Last weekend, DE Klop BV received an urgent service request from a customer in the United Kingdom. A seal issue had occurred in the bearing block of a swing arm dredger. “As soon as the bearing block arrived in the Netherlands, the bearing block and seal were renewed and everything was thoroughly ch
The Royal Navy has announced that maintenance dredging operations are about to begin at the HMNB Devonport. According to the Navy and the King’s Harbour Master, maintenance dredging will take place at various places throughout HMNB Devonport, starting on June 20, 2025. The scheme will comprise trail
The 24th World Dredging Congress & Exhibition event (WODCON XXIV) will take place next week in San Diego, California. The event will be hosted by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) at the picturesque Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel from June 23-27, 2025. The theme of WODCON XXIV is “Dredging To
Lerwick Port Authority is embarking on a new capital project in a two-phase program to enhance the Shetland port’s deep-water capabilities. A contract, valued at approximately £3.2 million in its first phase, has been secured by Boskalis Westminster Ltd. The award follows tendering led by project ma
Boskalis crews are returning to West Africa to continue successful coastal protection activities in Togo. In the recent past, Boskalis reinforced the coastline of Togo and neighboring Benin over a length of some 40 kilometers due to its vulnerability to the effects of coastal erosion as result of se
FSUE Rosmorport has begun maintenance dredging operations in the Azov-Don Sea Canal. The dredging is being carried out as part of the project for performing maintenance dredging work on the Azov-Don Sea Canal for the period of 2020–2030. Currently, the work is being performed both by Rosmorport’s ow
Last week, two newly built, high-capacity electric Cutter Suction Dredgers were successfully loaded onto a carrier vessel at the Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. These customized mining dredgers – each measuring 62 meters in length and weighing nearly 1,000 tons – are now en route by s
Rohde Nielsen has successfully completed an ambitious beach nourishment project at Islantilla La Antilla Beach in Spain. During the works, shallow draught hopper dredger Idun R regenerated 4,500 meters of coastline with 520,000m³ of sand and built a 175-meter breakwater using 10,000 tons of rock. Th
The Canal & River Trust is carrying out dredging at Gloucester Docks as part of the charity’s vital work to manage Britain’s most inland port. The canal charity has spent £3 million in the last three years on dredging the Docks to allow boats and tall vessels to freely navigate and moor in the heart
Royal IHC signed a new guarantee and financing arrangement last week, replacing the previous Senior Facilities Agreement (SFA). The transaction was successfully closed on 5 June 2025. According to Royal IHC, the new arrangement includes the continuation of the guarantee facility for the Boskalis dre
L. Broeckaert – De Koning conducted the transport of a giant backhoe dredger earlier this week. The Mimar Sinan of Jan De Nul Group will be deployed on the Scheldt during the next week, for the Oosterweel project. “A big thanks to pusher and tug Caithlin and Hendrik 7 for managing the crossing from
DEME Group said that the new Baltic Hub T3 terminal in Gdańsk was officially inaugurated today, a key moment for Poland’s maritime sector and a step forward in positioning the country as a logistics leader in the Baltic region. “Together with Budimex, DEME played a key role in delivering this major
Høj Nordic recently completed a complex and specialized dredging operation in the German part of the Wadden Sea. The assignment involved dredging to a depth of -4.5 meters at a ferry berth and was carried out as part of a regular maintenance routine performed each spring and autumn. The purpose was
In Ecuador, Jan De Nul maintains the access channel to the port of Guayaquil. Using the sand and silt dredged from this channel, the company joined forces with local and international partners to construct a mangrove island. Mangroves are extremely valuable ecosystems: they store carbon, serve as wa
