This June, IADC will organise their third Meet the Experts webinar, this time the topic is about the importance of sustainability in dredging. In this webinar, taking place on June 16, the topic of sustainability in dredging will be linked to the Saly Coastal Protection Project in Senegal. Van Oord
Damen Shipyards Group has expanded its Hopper Dredger portfolio – the full range now covering hopper volumes from 650m3 to 5,000m3. The company is known in the dredging market for its array of vessels for different dredging projects. These vessels include a range of cutter suction dredgers, workboat
Van der Vlist has successfully transported several large machines for a dredging project in Nigg Bay, Aberdeen. The shipment included two Hitachi EX 1900 SCP units, a Hitachi EX 1200 SCP, a CAT 988K and a CAT 390F. In this photo, the transport of the EX 1900 SCP base machine – loaded in Hoorn at [&h
The proposed Old Colwyn coastal defence scheme in North Wales has been rated as outstanding for its strategy and design stages by sustainability assessment provider CEEQUAL. With a 32-40% reduction in carbon, it is the first project in the world to be rated as outstanding under the latest guidelines
Royal IHC is currently finishing off the last day of the sea trials of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy. “After intensive testing of all the equipment on board the vessel, we are convinced to deliver Suez Canal Authority a vessel that is competitive and will successfully complete all
Van der Leun North America has successfully integrated electrical installation and control system of the idler barge on the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Delaware. With a tablet, their customer now can control and monitor the idler barge remotely from the whole dredge. “In the realisation of your new
Julong Environment Technology has successfully delivery one set full electric 14/12” cutter suction dredger (CSD300E) to a contractor from the European Union. According to Julong, the CSD already started the sand mining operations. The dredger is fully controlled by Simens PLC control system. The dr
Earlier this year, Rohde Nielsen A/S successfully completed phase one of the Peenestrom maintenance dredging project in Germany. The first phase of works included removal of 140.000 m3 of dredged material. Works on the project started in early January with the arrival of hopper dredger ‘Thor R’. Thi
Western Shiprepair (WSR) – one of BLRT Repair Yards, subsidiaries of BLRT Grupp – has been busy lately working on two large-scale repair projects for their long-time partner DEME Group. According to WSR, the company’s Floating Dock (FD) 12 – one of the largest in the Baltics – welcomed the 154.6m DP
Van Oord’s dredging vessels have been a familiar sight in the Brazilian Port of Itajai for over 20 years already. At this moment, they have a five-year contract with the local port authority for the maintenance dredging service of the access channel. The Port of Itajai is considered the most represe
Wasa Dredging today released this beautiful photo from the Klaipeda Port dredging project. The main contractor for this capital dredging program is the Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen A/S Wasa’s scope of work includes removal of 1 million cubic metres of clay, silt and sand. The dredged materi
Based on the philosophy of the book Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure, IADC and CEDA will later this month present a one-day course as part of the Coastal Dynamics Conference short courses programme. The virtual course is taking place on Monday, June 28th with emphasis placed on coastal manage
