Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 28 – September 3, 2017). TSHD Arzana Launching Ceremony Takes Place This Month Royal IHC is putting final touches on the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Arzana at their shipyard in Kinderdijk, t
IADC, the International Association of Dredging, has just released the 9th Safety Award 2017 nominee: Jan De Nul Group’s Manholes Ventilation and Cover. A deck’s manholes which have been left open to ventilate tanks presents a safety hazard to crew. Not to mention the tank becomes a receptacle for d
The preparations for the first ever Dredging Today Conference (DTC), which will offer a forward-looking agenda for the dredging industry, are progressing according to schedule. We are pleased to announce that DTC will be moderated by Alexander Verbeek, an Associate at the Stockholm Environment Insti
Royal IHC is putting final touches on the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Arzana at their shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The TSHD Arzana, built for the Abu Dhabi based marine contractor National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC), will be the first custom-built trailing suction hopp
The Environment Agency is working with its partners to develop the River Wey flood alleviation schemes that will reduce flood risk to local communities. According to EA, there are 1,261 properties at risk of flooding in Godalming, Guildford and Byfleet and Weybridge. Road networks, schools, public b
The Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm (SEZAD) and Boskalis Westminster (Oman) LLC today signed an agreement for the construction of the liquid Bulk Berth Project at Duqm Port. The new agreement, worth approximately $517 million, prepares Duqm Port to export liquid refined products and enhance
Van Oord has reached a major achievement in environmentally responsible maritime infrastructure development with the formal delivery and handover of the first coral engine in the Bahamas. On 28 August, in the presence of 150 invitees including Mr. Bannister, Minister of Works, the maintenance of the
AVIC Shipyard in Weihai, China, has delivered Multipurpose Vessel Daniel Bernoulli, the sister vessel of the Adhémar de Saint-Venant, to Jan De Nul Group. Both vessels will be provided with Dynamic Positioning (DP2), a fully diesel-electric machinery arrangement, a comfortable accommodation for 60 p
The trailing suction hopper dredger Tommy Norton will over the next couple of days dock at the home port in Victoria, Australia. According to the Gippsland Ports, the newbuild – first Damen TSHD for Australia – is scheduled to arrive at Lakes Entrance in late August, early September, upon which the
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) reported today that it will invest around $153 million in infrastructure projects during 2017. According to USPA, the company is planning to allocate UAH 3.9 billion ($153 million) to finance infrastructure projects in the maritime sector. This level of capit
IADC – International Association of Dredging – has just released the 8th Safety Award 2017 nominee: Jan De Nul Group’s Transport of Pipelines Optimization. A common activity on reclamation sites and logistics yards is the transport of landlines with trucks. JDN optimized and enhanced the handling an
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 21-27, 2017). Jan De Nul’s New Cutter Suction Dredger Launched Mrs. Julie De Nul has released the self-propelled cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck in the sea at the Uljanik Shipyard in Croatia.
