Rotterdam Maritime Capital of Europe has just released a very interesting video named ‘ZedHub: accelerating zero-emission dredging through collaboration’. ZedHub brings together industry players to accelerate zero-emission dredging. By combining the expertise of companies such as Boskalis, Van Oord,
Over the past six years, Boskalis Westminster Ltd., in a joint venture with VolkerStevin, has been working on the largest coastal protection project ever undertaken in the United Kingdom – the Southsea Coastal Scheme in Portsmouth. “The result: a well-protected city with an award-winning promenade a
Rohde Nielsen has completed maintenance dredging and coastal protection works at Estepona Port, Spain, ensuring safe navigation and restoring design depths. During the work, around 52,000m³ of sediment was removed from the port entrance and reused for the regeneration of El Cristo beach, supporting
Van Oord’s LNG trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Apolonia is pumping 400,000 cubic meters of new sand onto the Heemskerk coastline. Earlier this year, Van Oord completed coastline maintenance in the Dutch Noord-Beveland – part of the same contract, commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat. For this
Jenkins Marine’s self-propelled excavator hopper dredger CH Horn is currently dredging Whitstable Harbor. “This is essential maintenance that we carry out every two years to remove silt that has built up in the harbor basin,” Canterbury City Council said. This work keeps the harbor operational and e
Essential maintenance dredging is continuing at Bridport Harbor, Dorset Council said this morning. This project is designed to support vessel access, safe navigation, and ensuring efficient long-term operation of the harbor. According to the Council, West Beach will remain closed until the work is c
WM Dredging Ltd said that the water injection dredging operations in Bembridge are now complete. The project included dredging in the areas of Bembridge Marina, the fairway channel, and the south side of the Duver pontoon towards Attrill’s Point. The work was conducted with the WM Innovation – a sma
After a period in Europe to undergo scheduled technical revisions and update international safety certifications required for a vessels of its size, Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galileo Galilei returned to Itapoá (SC) yesterday. According to local media, the giant TSHD today r
Damen Shipyards Group and Associated British Ports (ABP) have signed a contract for the construction of a new trailing suction grab hopper dredger (TSHD). “One year ago, Damen successfully delivered the UKD Seadragon, a Shoalbuster 2711 WID (water injection dredger), to ABP. This new order further s
Boskalis Nederland has won a contract for a major sand replenishment project at the Galgeplaat and the Slikken van den Dortsman in the Oosterschelde estuary in the Netherlands. Following the construction of the Oosterscheldekering – a series of dams and storm surge barriers that protect the Netherla
Damen has just released the first pictures of the CSD400 – the next New Generation cutter suction dredger (CSD). The first of series is being finished at the Damen Dredging Yard, undergoing testing shortly. This sand dredger has a production of 2700 m3/h and a max dredging depth of -9m.
Work on a coastal protection and beach nourishment project between Garrão and Praia do Forte Novo, Quarteira, Portugal, is in full swing. The project is being carried out by the Dravo S.A., in collaboration with the parent company Van Oord, using the LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD
Germany’s LNG import terminal operator DET said that a routine maintenance and repair work is underway at the LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven 2. For this purpose, the FSRU Excelsior will be relocated offshore for a few days in order to carry out the planned work. At the same time, the port company Nieder
Foyle and Marine Dredging said that the dredging works in Ballycastle are now complete, bringing this phase of the project successfully to a close. “Progress throughout the program was significantly challenged by adverse weather conditions, particularly in the early stages, which restricted safe acc
