The Finnish subsidiary of Harju Elekter Group, Telesilta Oy is joining the list of companies that will take part in a major shipbuilding project – the construction of a new trailing suction hopper dredger for the Polish Maritime Office. According to Harju Elekter, Telesilta signed the contract on Ap
George Leslie Ltd has started works at Lochmaddy Harbour where the ferry terminal will be upgraded with new infrastructure. This £15.3 million project forms a key part of the Skye Triangle upgrade where Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have been working closely with Transport Scotland, Caledonian Maritime
Van Oord’s Goliath, one of the world’s largest backhoe dredgers, is currently busy working in Felixstowe. The dredger is equipped with a bucket that can hold between 20 and 40 cubic metres of material, and can work at a dredging depth of up to 26 metres. In Van Oord’s fleet, backhoes Simson and Goli
The Maldives Government has contracted Van Oord to carry out a land reclamation project in Addu City. The agreement for the reclamation of 194 hectares of land in Addu city – with the financial assistance of India – was signed in Addu on March 27. The project, funded via $800 million line of credit
To achieve optimal use of IHC Dredging assets and to increase operational efficiency, an operations monitoring dashboard is now offered on all new Beaver® vessels. Understanding how an asset performs is vital to maximising operational efficiency and earning potential, said the company. With data dri
At the moment, there is plenty of steelwork around at the Damen Dredging Equipment yard in Nijkerk, the Netherlands. “We are in the process of manufacturing 14 pieces of almost 12 meter long floats,” said the company. These floats will replace the floating pipeline of the cutter suction dredger (CSD
Southsea Coastal Scheme has just released this amazing video update, named Frontage 4 (Southsea Castle) drone footage. Delivery of rock took place March 26-27 during the day – with the tides in two sessions each day 03:00 to 11:00 and 16:30 to 23:00. The latest model Dave from Ovenden Earthmoving wa
Van Oord’s new LNG trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Alexia hit the water last week in Singapore. The vessel is set to boost the mid-class section of Van Oord’s fleet of trailing suction hopper dredgers. “This state-of-the-art vessel is fitted with an LNG installation and is a fine example
Marine Specialists Ltd took delivery of a customised 28m x 12m pontoon barge and a 60t Hyundai excavator recently. “Responding to increasing demand, the acquisition of the barge and excavator significantly increases the company’s dredging and outfall installation capabilities and fits effectively wi
Boskalis and its partners made major advances recently on the large-scale upgrade of a dike bordering the Markermeer lake in the Netherlands. The project demonstrates how Boskalis, as partner in the public-private Markermeer Dikes Alliance, is responding to climate change and can deliver tailor-made
This afternoon the new Water Injection Dredger ‘Aquadelta’ hit the water at Scheepswerf Bijlsma in Wartena, The Netherlands. The ‘Aquadelta’ is a diesel-electric twin propelled WID which was developed by Conoship International in close cooperation with Bagger- en Aannemingsmaatschappij Van der Kamp
The transformation of the Olympic Port in Barcelona, Catalonia, is moving ahead. Under this development plan, dredging work on the inlet has begun this March, a maintenance project that will increase the safety of navigation and access to the Port by sea. This is the first time that this work has be
