Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) just moments ago announced that their new Easydredge 3700 trailing suction hopper dredger, the Mahaa Jarraafu is ready for the sea trials. This vessel is the largest in the Easydredge series of standard twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredgers, de
C. u. W. Keller GmbH & Co. KG (Keller) has secured an order for the design and manufacture of several gearboxes for the world’s most powerful cutter suction dredger. The gearboxes were designed in close cooperation with DEME who will operate the cutter under the name SPARTACUS. According to the comp
Since the beginning of April, the cutter suction dredger Petr Sablin has been busy dredging in the Volga-Caspian Marine Canal. According to the FSUE Rosmorport activity schedule for dredging operations in 2017, the Astrakhan Branch expects to extract 1,1 mln cbm of dredged material from the shipping
Good progress continues to be made towards constructing a flood protection scheme for Hawick, the Scottish Borders Council just announced. The scheme is currently in its outline design phase, which aims to prove that a flood protection scheme is feasible and can be delivered within the town. “If the
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 10-16, 2017). PHOTO: TSHD Sospan Dau Working on the DWDR Development Last week, the Port of Dover released a beautiful sunset photo of trailing suction hopper dredger Sospan Dau working on the Dover Western
The Port of Odessa maintenance dredging program officially started today, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) said in its latest announcement. During this cleanup scheme, approximately 127.000m³ will be removed from the port areas and the works will be performed by the USPA owned trailing sucti
The Water of Leith Walkway (Pansy Walk), a part of the Water of Leith Flood Prevention Scheme, has been opened six months ahead of schedule, reports McLaughlin & Harvey. According to McL&H, the Pansy Walk is an essential part of daily life for many of the residents, as it provides access to local sh
The Environment Agency early investigation on the Oxford flood alleviation scheme has confirmed that a flood relief channel is among the best solutions for the Oxford area. The Environment Agency has therefore developed a series of channel options, based on their findings and the results of early pu
Cowes Harbor Commission (CHC) has just announced that a works and dredge licence application for the construction of the Victoria Quay marina development at East Cowes has been received by the commission. According to CHC, the application, submitted by Victoria Quay Estates Ltd (VQEL), seeks to secu
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has just announced an order for a new self-propelled cutter that will be built by Dutch contractor Royal IHC. According to Boskalis, the newbuild will be a sister vessel of the CSD ‘Helios’ which will be taken into service later this year. The new vessel will have a t
The first Royal IHC Dredging Seminar in Indonesia was well attended and received high rating from the participants, according to the company announcement. The seminar took place in Jakarta, 12 April 2017, showing IHC’s commitment to the Indonesian market and its desire to strengthen and support the
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has released in its latest Terra et Aqua an article named “Valuing variations in dredging contracts”. The article, written by David Kinlan, explains how variations are essential in dredging contracts and that they have the potential to gener
