Holland Shipyards Group said that the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Biesbosch is back in the Netherlands – after 25 years. According to their latest announcement, the Dutch company will give this dredger a second life, together with Filia Dredging. “The vessel arrived just before Christmas
Redwise Maritime Services BV said that the Manta Ray, a rugged U.S.-built hopper dredger from 1987, has started a new chapter after a full reactivation and sailing under her own power to Nigeria. Redwise had been contacted nearly two years prior her sailing for an initial quote, which was for anothe
Dragflow has completed a very important dredging project in Romania. During this cleanup program, around 10,000 cubic meters of sediment were removed, restoring reservoir agricultural capacity. “We’ve recently proven that restoring critical water infrastructure doesn’t have to be a complex, high-ris
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a reseller agreement with PVE Equipment USA (PVE USA), appointing PVE as authorized partner and official supplier for the sales, service, and parts supply of Damen’s DOP submersible dredge pumps across the US. Commenting the latest news, Marcello Ilmer, Manager Area
Royal Van der Leun has won a contract for the complete electrical installation package of a Beagle 10.2 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), developed by Royal IHC for The Dutra Group. The vessel, named Adele, is currently under construction at Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. in the United State
Italdraghe said that their new dredger – manufactured in Italy – was successfully launched in Fiji earlier this week. According to Italdraghe, the new cutter suction dredger (CSD) was supplied to Japan and then deployed to the Republic of Fiji, under Japan’s Grant Aid for the Economic and Social Pro
Verhoef Elektrotechniek has won a contract from Royal IHC for the electrical installation on a Beagle 8 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), built for their client India’s Vishwa Samudra Group. “Our work for this project includes integrating all electrical systems, supplying the necessary switchb
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) held the keel laying ceremony for new medium-class hopper dredger Donnelly at its Allanton shipyard yesterday. In 2023, ESG was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design and construct the new hopper dredger for the Department of Defense. “We’ve built m
Rohde Nielsen recently carried out the biennial beach nourishment at Nordfyn, Denmark for Nordfyn Coastal Protection, Dike and Pumping Association. Under the project, a total of 80,000 m³ of sand was pumped onto the beach using an underwater pipeline, distributed across four stretches around Fuglsan
Van Oord’s Spanish subsidiary, Dravo S.A., has signed a contract with the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) for an important coastal protection and beach nourishment project along the Portuguese coastline. According to Van Oord, this initiative aims to restore and reinforce one of Portugal’s most
Dredging operations on the ‘Sea Reach to Thames Estuary’ area will begin in the following days. Port of London Authority said that “commencing on January 19, dredging and associated survey operations will be carried out within the Port of London and approaches.” The licensed dumping (spoil) grounds
NMDC Group has entered the European market for the first time after its infrastructure arm ‘NMDC infra’ agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Lantania Aguas from Spain. According to an official announcement, the Abu Dhabi-listed engineering and dredging company will take a 51% share in the desali
The 600 meter cordon around Exmouth Marina has been lifted, and dispersed residents have been able to return home, some for the first time in two nights. The unexploded Second World War bomb, dredged out of the water earlier this week, was towed at hightide this morning to a location off the coast a
A World War Two bomb dredged from Exmouth Marina was taken for detonation during high tide, at around 4:40am this morning. The device was uncovered during routine dredging operations on Wednesday and prompted an immediate, coordinated multi-agency response. Bomb disposal experts from the military to
