Wasa Dredging said that their heavy-duty backhoe dredger Optimus kicked off the dredging operations on the Tornio outer fairway recently. The outer fairway in Tornio refers to the maritime shipping channel leading into the Port of Tornio (Port of Röyttä) located in the northern part of the Bothnian
Dredging works have officially started at Anaklia Deep Sea Port in Georgia, marked by the arrival of the first dredging vessel Tristao Da Cunha into the maritime aquatory of the future port. Under the development plan, the seabed in the Anaklia marine area will be deepened to 17.5m, followed by the
IHC Equipment recently supported Filia Dredging in bringing the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Biesbosch back into reliable operation by helping assess the existing dredging installation, inspect critical components and provide the historical technical insight needed to make informed decisio
Rohde Nielsen has completed coastal protection works at Pogorzelica, Dzwirzyno and Międzywodzie, Poland, on behalf of the Maritime Office in Szczecin. “Within three weeks, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Freja R dredged and transported 168,000 m³ sand from winning areas, thereby helping t
Nautilus Dragados held a working meeting at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Malaga with the aim of continuing to advance in the technical and environmental planning of the future dredging and sludge removal project of the Guadalmedina River. During the meeting, different aspects related to
Dredging operations have started within the intake channel for RWE ‘Pembroke Power Station’ in Wales, the UK, according to Port of Milford Haven. The works started on 23 July and will continue for approximately seven weeks. The dredging will be carried out by the 80-metre TSHD Scald. The dredger wil
Høj Nordic Marine Contractor has contributed to a comprehensive dredging and harbour maintenance project in Barther Bodden in northeastern Germany. The project involved the removal of approximately 120,000 m³ of material from the navigation channel between Barhöft and the Port of Barth, as well as d
The Port Authority of València is contributing to the restoration and protection of the coastline around El Grau Vell Beach, located within the Marjal dels Moros wetland in Sagunto. Valenciaport and the Valencia Coastal Authority are working together to restore this natural area, which is located wi
Harwich Haven Authority (HHA) and the dredging and marine services provider, Boskalis Westminster, have announced the formation of a new joint venture company, Suffolk Dredging LLP. The new company is said to bring together HHA’s extensive knowledge of the Haven and Boskalis Westminster’s expertise
The first phase of the Yangtze Canal widening project in the Netherlands has been completed, Van Oord, part of the contractor consortium together with Hakkers and De Klerk, said. The consortium has delivered a new tugboat quay with twelve berths and shore power facilities. To facilitate this, the Ya
DEME has selected Vuyk Engineering to collaborate on the design of its newly announced, shallow-draught 22,000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The new vessel combines industry-leading efficiency with a lower cost per dredged cubic meter and a reduced greenhouse gas footprint compared with
An Italdraghe SGT 200 cutter suction dredger (CSD) is currently operating in Guyana, South America. In this gold mining application, the Italdraghe SGT 200 dredges gold-bearing material from the bottom and conveys the resulting slurry through a floating pipeline and a long discharge line to the onsh
