Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) today signed a historic shipbuilding agreement for the first Make in India Project – construction of a Beagle Series 12 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) at Cochin Shipyard. Speaking on the occasion while addressing the welcome speech, Prof. Dr. GYV Victor, t
Build of yet another Audex dredger is well underway at the Chesterfield factory, Atlantic Pumps said. The package now includes the welfare and control cabin for operator comfort and real time monitoring of all functions. “Our small dredgers are ideal for quarry use and can be operated in shallow wat
The hopper dredge Essayons is conducting sea trials and testing gear off the coast of Honolulu following her dry dock time for maintenance and repairs. As soon as the trials are done, she will headed back to the west coast to keep those federal navigation channels clear and safe for shipping vessels
Construction works on the Lekki Port project in Nigeria are nearing its completion, China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) said in their latest project update. The concrete pouring for the last section of the anchored retaining wall of the CHEC-undertaken project was finished recently, mar
W&O Supply has signed a new agreement with one of the world’s leading civil engineering and dredging companies, Jan De Nul Group. The contract expands upon the existing ten-year relationship, and will see W&O supply marine valves and instrumentation to Jan De Nul to meet the needs of its complex and
A water injection dredging project is currently underway in the east channel of the River Severn in Gloucester. According to Land & Water, the dredging vessel has moved up the river to dredge the upstream and downstream approaches on the river locks. Once completed, debris clearance will take place
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has awarded a $115 million contract to Ames Construction, Inc., of Burnsville, Minnesota, to construct the Red River Control Structure portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, or FM A
In the past, the ability of a dredge operator to see what is happening at the bottom of the channel, lake, river, or ocean has never been possible, and an operator has always been dependent on instrumentation and surveys. Today, DSC Dredge, Teledyne Marine and Trimble through joint efforts and a com
Van Oord’s hopper dredger Rotterdam arrived in Harwich Harbour this morning to carry out routine maintenance dredging under the £120m capital Channel Deepening project. With a carrying capacity of 38,000 DWT, TSHD Rotterdam is amongst the largest dredging vessels ever to visit the harbour. From appr
There is a lot of fog these days over the northern Europe’s largest infrastructure project – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, but the work is moving forward according to schedule. The tunnel, also known as the Fehmarnbelt link, is being built as an immersed tunnel between Rødbyhavn on Lolland, Denmark, and t
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced yesterday a $5.3 million contract award for dredging the Rogue River at Gold Beach, Ore. USACE maintains navigation channels along the Oregon coast and dredging is an important component of keeping the Rogue River Harbor open for recreational vessels, inclu
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and Cochin Shipyard are set to sign a contract for construction of a 12,000cm capacity trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for EUR104 million under Make in India program. The project will be funded through a mix of equity from Cochin Shipyard, four major ports –
Rohde Nielsen was awarded the maintenance dredging of the main access channel to the Port of Mar del Plata in Argentina in September 2021. Rohde’s hopper dredger Idun R has successfully executed dredging of 550.000 m3 material for the client, Consorcio Portuario Regional. The project started in Nove
The City of Cape Town is putting finishing touches on the R10 million Black River dredging project. The project, which started in September 2021, is being done as part of ongoing river maintenance programmes to improve inland water quality. According to the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate, t
