DE Klop BV has successfully conducted an in-house training for Manson Construction, focused on the dredging-specific aspects of cutter suction dredgers. This interactive training combined theory with practice, providing participants with a deep understanding of the various conditions in which cutter
2023 was a positive year for the largest shipbuilding group in the Netherlands, Damen Shipyards Group. It had the highest revenue ever for the second year in a row and the largest order book for the third consecutive year. Revenue passed the 3 billion euro mark for the first time. The order book ros
Earlier this year, Rohde Nielsen partnered with SEAM for the hybridization of two dredging vessels. These projects, which represent a new segment for SEAM, aim to reduce emissions and increase efficiency in Rohde-Nielsen’s dredging operations. Rohde-Nielsen has a long history of implementing measure
The Port of Koper, Slovenia, has published the public procurement for the extension of the northern part of Pier IV, which will be one of the most important projects of Luka Koper in the next years. The investment includes the construction of 326 meters of quayside, 7 hectares of stacking and handli
UK Dredging, part of Associated British Ports (ABP), has just announced that the hull of a 27 meter Shoalbuster — UKD Seadragon has been successfully launched in Poland. According to the company, the UKD Seadragon’s construction is on target. The ships hull has now been completed in Gdańsk and will
Jan De Nul Group has just announced that their cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck has reached a historic peak – dredging to a record depth of 41.94 meters for Eoliennes en Mer Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier wind farm. Built in 2020, the cutter dredger Willem van Rubroeck is the largest in Jan
Cork County Council, Ireland, later this summer will commence with the dredging of Ballycotton Harbor. According to the Council, dredging of the seabed within Ballycotton Harbor will start on the 1st of September 2024 and will last until the 31st of October 2024. In order to facilitate the dredging
Protecting coastal areas and islands against rising sea levels and the forces of waves requires big equipment and major work. But before interfering in an existing ecosystem, people naturally want to know whether the measures they have devised will hold up in practice. With that in mind, Boskalis re
Van Oord has successfully completed the Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point Beach Management Scheme on behalf of the Environment Agency. This year, LNG trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Alexia played a key role in the project. She dredged around 400,000m3 of sand to renourish the beaches at Mablethorpe,
Van Oord and Boskalis have commenced the preparatory dredging works for Sweden’s largest dredging project in modern times. Van Oord’s backhoe dredger Simson and Boskalis’ backhoe dredger Magnor now started dredging the port and fairway to enable the subsequent work to be carried out as efficiently a
In its latest edition of the Terra et Aqua magazine, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) explored in detail the topic of Dune Erosion. The article presented a comparison of field observations and model results of the response of the Maasvlakte 2 curved sandy sea defence to storm a
Damen Shipyards Group has introduced a new engine combined with a Damen marine emission reduction system. The Damen D16 has recently been awarded EU stage V certification. The Damen D16 is a marine engine and aftertreatment system designed and developed inhouse by Damen Sustainable Solutions. It aim
