Dredging work is in full swing at Ardersier Energy Transition Facility in Scotland. DEME’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) d’Artagnan is deepening and widening the harbor and access channel. According to the Belgian giant, these works will enable the port to accommodate vessels transporting offshore wi
Following on from the success of the previous courses Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure, a new online course will be held on 10, 11, 16 & 18 June 2025. During the 4 half-day course, participants will learn how to achieve dredging projects that fulfil primary functional requirements while addin
Three Boskalis sister dredgers, the Causeway, Freeway and Shoalway, are currently working closely together at the Dutch coastline. By pumping the sand through the large nozzle on the vessels’ bow, the three trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) are ‘rainbowing’. “This is a method of dredging that
Kazakhstan’s Aktau Port will begin dredging works in June 2025 to address the ongoing decline in Caspian Sea levels, Report Information Agency said. This information was revealed earlier this week by Abay Turikpenbayev, Chairman of the Board of Aktau International Sea Trade Port, during the Caspian
The General Meeting of Shareholders of Van Oord took place yesterday, April 24, during which the Annual Report 2024 was presented. According to the Report, in 2024, the company demonstrated outstanding teamwork in executing 147 projects. The infrastructure market was characterized by regional variat
CEDA Dredging Days is the flagship conference of CEDA and is the main event on the dredging industry calendar in the CEDA (EMEA) region. The “new style” Dredging Days 2024 conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was a great success. In the next edition, which will take place from 11-13 May 2026 in
Work is now well underway at the Ardersier Energy Transition Facility – located near Inverness in Scotland – to deepen and widen the channel and harbor. According to Haventus, this will allow the large vessels serving the offshore wind market to safely access the quayside when the facility opens lat
The dredging works for the new LNG Terminal at SOHAR Port and Freezone are progressing as planned, on schedule and within budget. This week, the senior management from SOHAR Port and Freezone had the opportunity to join Boskalis on board the trailing suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje. The gue
Dragflow said that their DRM dredger is currently undergoing comprehensive operational testing. This amphibious machine is designed to navigate challenging terrains, ranging from shallow marshes to dam basins. “Without any side pontoons, it combines the flexibility of a crawler with the stability of
The Port of Port-La Nouvelle, in the south of France and the country’s third-largest Mediterranean port, is undergoing a major transformation – enhancing capacity, accommodating larger vessels, and evolving into a regional offshore energy hub. A new deep-sea infrastructure is currently under constru
Italdraghe said that two more units of BD1 – the smallest model in the ITD submersible dredge pump range – are ready to head to the Philippines. According to Italdraghe, these dredging heads are versatile modular heavy-duty submersible dredge pump units compatible with all excavator brands. Each dre
Vosta LMG delivered ball joints with internal diameters of 900mm and 1000mm to its customer recently. These ball joints are designed to fit seamlessly into the floating steel pipeline behind a cutter suction dredger (CSD), the company said. Vosta LMG X-type ball joints are engineered for less flow r
With their specialist dredging vessels, Boskalis’ crews are active throughout the year in the United Kingdom, from Dover to Cardiff and from Southampton to Middlesbrough. But recently, their teams were very busy in the Isle of Man. In the port of Douglas, on the west side of the island, dredging wor
Backhoe dredger Dinopotes, owned by Foyle and Marine Dredging, has entered drydock at Dales Marine Services, Troon, to undergo her intermediate hull survey in line with class requirements. Alongside the survey, she’s receiving a series of planned steel and mechanical repairs to ensure full operation
