Crew members of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Yuri Maslyukov rescued a man in distress off the Baltiysk Port last week. The dredger completed the rescue mission with the assistance of the Vessel Traffic System (VTS) Kaliningrad, said FSUE Rosmorport. “On December 22, 2021, at about 21:0
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently published its annual review of the global dredging market – the 2020 edition of Dredging in Figures report. The annually prepared report serves as a resource to entities interested in the financial development of the dredging indust
The dredger Hanson Thames, built at Damen Shipyards in Galati, Romania, has arrived safely in the UK and is set to enter active service in the new year. “Our new marine aggregates dredger provides increased payload and efficiency and will supply sand and gravel for the UK construction market,” said
Everton Football Club has just released this incredible drone image offering a fascinating bird’s-eye view of the progress that has been made on the site of the new stadium. The hi-res image, courtesy of NASA, clearly shows Bramley-Moore Dock completely devoid of water and infilled with sand, as the
Boskalis has just signed a contract with the Beninese and Togolese governments to respond to the advance of coastal erosion, AFRIK 21 reports. The value of this contract is 41.6 billion CFA francs, nearly EUR 63.5 million. Under the contract, the Dutch giant will protect the segment (180 km) of the
The Afsluitdijk reinforcement project is in full swing on the Wadden Sea side and the work on the IJsselmeer side has also begun. Here too, large sections of the dyke need to be reinforced, said Van Oord in its latest project update. “We carefully check the condition of the dyke. If the existing rev
Earlier in December, trailing hopper suction dredger Vox Amalia arrived in Harwich to begin works on the €140 million Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project. Since then, TSHD Vox Amalia has been busy dredging the deep water channel. She will stay in the area for a little while, working in various s
Antwerp Port Authority has asked Witteveen+Bos to investigate the possibility of deepening and relocating the Europaterminal quay wall. The purpose of deepening the Europa Terminal is to accommodate ships with a larger draught. Hydraulic, sedimentological and morphological studies were conducted as
For the new locks in Terneuzen, MPS’ customer DEME Group is the contract partner in the joint venture SASSEVAART – in charge of all dredging works on the project. A MPS – Modular Pontoon Systems pontoon is used for the excavation work with two Liebherr HS 895 HD grab cranes with a weight of approxim
Damen Shipyards has delivered a new Shoalbuster 3518 SD to Caspian Offshore Construction LLP (COC). The Shoalbuster 3518 SD is a highly versatile workboat capable of taking on a wide variety of assignments. Handling anchors, buoys and hoses, as well as towing and other general support tasks for the
Rostov Oblast based Tsimlyansky Marine Engineering Plant (Tsimlyansk Shipyard, CSMZ) is set to build three non-self-propelled cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) for State Transport Leasing Company (STLC), PortNews said. Capacity of the dredgers will be around 500 cbm/h. Rosmorrechflot plans to gradually
Royal Van der Leun has signed an important contract with shipyard CRIST S.A., located in Gdynia, Poland. The deal includes the delivery of the complete control room, a VFD container & Transformer container for the Multi Purpose Pontoon of the Femern Link Contractors project. The pontoon with submers
