Istanbul-based Norse Shipyard launched the first two workboats of a six-vessel order for Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure in November. The Mimar Sinan, a newbuild number SR018, is a 50-m workboat for dredging and cleaning operations, and SR019, Aslan Sivri, is a 24-m tugboat for to
Rohde Nielsen has successfully tested remote operation technology on the barges Hugin R and Munin R at Rohde Nielsen’s yard in Denmark. According to their official statement, this action is part of their equipment modernization strategy. With the support of MAHI Maritime Autonomy Systems, a Remote O
Harwich Haven Authority (HHA) has stared an innovative project working with Suffolk Yacht Harbor, where dredged sediment from routine marina maintenance is being repurposed to help restore a rapidly eroding saltmarsh and enhance biodiversity along the River Orwell. According to HHA, the Beneficial U
DEME has won a contract to implement WFD (Water Framework Directive) measures in Central Netherlands. WFD measures are projects aimed at improving water quality in the Netherlands, which are carried out by Rijkswaterstaat. In collaboration with its partner Beens Dredging B.V. (part of Beens Groep B.
On behalf of Rijkswaterstaat, WaterWerk (a consortium of Boskalis, Van Oord, and Martens en Van Oord) will carry out the European Union’s Water Framework Directive (WFD) measures in the Nederrijn-Lek and IJssel-Zuid rivers, Van Oord said. Today, Patricia Zorko, Deputy Director-General of Rijkswaters
Waterking B.V. said that an another shipment of new pontoons is on its way to England. “This time, it’s a variant that we don’t build very often. The customer wanted a platform with the advantages of bow pieces, without having to disconnect them every time after moving the platform on the water,” th
The Port of Blyth has been awarded £275,000 in match funding from The Crown Estate to initiate the expansion of its Battleship Wharf terminal. According to the Port, this funding will enable the initial design work for infilling and land reclamation of 3 hectares at the terminal, along with capital
The Port of Grangemouth dredging project will start this week, Forth Ports said. According to their latest announcement, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) UKD Orca will be carrying out dredging operations in the Port area and its approaches for approximately 6 days. This will be followed by
The Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s first trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) equipped with an LNG fuel system, delivered new sand onto the Krautsand Strand beach recently. “The beach in Krautsand was in need of additional sand, and we provided it,” said Senne Hekkert, Superintendent Elbe Maintenance. “Th
Tsimlyansk Shipbuilding Plant has launched a new cutter suction dredger (CSD) for Rosmorrechflot – the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transportation. The CSD Leonid Svinarev belongs to the Project Ts490DM1 series of non-self-propelled cutter suction dredgers designed for extracting ha
Scheurhaven said that they are ready for the future – the harbor area has been renovated and deepened to support maritime service providers. Under the latest project, ten new pontoons, upgraded berths and modern shore power systems were installed. Also, dredging work was carried out to optimize acce
The Canal and River Trust said that they have started a three and a half-month dredging program along the North Stratford Canal. This specialist project is part of the Trust’s ongoing work to keep the 200-year-old canal navigable for boaters. Silt will be removed from over ten miles of the canal fro
A new Italdraghe’s multifunctional amphibious self propelled dredger Octopus 90 was launched this morning. “The Octopus 90 is the flagship of our multifunctional amphibious dredger range, a product line that spans from the Octopus 10 to the Octopus 90 and reflects decades of Italdraghe expertise in
United Heavy Lift (UHL), in close collaboration with Multi Marine Chartering & Agencies and Royal IHC, has completed the transport and delivery of two B65 dredgers from Rotterdam to Balikpapan, Indonesia. According to UHL, this project involved moving substantial heavy-lift cargo, with each dredger
