Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Tristão da Cunha kicked off the dredging operations at Georgia’s Anaklia Deep Sea Port Project last week. Another Jan De Nul’s giant TSHD Al-Idrisi will arrive in the area by the end of August. Operating together, the two vessels will perform the d
Dravo S.A. is currently carrying out the maintenance dredging works at the Port of Lisbon, an essential operation to ensure the port’s navigability and operational efficiency. For this project, their crews are working together through a collaboration with Van Oord:
AYK Energy and Gebhard Electro are strengthening their collaboration by striking a new deal to electrify two workboats. The first project is the construction of a new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD1000) at Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands for UK Dredging, part of Associated British Ports. T
DP World said that they have reached a significant milestone in its US$800 million investment program to transform the Port of Tartous, completing the delivery of three Mobile Harbor Cranes (MHCs) that will strengthen Syria’s trade infrastructure and support the country’s economic recovery. The thre
Boskalis’ new 31,000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Seaway started its first project recently. Off the coast of Den Helder in the Netherlands, the hopper dredger is being deployed to nourish the channel embankment, protecting the coastline against natural erosion and rising sea levels. Th
Truro Town Deal said that the dredging works begun this week at Town Quay, Garras Wharf and Worth’s Quay. The operations, running between August and November, will remove accumulated mud and silt from the riverbed, restoring navigable depths and extending the tidal window for vessels using the upper
Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Tamar Ioseliani, met with Tim Devolder, Director of the Georgia branch of Jan De Nul, earlier this week. The parties discussed the ongoing construction works of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port. The meeting was held on site at the Anaklia po
Rohde Nielsen has completed capital dredging works at the Port of Aalborg, Denmark, supporting the construction of the new Quay 8017 and the continued development of the port’s infrastructure. During the project, approximately 160,000 m³ of soft seabed material was excavated to achieve the required
Together with its subsidiary Mackley and in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council, Van Oord has completed the first beach nourishment pump as part of the Brighton Marina to River Adur Coastal Scheme – Phase 2. This milestone marks the beginning of a significant phase of the UK project. “Our
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ newest hopper dredger, the Donnelly, is taking shape at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton Shipyard in Panama City, Florida. Built to replace the nearly 60-year-old dredge McFarland, the Donnelly is a ready reserve vessel designed to carry forward the Corps’ navi
Representatives of Metalkol have completed the technical inspection of their newly acquired cutter suction dredger (CSD) 500 at the Damen Dredging yard in the Netherlands. Following extensive inspections and testing, the customised CSD was approved for delivery. It will be transported to the Democra
The Romanian Government has approved EUR 1.02 million for urgent dredging works on the Danube River, amid severe hydrological drought and exceptionally low river flows. The money will be used to deepen the riverbed at two critical points – Cochirleni and Caragheorghe-Turcescu – in order to ensure th
Every year, Jan De Nul dredges millions of cubic meters of material to keep ports and rivers accessible. In the Bankbusters project, the company worked together with their partners to explore how this dredged sediment can be used to protect riverbanks against erosion in a natural way. Pilot project
Construction work on the Marina de Lagos expansion continues to make progress, with one of the most eagerly anticipated milestones now on the horizon: the opening of the new marina basin is scheduled for mid-September. Work on the basin has included the installation of pontoons and related marine fa
