Baku Shipyard is currently working on the construction of a Damen Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650. The dredger, which will be ready later this year, will be operated by the Port of Baku, a thriving transport hub on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. While Baku Shipyard has built a wide array of
The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works of the Republic of Cyprus, Alexis Vafeades, said that EUR1.5 million has been approved for dredging and renovation works at Larnaca Marina. According to Vafeades, the dredging operations are essential for the marina’s safe operation and vessel navi
FSUE “Rosmorport”, together with Novotrans Aktiv LLC, recently completed dredging operations at the seaport of Ust-Luga. Dredging of the berths No. 1 and No. 2 comes as a part of the investment project for the construction of the Ust-Luga universal trading terminal. According to the results of the w
A maintenance dredging campaign is moving forward at the Port of Lisbon, Portugal. The dredging operations, undertaken by DRAVO S.A. (owned by Van Oord), are being conducted with the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) HAM 317. The Port of Lisbon is a large European port on the Atlantic coast, wi
Haven Dredging has just released a new video about their ground-breaking hydrodynamic dredging technology, the Tiamat. The video was filmed at Harwich Haven Authority, where Tiamat has successfully transitioned from groundbreaking trials to a vital part of its annual dredging operations. Following a
Regular maintenance dredging of the Trafalgar Wharf and Port Solent Approaches is set to begin next week. The KHM Portsmouth has announced that the maintenance dredging of the Trafalgar Wharf Approach Channel and the Port Solent Approaches will commence on the January 13, 2025. According to the Loca
The contractors instructed by Oikos Storage Ltd. will start dredging operations for Oikos No. 1 Jetty in the following days, Port of London Authority said. The dredging works will be carried out by the Water Injection Dredging method and will be conducted during ebb tides only by vessel AQUADELTA. T
Leask Marine has successfully completed debris removal works for Ardersier Port in Scotland. “Leask Marine were delighted that Haventus (the Port’s owner) put their trust in our team to support their shared vision to return the Port of Ardersier into a fully working commercial port,” the company sai
Alia Instruments finished last year with two instruments being shipped the last working day to a mining and fracking client.Today, they started building a new Alia Density Meter (ADM) 500 for a dredging client. “Our business is expanding in many industries now and we are looking forward to serve our
Two Liebherr crawler excavators were used recently to remove around 80,000 tonnes of gravel from the Danube River. The deployment of the machines was necessary to ensure the “flow” of the Danube along this section, thus contributing to flood prevention in the nearby city center of Ulm. The Liebherr
A 9.5 million EUR contract was signed earlier this week to restore Volos Port in Thessaly, Greece – heavily damaged by storms Daniel and Elias in September last year. According to the Government, the project focuses on dredging and removing sediment to restore safe and efficient operations. “The sig
Van Oord’s dredging work in the Prinses Amaliahaven on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam has been completed. The harbor basin has been deepened to 20 meters below sea level. During the peak of the work, 3 Van Oord vessels were working at the same time, turning the port orange-blue: The dredged sand was pa
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) yesterday announced the publication of the latest issue of the Terra et Aqua magazine. The latest Terra et Aqua features articles covering dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environm
Dredging in the first expansion phase of the Kiel Canal in Germany is nearing completion, DEME Group said. The eastern section of the canal is progressing significantly, with the first phase of dredging almost finished. So far, DEME’s backhoe dredger ‘Peter the Great’ has removed nearly 1.1 million
