Straatman completed a factory acceptance test (FAT) of two female parts for bow couplings for Jan De Nul Group last week. The project includes: “We built the entire bow discharge installation for the Filippo Brunelleschi back in 2002. It’s great to be part of her journey again,” Straatman said. The
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Shoalway has once again proved its unique dredging capabilities with brilliant backfill operation at Borssele. Once installed, cables and pipelines on the seabed need to be protected from the forces of the sea with rocks or sand. This also applied to the exp
Royal IHC is expanding its presence in the US dredging market by embarking on a new project and partnership with Eastern Shipbuilding Group. The company will support The Dutra Group with the design, engineering and supply of key components, including all mission equipment and automation, for their l
GearTec AG recently won a large-scale order for the supply of various gearboxes for a new self-propelled CSD for a client in middle-east. The scope of delivery is very similar to the equipment the company has already delivered in 2018 to a client in China, including the 250-ton gearbox one of the la
After more than a century, the last unidentified German WWI submarine in Belgian waters has been revealed as the UB-57, DEME Group said. Buried in sand, the wreck lay off the Westhinderbank – known for decades, yet its identity remained a puzzle. That was the case until today. “Thanks to the delicat
Premier Sovereign Harbor said that the dredging work in the outer harbor has been completed. The project, conducted with the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sospan Dau, started on April 2. The amount of dredging required each year is dependent on the weather experienced the previous winter, w
Last Friday, Royal IHC held a naming ceremony for Kenmare’s two new high-capacity dredges at its shipyard in Kinderdijk, in the Netherlands. The event was attended by members of the Kenmare and Royal IHC management teams, as well as by the two women who the dredges are being named after: Sandra Clif
Oiltech Dredging Equipment, in collaboration with Impianti Draganti, has successfully delivered an overhauled IHC Cutter Suction Dredger (550) to a client in Africa. Together with Impianti Draganti, the company carried out a comprehensive overhauling of the dredger. The new Caterpillar 3512 engine w
A cutter suction dredging vessel (Damen CSD650) named Engineer Soltan Kazimov, commissioned by the Baku International Sea Trade Port, was successfully launched into the water via a floating dock at the Baku Shipyard today. The vessel’s design was developed by the experienced naval architects and eng
2024 was a busy year for Van Oord, with 229 projects completed in 39 countries, a solid operational performance and a high level of investment in sustainable vessels. According to the company, the investments included a dual fuel foundation and turbine installation vessel, a dual fuel cable-laying v
MOTAS has been awarded a contract to design and deliver dredge equipment and components, including a dredge automation package, for a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). YÜTEK Makina Gemi İnşa Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti will build the TSHD, which will be equipped with a dredge pump, bow coupling, g
A new Royal IHC course, designed for those who seek to expand expertise in the field of dredging, will take place from September 15-26, 2025. This two-week course – held at the IHC Training Institute in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands – will offer technical lectures, workshops and group discussions abou
A five-day dredging program is scheduled to take place in Douglas Outer Harbor from Friday, April 18, the Isle of Man Department of Infrastructure said. The work will be undertaken by specialist contractors Boskalis, who visited the Island for three days’ dredging last month following the completion
After spending the winter in the Netherlands, dredging several ports and fairways, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Willem Sr has arrived in Fenit, Ireland. “On behalf of our client Baggerbedrijf De Boer B.V. – Dutch Dredging, the TSHD Willem Sr – in cooperation with the Bed Leveler Rayado
