Vosta LMG delivered ball joints with internal diameters of 900mm and 1000mm to its customer recently. These ball joints are designed to fit seamlessly into the floating steel pipeline behind a cutter suction dredger (CSD), the company said. Vosta LMG X-type ball joints are engineered for less flow r
With their specialist dredging vessels, Boskalis’ crews are active throughout the year in the United Kingdom, from Dover to Cardiff and from Southampton to Middlesbrough. But recently, their teams were very busy in the Isle of Man. In the port of Douglas, on the west side of the island, dredging wor
Plans are underway to begin the next phase of the sea defenses scheme in Hove and Southwick, Brighton & Hove City Council said. The Brighton Marina to River Adur scheme aims to protect the coastline from coastal erosion by providing new measures and replacing sea defences. The latest project runs fr
Funding for flood relief works and coastal protection at Kilkee, Co. Clare, has been approved. Last week, the Office of Public Works (OPW) announced the approval of Clare County Council’s application for funding under its Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Under the scheme,
Backhoe dredger Dinopotes, owned by Foyle and Marine Dredging, has entered drydock at Dales Marine Services, Troon, to undergo her intermediate hull survey in line with class requirements. Alongside the survey, she’s receiving a series of planned steel and mechanical repairs to ensure full operation
Two years ago, Boskalis installed 17 Lego-like artificial reef blocks on the banks of the Nieuwe Waterweg in the Port of Rotterdam using their crane barge Kreeft. These reef blocks, designed and produced by the Dutch start-up Reefy, are there to serve two purposes: Now, two years later, the results
Straatman completed a factory acceptance test (FAT) of two female parts for bow couplings for Jan De Nul Group last week. The project includes: “We built the entire bow discharge installation for the Filippo Brunelleschi back in 2002. It’s great to be part of her journey again,” Straatman said. The
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Shoalway has once again proved its unique dredging capabilities with brilliant backfill operation at Borssele. Once installed, cables and pipelines on the seabed need to be protected from the forces of the sea with rocks or sand. This also applied to the exp
Royal IHC is expanding its presence in the US dredging market by embarking on a new project and partnership with Eastern Shipbuilding Group. The company will support The Dutra Group with the design, engineering and supply of key components, including all mission equipment and automation, for their l
GearTec AG recently won a large-scale order for the supply of various gearboxes for a new self-propelled CSD for a client in middle-east. The scope of delivery is very similar to the equipment the company has already delivered in 2018 to a client in China, including the 250-ton gearbox one of the la
After more than a century, the last unidentified German WWI submarine in Belgian waters has been revealed as the UB-57, DEME Group said. Buried in sand, the wreck lay off the Westhinderbank – known for decades, yet its identity remained a puzzle. That was the case until today. “Thanks to the delicat
Premier Sovereign Harbor said that the dredging work in the outer harbor has been completed. The project, conducted with the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sospan Dau, started on April 2. The amount of dredging required each year is dependent on the weather experienced the previous winter, w
