleet and can operate as either a water injection dredger or a plough dredger. A
The Dutch maritime design and engineering company, Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam B.V. is embarking on a new project to design a large Cutter Suction Dredge (CSD) for a client in the US. As reported, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has contracted Vuyk Engineering to design a large CSD for p
With approximately 24 million m3 of dredged material, the Świnoujście-Szczecin Fairway has been deepened by 2 metres to a total of -12.5 metres. As a result of this work, the Port of Szczecin will now be able to welcome the next generation of vessels. Check out this amazing video about this impressi
Rijkswaterstaat recently announced that west of the current Holwerd – Ameland fairway, at buoy VA9, a natural channel has developed due to the highly dynamic movements in the Wadden area. According to the latest research, this channel is currently more suitable as a navigation channel than the one t
Van Oord’s new system named the INSPECTION HATCH will compete for the IADC Safety Award 2022. According to IADC, the system uses a cantilever to allow the inspection hatch to be operated by a single person. The design enables quick inspections, making it less labour intensive and removes the need fo
A dredging project on the Izmail and Reni Ports is set to increase Danube River traffic several times. According to Ukraine Business News, the dredging works are currently being carried out in the waters surrounding the Izmail Port and soon will begin in the Port of Reni. After these operations ar
After successful dredge trials the EuroHopper 400 named Sandborn is now on her way to Denmark to the premises of Sibelco Group. Neptune has developed its own range of small to medium-sized Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers (TSHD), the EuroHopper range. Based on proven dredging technology and customiz
MAN PrimeServ has signed a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with GIE Dragages-Ports, which includes inspection kits and preventative maintenance services as well as remote assistance (PrimeServ Assist) and engine-fluid analysis (PrimeServ LAB). The Samuel de Champlain dredger (117 m, 8,500 m³) bel
