Dredge Yard’s Auger Suction Dredger 250 is currently at work cleaning the Port Médoc marina in France. Designed for precision and minimal disruption, this compact dredger is capable of operating under boats and walkways – without the need to remove most of them, the company said in its latest projec
Damen Shipyards Group in Vietnam hosted recently the steel cutting ceremony for a new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) 1000 for New Zealand’s Port Otago and Napier Port. The 60-metre long dredger from Damen Port & Maintenance series has a maximum hopper volume of 1,000 m3. It features a bow th
VolkerStevin recently won a £7.3 million contract from the Environment Agency (EA) to carry out important coastal defence work between Pevensey and Eastbourne. The project, Pevensey to Eastbourne interim beach management program, is part of the Environment Agency’s Collaborative Delivery Framework.
Van Oord has signed a new, 3-year contract with the UK Environment Agency to continue beach nourishment works along the Lincolnshire coastline. During the course of the contract, 3 annual campaigns of beach nourishment will be undertaken between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. “As a result of this aw
Jan De Nul has achieved a record turnover for the third year in a row. In 2023, turnover increased by 18 per cent compared to 2022. In 2024, it even went up by 36 per cent. The company said today that they reached the four-billion-euro mark for the first time. In its annual figures, the […]
The Port of Aveiro, Portugal, recently kicked off a maintenance dredging operations in three strategic port areas: Canelete, the Coastal Fishing Port and the Largo Fishing Port. The dredging project represents a global investment of €2.125 million and aims to improve safety, navigability and operati
For the past four years, Jan De Nul has ensured that the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal in Belgium remained navigable, and they will keep doing so in the year ahead, the company said today. This work is set to allow large seagoing vessels to reach the port of Ghent, keeping the North Sea Port fully accessibl
Dredge Yard’s Auger Suction Dredger 200 is currently at work in a European reservoir lake, efficiently removing accumulated sediments. This operation is part of an ongoing effort to restore and increase the lake’s water storage capacity. “The compact and precise design of the auger dredger makes it
About 40% of new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) DCI Dredge Godavari, said to be India’s largest dredger, has been completed at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). Local media said that, as per the provisional schedule, CSL is likely to launch the vessel on July 20. The keel of the dredger – built
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Gateway recently wrapped up a special project off the Dutch coast. On behalf of Allseas, the vessel dredged a pipeline trench for the Porthos CO2 transport and storage project from the Maasmond – the busy waterway that serves as the main entrance to the Port
Earlier this week, UK Dredging (UKD), a division of Associated British Ports (ABP), introduced the newest fleet member – the Water Injection Dredger UKD Seadragon – with a naming ceremony and blessing. “The naming ceremony, held at HMS Cambria in Cardiff, brought together colleagues, partners, and t
Dredge Yard has just announced that the work on its new Dredge Pump 600 is moving ahead. “Our Pump 600 is currently being precisely machined in Turkey,” the company said. “This heavy-duty dredge pump is designed for high performance and reliability in the toughest dredging conditions.” According to
