Irakli Kobakhidze, the Georgian Prime Minister, announced the commencement of construction of the Anaklia deep sea port earlier yesterday. With an initial investment of $600 million, the port would have a capacity to handle 600,000 containers per year, and the first phase of the construction would d
Van Oord has won two projects from Rijkswaterstaat which include construction of the nature-friendly embankments along Lake Kleine Noorder IJplas in Amsterdam and restoration work on the Island of Ierst, a nature sanctuary in Lake Markermeer. With these projects, Van Oord will be helping to improve
The Marine Group said that their water injection dredger Doonhamer is back into the fleet, following an extensive £300.000 refit. Doonhamer is fully coded and will start third party contracts ahead of year-end. The company has been working quietly on the refurbishment of Doonhamer over the last twel
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has officially opened the Smooth Point Pier Extension at Killybegs Fishery Harbor Center. This major project, delivered over the past 10 years, was funded through the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Fishery Harbo
Positek – specialized in high performance sensors for dredging and subsea applications – has published a blog post on the optimization of position control in shallow water dredging operations. In marine and freshwater environments, shallow water dredging is a process used to remove sediment, debris,
The steel cutting ceremony of Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging BV’s new custom-built trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Magdalena took place at Nam Trieu Shipyard in Vietnam yesterday. According to Dutch Dredging, the production process is now officially underway. In June this year, the Sl
Foyle & Marine Dredging has completed of a rock delivery project for its client Aggregate Industries UK as part of essential coastal protection efforts on the Norfolk coast.“Our team at Foyle & Marine Dredging utilized two tugs and two barges to transfer rock from the delivery vessel to shore, even
During the IADC Annual General Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, IADC President Frank Verhoeven revealed the winners of the Safety Award 2024. This year, IADC granted the Safety Award for dredging contractors to Jan De Nul for its innovative Cutter Head Staircase. Jan De Nul’s new Cutter Head St
Royal IHC said that their Delta Marine Craft (DMC) 1050 and 1450 have undergone significant upgrades and are now being built in collaboration with its partners. “Today marks a milestone as we signed a contract with Nauplius Workboats for the outfitting and commissioning of our dredge supporting work
The PD Ports dredger Heortnesse departed from UK Docks Marine Services Teesside facility this weekend after successfully completed repairs and improvements. Her place in the dry dock was almost immediately taken by the Tarmac-owned City of Chichester which smoothly entered dry dock yesterday. “The a
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and King Philippe of Belgium have officially inaugurated the Nieuwe Sluis Terneuzen (New Lock Terneuzen) in the Netherlands. Two days ago, the Kings signaled the first ship – a bulk carrier – to sail through the lock, marking the completion of this ambitious
The construction activities on a new Damen CSD650 are moving ahead in Vietnam. According to Damen’s latest project update, “the dredger is shaping up nicely and it is almost ready for trials and some real action.” The Damen CSD650 is a self-propelled or stationary vessel that uses a rotating cutter
FSUE Rosmorport has taken delivery of a new non-self-propelled cutter suction dredger (CSD) Nikolay Rusanov. Nikolay Rusanov is the lead vessel of a series of three dredgers, which are being built by Stroyliderplys, LLC by the order of FSUE Rosmorport. The vessel measures 55 meters in length (LOA) b
Jenkins Marine team has arrived on site in Plymouth at Corporation Wharf to start work on a project for Cattewater Harbour Commissioners. Corporation Wharf on the River Plym is a dedicated bulk cement storage and distribution terminal with additional capacity for alternative cargoes. In co-operation
