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
ML (UK) Dredging is about to begin the next round of routine maintenance dredging works at the Gosport Marina. The dredging is set to commence on 16 October with expected completion by late November 2024, weather permitting. According to Gosport Marina, this year will see dredging between K and I po
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released an annual review of the global open dredging market – the 2023 edition of Dredging in Figures. Publicly available today, this annual report focuses on the state of the dredging industry in 2023. The latest edition includes
A new visitor for Swansea Drydocks, in for bow thruster repairs, is the hopper dredger City of Cardiff, built in 1997. Owned by Tarmac Marine Dredging Ltd., the dredger is sailing under the flag of United Kingdom. Tarmac fleet of four vessels (the City of London, the City of Westminster, the City of
Boaters in Leicester (UK) will benefit from dredging to keep the River Soar navigable, supporting local communities and wildlife. Canal and River Trust will work together with specialist contractors to remove over 1,100 tonnes of silt from the river in the city over the next four weeks. “Dredging is
DE Klop shipyard in the Netherlands continues to make great progress on the Cygnus project – a revolutionary fully electric cutter suction dredger. “The pontoons of the Cygnus, which we are building on stock, have recently arrived in Sliedrecht,” the shipbuilder said in the update. “In the coming mo
The hopper dredger Emerald Duchess has been officially named by PD Ports longest serving member of staff in a ceremony on the banks of the river. The christening ceremony, traditionally held to bring luck to a new vessel and all who sail in her, was attended by 250 people from across Teesside’s rive
In June this year, Damen Shipyards signed a contract with the German dredging contractor Hegemann for an innovative booster station. The booster, a standard BS 500, will be fitted out with Damen’s in-house developed Marine NOX Emission Reduction System. This officially EU Stage V certified system wi
