In mid-April, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Willem van Oranje arrived to Remontowa Shiprepair Yard S.A. for class renewal. Vessel is owned by Boskalis, the company’s partner from the Netherlands. The TSHD Willem Van Oranje is one of the first dredging vessels in the world, which is powe
The naming ceremony of the Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD500) Yantra took place in Ruse, Bulgaria, a few days ago. The CSD is part of an important modernisation programme of the Danube dredging fleet, and will have the prominent task of keeping the Danube at the required depth. The naming ceremon
In accordance with the order of FSUE “Rosmorport”, the dredger Dniester and the dredging barges Deltovaya 10 and Deltovaya 11 – previously operated by the Makhachkala Branch – were transferred to the company’s Azov Basin Branch. Taking into account the arrival of three vessels, the dredging fleet of
Since March 2021, Wasa Dredging has been busy working for the main contractor Rohde Nielsen AS in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The works are part of the contract for “Capital dredging to 15.0m depth in Klaipėda State Seaport inner navigation channel from PK(21) to PK(85)”. Wasa’s involvement in the project
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Willem van Oranje arrived recently at Damen yard in Rotterdam to pull both rudders, and to repair the starboard propeller shaft. According to Damen, all propeller blades have been replaced by new ones. The rudders are currently being assembled and a new doc
Since the start of the year, Rohde Nielsen AS has been busy performing the maintenance dredging operations for the Harwich Haven Authority. According to the company, the Harwich dredging project was done in two campaigns. The first campaign was 35 days during February and March. The second campaign
Van Oord has completed this year’s beach replenishment works that will reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities. The sand was pumped onto beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point, including at Trusthorpe, Mablethorpe, Ingoldmells, Trunch Lane, Wolla Bank, Chapel Six Ma
The Payra Port Authority (PPA) and Jan De Nul signed a contract for capital and maintenance dredging of the Rabnabad channel yesterday. Under the agreement, Jan De Nul will dredge a 75km stretch of the channel, ensuring a draft of 10.5 metres. According to the Port, this will allow entry and anchori
Six cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) for Secretaria de Marina were quickly fully assembled, Damen said in their latest update. At the moment, they are undergoing final preparations, right before leaving the Veracruz harbour. In the following days, the CSDs will be towed to Tabasco for their first job
Wet civil engineering firm Land & Water has won a contract with the Environment Agency to complete dredging works in Kent and South London (KSL). With mobilisation due to start in late August and dredging works planned for September, Land & Water will be working downstream of Sluice Weir on the Rive
Piriou, involved in shipbuilding, repair, naval engineering and services since 1965, has just received an order from the South France Occitanie Region for a 70m dredging vessel. According to the shipbuilder, the dredger will maintain the harbours in the Gulf of Lion. Designed in collaboration with L
Waterking BV announced today that their amphibious excavator models WK 95, WK 55 and the WK 20 are officially ES-TRIN certified. “Together with Register Holland we have worked long and hard on preparing the machines to get them ready to be certified. The smallest models that we offer the WK 20 and W
