Boskalis and Bahrain have been closely linked since the early 1980s. The company has participated in almost every medium and large land reclamation project in the kingdom since that period. The result: Boskalis dredging vessels have been continuously active in Bahrain for some forty years. An import
Harwich Haven Authority’s former Harbour Engineer, John Brien, has been recognized for his outstanding contribution to the dredging sector by the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) at their annual meeting held in November 2023. Chartered civil engineer, John, joined Harwich Haven Authority in 1986
State-of-the-art hopper dredger Vox Amalia has completed its share of work on one of Europe’s largest infrastructure projects – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel. This impressive giant, part of Van Oord’s new generation of trailing suction hopper dredgers with a focus on energy efficiency for the smallest poss
Finnish shipbuilding company Työvene recently held a launching ceremony for the trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Ursa. She has now been moved to the outfitting quay where the production will continue towards trials and delivery mid next year. The dredger, being built for the Poland’s Maritime A
To celebrate 60 incredible years of Beaver cutter suction dredgers, Royal IHC has set up a temporary ‘showroom’ at the company’s production facility in Kinderdijk. Not only does it feature the iconic Beaver 30 CSD, it also showed many other products that are part of the integrated Beaver solution, s
DEME said today in its third quarter results that the Dredging & Infra segment grew its turnover by 4% compared to the previous year. After a slower start to the year, activity levels have been picking up and the gap with last year’s revenue-level has been closed. The segment performed capital dredg
Registration is now open for the CEDA-UK event Dredging Innovation & Outstanding Contribution Awards 2023 event taking place on 7th December at the Institution of Civil Engineers in Westminster, London. The seminar presents a selection of dredging projects from around the UK bringing news of the lat
The European Commission has approved, under EU State Aid rules, a €146 million (SEK 1,7 billion) Swedish measure to support infrastructure works and dredging in and around the Port of Gothenburg. The measure is aimed at increasing maritime safety and benefiting the economic activity of the port. The
DEME has won several dredging contracts in Africa, estimated to be worth between €50-150 million. Present in Africa for more than half a century, DEME is currently working in several countries on the continent. Among the projects won is a deal in Grand-Lahou, Ivory Coast, where DEME will carry out d
Trailing suction hopper dredger Elbe, mainly active in the Caribbean and South America, recently completed an interesting project in Costa Rica – dredging of the Caldera Port. Working for the client, Sociedad Portuaria Granelera de Caldera (SPGC), Dutch Dredging completed maintenance dredging of the
IHC Mining has secured order from Kenmare Resources for the construction and delivery of two large customised mining dredgers. The dredgers – both to be built at Royal IHC’s yard in Kinderdijk (Netherlands) – will each have a total installed power of 6,800 kVA and a cutter power of 1,350 kW. As they
Straatman BV has released the fourth and final newsletter of 2023, sharing some updates about current projects and developments within the company. This autumn, the company was present at the Gastech event in Singapore where they had some really interesting meetings with the clients. Furthermore, St
In the harbour of Veracruz, Mexico, three Damen Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD) were commissioned by the Mexican Secretary of the Navy (Secretaría de Marina, SEMAR). The dredgers – built in the Netherlands by Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) – have been acquired as part of a fleet expansion program, and
Dredging is a necessary but energy consuming activity. Since especially highly populated countries like the Netherlands are located along the coastline with much of their land mass below NAP, dredging is required to combat the expected rise of sea levels due to climate change. C-Job Naval Architects
