Once again, ML Dredging has won the contract for Gosport Marina latest dredge campaign. Gosport has come a long way since 1100 when the Bishop of Winchester took refuge during a heavy storm and suggested it should be called ‘God’s Port’. Over the years the marina has provided a safe haven for many v
Last week, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger KRIOS, under construction for Royal Boskalis Westminster, returned from successful sea trials on the North-Sea and the second Maasvlakte. All planned tests were successfully completed under the supervision of Boskalis and Bureau Veritas, informs R
The Murghab River, a transboundary river that flows from Afghanistan to Turkmenistan, hasn’t been dredged in a long time. According to the USAID Central Asia, over the past three decades, the riverbed has risen by nearly three meters. Additionally, the risk of flooding increased with changes in rive
BESIX and Jan De Nul Group are assisting with the expansion of the port of Fujairah in Dibba, along the Gulf of Oman, UAE. In fact, the works for the Dibba Bulk Handling Terminal Project were awarded to the consortium of Six Construct (BESIX’s entity in the Middle East) and Jan De Nul Group by [&hel
Dragflow recently put to the test its new DRSP amphibious dredge in a shallow basin in Switzerland. In this basin, regular maintenance must be done through a machine that is flexible and can move easily in the different areas, even with very low depths. For the project, Dragflow supplied new amphibi
Royal IHC is putting the final touches on Arab Potash’ newly built CSD – the Alkaramah. This CSD is a customized mining cutter suction dredger and almost ready for shipment to their client in Jordan. After delivery, the CSD will start dredging works at the Dead Sea in Jordan – to be used for develop
Damen recently released a new tutorial online: how to replace the pump casing of a DOP submersible dredge pump. Dredging equipment is always subject to wear – as is this submersible slurry pump. By pumping sand and gravel continuously wear parts – pump casing, impeller, wear plates – are in contact
The Hunze en Aa’s water authority and Ecoshape recently built a 40-metre-long test dike in front of the sea dike on the Dollard. For the construction of the test dike the contractors used clay taken from the clay ripening plants that processed sediment from the seaport channel of Delfzijl and the Br
Boskalis has secured three contracts for coastal protection and port maintenance activities in Germany. The contracts, worth EUR 45 million, will all begin in the coming months. The first contract was awarded by the German Waterways and Shipping Office WSA Weser-Jade-Nordsee. The work includes upgra
Following yesterday’s ceremony, TV Dredging – part of the Holland Shipyards Group – officially handed over the fully-electric new build dredger “Vrouwezand” to her owner Royal Smals. Right after the delivery, the newbuild will start working on her first project in Rouveen, the Netherlands. The joint
Controllab, specialized in the analysis and growth of control software, has developed a simulator for a hopper dredger. The simulator has a Unity 3D coupling to show a 3D view of the dredger. With the help of this simulator, the company is developing motion compensation for the drag head. In coopera
Deltares has just revealed the first results from the study of sand erosion under the Frisian Wadden Sea coast. The company is conducting this study with Wetterskip Fryslân, the Frisian water authority, and Fugro. The study is about the piping failure mechanism (sand erosion below dikes) on the Fris
