Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered a full dredge package for the brand-new split hull trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Omvac Catorce. The TSHD, owned by the Spanish dredging contractor CANLEMAR, has already entered service and started working on its first dredge project at the Port of Huel
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has reported a Rs 28.61 crore profit ($3.5 million) for the second quarter of financial year 2022-23. According to their official statement, this is the highest-ever profit for the second quarter achieved by the company. DCI had reported a loss of Rs 3.98 crore in
Servimagnus has successfully completed the Río Salado maintenance dredging project in the Buenos Aires province. For this job, Servimagnus deployed its two cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) Micaela and Lucio, along with its Máximo support vessel, ground crews and technical staff. “With this project – c
The Karnaphuli River dredging program in Bangladesh is in full swing now. The photo below shows Deep Diggers utilizing one of the two DSC Sharks that they built in Bangladesh using DSC design and components for the dredging project on the Karnaphuli River. The Karnaphuli River is the largest and mos
Maintenance dredging works at Altona Safe Harbour entrance channel are about to begin. Dredging operations will be carried out by a cutter suction dredger, Parks Victoria said. Dredged material is to be deposited in the adjacent area to the south of the Harbour entrance. On-water plant, equipment an
Dredging work on the inner basins of the Port of Gdynia is now underway, reports Wuprohyd of Gdynia – the project designer. The basic aim of the project, set to deepen the port areas from 13.5 to 16 metres, is to enable the largest ships in the Baltic Sea to arrive at the port, said […]
Buckroe Beach in Hampton, Virginia, is currently undergoing a replenishment. The beach’s boardwalk got a facelift in 2021, and now the beach itself gets a refresh. The beach replenishment will add sand will add to the beach from Pilot Avenue in the north down to Point Comfort Avenue. The last time B
Ahmed Bashir, chairman of one of the largest private dredging company in Bangladesh – the Western Engineering Ltd (WEL) recently took a tour of the Royal IHC Kinderdijk yard. Currently, WEL has a fleet of around 40 cutter suction dredgers, half of which are IHC Beaver dredgers. According to Royal IH
The U.S. Section of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure is enthusiastically preparing for the inaugural PIANC America Conference in 2023 – an event that is quickly shaping up to be the innovative and influential occasion creators had in mind. PIANC USA is sponsoring this ev
The Queensland Government will provide $10 million towards 22 council projects aiming to reduce disaster risk and lower insurance costs for residents, businesses and communities in North Queensland. Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for the Queensland Reconstruction Authority, Steven Miles, sa
Dutra Group has just released a beautiful photo from the Indian Slough Intake Channel Maintenance Dredging Project. According to Dutra, the crews are continuing their progress on the Indian Slough project being performed for the East Contra Costa Irrigation District. This project consists of dredgin
Rohde Nielsen recently started work on a beach nourishment project at Lønstrup in Denmark. According to the company, all the sand comes from a maintenance project in Hirtshals Port, where the hopper dredger Freja R, is dredging approximately 190.000m3. Without the new sand, waves and currents would
Orion Marine Group has completed the commissioning of its newest cutter suction dredger (CSD) Lavaca. The christening ceremony of the new vessel will took place tomorrow, November 10th 2022, in Port Lavaca, Texas at 1:30 in the afternoon. The Lavaca has been outfitted with the latest state-of-the-ar
The electrification of big machinery has long been a challenge. In 2020, Van Oord commissioned the Netherlands’ first all-electric 20-tonne excavator and more recently its first hybrid bulldozer. The success of these machines has led Van Oord to invest in 4 electric excavators, 2 electric wheeled lo
