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
MDL Marinas today confirmed successful completion of a £2.2 million Ocean Village Marina development project. This significant investment in the Southampton marina has enabled the complete replacement of all pontoons along the south side of the marina, dredging works and the introduction of new smar
Kenmare Resources Plc has revealed the names of two new dredgers which are being built at Royal IHC’s yard in Kinderdijk (Netherlands). The company will name the newbuilds after female members of the management team. The first of the new dredges will be named Calen, after the eldest daughter of Higi
Another Royal IHC has Beaver 65 cutter suction dredger has been successfully lifted onto a transport vessel and is now ready to set sail for Indonesia. The Beaver 65 CSD, with its impressive 650 mm pipe diameter, is renowned for its reliability, fuel efficiency, and low maintenance costs. It’s the l
Read the latest issue of Terra et Aqua featuring articles covering dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environment. The summer issue includes articles on 2D effects on dune erosion at Maasvlakte 2, An efficient tool for environmental cont
Italdraghe has just introduced its new multifunctional Octopus dredgers. According to the Italian manufacturer of dredging and marine equipment, these machines are meticulously engineered to excel in a variety of dredging tasks:? Dredging? Cutting? Harvesting? Excavation At the moment, new dredgers
Moving large quantities of soil in mining operations can be done different ways. One way is the constant feed of haulage trucks by excavators. Transporting mined materials using trucks requires a carousel of trucks and their drivers, all contributing to road congestion, dust, noise and emissions. An
Last week, 25 participants from 12 different countries successfully completed the APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center seminar on Dredging Technologies. The high-level seminar on Dredging Technologies gave an overview of the latest applications, technology, equipment and environmental aspects
