Jan De Nul has released a very interesting video named ‘Working principles of a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger’. A trailing suction hopper dredger dredges loose material and soft soils such as sand, gravel, sludge or clay. One or two suction pipes are lowered on the seabed and the drag head is trai
Jan De Nul has released a very interesting video named ‘Working principles of a Cutter Suction Dredger’. A cutter suction dredger cuts hard soil into fragments with a rotating cutter head. The material is sucked up by dredge pumps and discharged to a deposit area through pipelines across sea and lan
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International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) yesterday announced the publication of the latest issue of the Terra et Aqua magazine. The latest Terra et Aqua features articles covering dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environm
Caspian Offshore Construction has taken delivery of a Damen Shoalbuster (SBu) 3209. The vessel, named Caspian Lotus, joins the company’s fleet of over 50 vessels and barges. Caspian Lotus begins its career supporting dredging projects in the Persian Gulf. The Caspian Lotus is well suited to its oper
The Damen Cutter Suction Dredger CSD500 named INSHAAT V has undergone a complete refit at Damen Shipyards Sharjah. The company’s skilled team at the Albwardy yard executed comprehensive repairs and upgrades, ensuring this cutter suction dredger is ready to perform at its best. Damen vessels are know
Keeping energy infrastructure at sea safe, bringing cyber security into the focus and ramping up the buildout of clean energy and clean fuel projects were the main topics throughout the two days of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC), held on November 26 and 27 in Amsterdam, the Netherlan
The inauguration ceremony of NMDC Dredging & Marine’s new Multi Cat 3013 Gaff took place in Abu Dhabi last week. According to NMDC, this vessel is set to “further enhance our operations and services as part of our continued international growth.” The Damen built workboat is equipped with two large w
Nakheel, a member of Dubai Holding’s pioneering real estate arm Dubai Holding Real Estate, said that the development of Palm Jebel Ali is moving ahead according to schedule. The pace of the development of Palm Jebel Ali has accelerated further during Q3 and Q4 of 2024, with significant contracts awa
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently launched the new industry publication: DFSI (Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure) Magazine. The aim of DFSI Magazine is to disseminate and update the content of the book by the same name, published in 2018. Each issue will take
The Marjan Project delivery team recently completed a significant site visit to the trailing suction hopper dredger (THSD) Rotterdam, owned and operated by Van Oord. The giant dredger is currently deployed on the reclamation of Al Marjan Island. Upon arrival, the team was welcomed by Van Oord repres
NMDC Group today announced its financial results for the nine-month period ending 30th September 2024, reporting 68 percent growth in revenues and a 45 percent surge in net profits compared to the same period last year. “The strong performance for the nine-month period ending 30th September 2024 was
