The Otter 250 dredger, developed by Royal IHC, has been fully assembled on-site and is now operational in South Africa. This compact, highly efficient cutter suction dredger will support the City of Cape Town’s efforts to improve water quality and environmental health across one of its most importan
The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping (ASCO), part of the AZCON Holding, recently wrapped up dredging operations in the harbor area and approach channel of the Baku Shipyard. Vessels taking part in the project included dredger “Muhendis Balarza Mammadov”, the hopper barges “Bakinskaya-3” and “Bakinskaya-5
Next-Generation dredging vessel, built by Yutek Gemi Shipyard for the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, has been successfully completed and commissioned in Turkey. Classed in accordance with Türk Loydu rules and equipped with advanced technology, the 79-meter-long and 15-meter-wide vessel na
Holland Dredge Design has successfully delivered a custom-built cutter suction dredger CSD-250 to Cemex UK. The new dredger was fully engineered and built in-house in record time, according to Cemex’s specific operational and safety requirements. Key features: With the cutter power of 40kW and a dre
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has presented the second issue of Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Magazine. The latest edition of DFSI Magazine takes chapter 3 of the Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure book as its foundation and provides guidance on how to des
Earlier this month, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Crestway jumped in to help a port in need in Mexico. While the vessel crew was dredging in the Port of Tuxpan, an urgent request came in from the Port of Tampico, only 90 nautical miles away. The Port of Tampico was shut down due to sever
Royal IHC recently won a contract to supply another Beaver cutter suction dredger and a Booster Station to a customer in the APAC region. The Beaver and Booster Station will be deployed to maintain the access channel to a harbor – ensuring safe navigation for recreational boaters and commercial fish
Dockyard and Engineering Works (DEW) has successfully launched its newly built Cutter Suction Dredger 400, developed with the engineering expertise and component support of Dredge Yard B.V., based in the Netherlands. The new dredger is equipped with a Mitsubishi engine, a hydraulic cutter head drive
Bakker Sliedrecht, together with Jan De Nul and RINA classification society, have successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of the DC-grid switchboard for JDN’s first plug-in hybrid trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). Just a year ago, Bakker Sliedrecht secured a deal to deliver th
Over the coming years, container ships will navigate the Yangtzekanaal in greater numbers and dimensions towards the Maasvlakte 2 terminals. To give the current ships more room to move, and to allow ships that are only growing in size to pass, the navigable channel (the bed) of the Yangtzekanaal wil
A brand new edition of Boskalis online magazine Creating New Horizons has just been published and is available on the company website. The new issue highlights land reclamation of the island of Gulhifalhu in the Maldives, where Boskalis not only dredged 18 million cubic meters of sand but also contr
Damen is about to launch another cutter suction dredger from the CSD650 series in Azerbaijan. The latest CSD, built at the Damen Dredging yard in the Netherlands, has been transported to Baku Shipyard LLC for reassembly and delivery to a local client. Baku Shipyard is the perfect location for this t
Last Friday, Jan De Nul Group released the latest video about the development of the Palm Jebel Ali project in Dubai. In August 2024, Nakheel awarded an contract worth over $220 million for the marine works on Palm Jebel Ali to Jan De Nul Dredging LTD. Since then, the company has been sculpting the
The first of Kenmare’s two new high-capacity dredges has landed safely on the beach near Moma Mine. The new electric Cutter Suction Dredges – each measuring 62 meters in length and weighing nearly 1,000 tons – started their journey from Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands, in early June. T
