Femern A/S has just released this beautiful photo of Boskalis’ giant backhoe dredger Odin. Odin arrived in Rødbyhavn at the end of May, tasked to conduct a very important job of removing the outer, temporary dike at the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel. The temporary dike has until now shielded the construction s
Royal IHC has signed an agreement with the Vietnamese shipyard Nam Trieu for the construction of a 2,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). This project, commissioned by De Boer – Dutch Dredging, marks the beginning of what is expected to be a long term collaboration in Asia, said Royal IHC.
Dragflow is currently in the midst of conducting tests on the second of three DRSP multipurpose dredgers. “This amphibious dredge can be fitted with pumps, excavators, and other accessories, such as the dredge head,” said the company. “Their versatility allows them to handle tasks that typically r
At the end of the Seaton Channel in Middlesbrough, UK, a yard is located where (obsolete) offshore platforms and associated infrastructure are dismantled and, if possible, recycled. The sheer size of these platforms means that the current 85-meter-wide channel doesn’t cut it. That’s where the crews
Harwich Haven Authority, North Sea Port, Port of Rotterdam Authority, Kystverket (the Norwegian Coastal Administration) and Rijkswaterstaat (NL) have announced a joint initiative to significantly reduce emissions in their dredging activities, with a long-term goal of climate neutrality. Emission red
A new dredger designed to service the waterway through the Vistula Spit arrived in Poland from Finland a couple of weeks ago. The new dredging vessel was built by the Finnish shipyard Tyovene Oy, cooperating with the companies from the Netherlands on this project. The dredger’s primary task will be
The financing contract for the extension of berths 10 and 12 in the Midia Zone of Constanta Port has been signed. The project “Extending the quays 10 and 12 in the Midia area, including reinforcements behind the quays” is part of a complex and staged project to modernize the infrastructure of the Mi
Portos RS has commenced urgent dredging to recover the most critical stretch of the access channel to the Port of Rio Grande, in an area outside the Barra Breakwaters. According to the Port Authority, the work is being carried out by Jan de Nul’s hopper dredger Galileo Galilei. “R$ 21.5 million will
The first steel plate cutting for new Royal IHC CSD Beaver 65 took place this week at VAHALI Shipyard in Zasavica, Serbia. According to Royal IHC, the dredger “is fuel efficient, has low maintenance costs and is extremely productive at all dredging depths.” These dredgers can be dismantled for trans
Damen has presented a video about the hopper dredger Barito Equator working in the Java Sea, Indonesia. For ten years, this trailing suction hopper dredger has been making her rounds day and night to keep this busy waterway accessible. The vessel — ordered by the Indonesian dredging company Pelayara
An ACCIONA-led consortium, including Jan de Nul and Grupo Bertolín, has won a contract for the container terminal construction works – part of the northern expansion of the Port of Valencia. The works include a primary dock, auxiliary docks and 126 hectares of new paved terminal areas, to be built m
Yesterday, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and IADC welcomed 35 participants to its 5-day Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation in Delft. This seminar will give participants more insight to optimize the chances of successful completion of a project, for which contractors need to fully understa
Dredge Yard, a provider of dredging and mining equipment, has delivered a cutter suction dredger (CSD) 250 and a Booster Station BS250 to Slovakia. According to the company, these advanced dredging solutions will be deployed for crucial dredging operations on the Danube River. The CSD250 is a compac
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Port of Esbjerg have signed a deal for a EUR 115 million investment aimed at expanding the port’s infrastructure. The funds will be primarily used to deepen the navigation channel of the port so it can accommodate larger vessels, including naval forces. In
