MOTAS Dredging Solutions is nearing completion of the delivery of an engineering and components package for a 2.000m3 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. The delivery is a result of a contract awarded by NEPTUNE Marine, also located in The Netherlands. “MOTAS Dredging Solutions provides a comprehensive
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has posted a couple of very interesting articles in the latest edition of the Terra et Aqua magazine. The winter issue includes articles covering dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the e
DEME Group’s giant backhoe dredger Peter the Great is getting ready for action at the New Lock Terneuzen project. “A large part of the old Middensluis has now disappeared due to demolition works. After the Christmas Holidays, we will start removing an invisible part: the more than 7,000 piles in the
This cityscape shows how easily the Damen cutter suction dredger type CSD450 takes to work in an urban environment. This offers a major advantage on cityside waterway projects, meaning there is no need to add to road congestion and air pollution with noisy trucks. What’s more, the dredger is complet
Starting next week, Boskalis Westminster Ltd will conduct capital and maintenance dredging in the maintained areas within Portsmouth Harbour and its approach channels. According to the King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth, the capital works will be focused on the western end of Fountain Lake, specifical
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Astilleros Puerto de Balboa (ASTIBAL) completed intense repair and maintenance works on the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Bartolomeu Dias last week. ASTIBAL has just released these amazing photos of the vessel just before its departure from their facilities. “We extend our gratitude to our
Jenkins Marine has been busy lately in Great Yarmouth assisting BAM Nuttall/Farrans JV in dredging of the high spots in the river channel at Herring Bridge around the new third river crossing. The ambitious new bridge will ease traffic congestion on the town’s roads and shorten journey times, as wel
A team performing the widening of the Kiel Canal in Germany is making steady progress, with dry earth and revetment works in full swing, DEME Group said. As part of a joint venture, DEME is carrying out the works to widen a 4.2-kilometre stretch of this strategic waterway, connecting the North Sea p
Harwich Haven Authority has awarded its latest maintenance dredging contract to Boskalis Westminster. The contract will run for one year, from December 2023 to December 2024. According to the Authority, maintenance dredging is carried out approximately five times a year, to ensure that Harwich Harbo
Boskalis’ dredging crew was very busy recently in the north-west of Scotland, helping the Port of Stornoway to accelerate its port development. “An important aspect of almost all our dredging projects is that the region in which they take place seeks economic growth,” said Boskalis. An example of th
Over the years, Boskalis has been involved in maintaining and reinforcing much of the Dutch coast with a significant number of trailing suction hopper dredgers. The North Sea beaches of the Netherlands are maintained with some 12 million cubic meters of sand every year. Other countries bordering the
A consortium of Saudi Archirodon and DEME has won the second phase of transformation work for the Port of NEOM, the primary seaport of entry to northwest Saudi Arabia. Based in Oxagon, Port of NEOM is strategically located along the coast of the Red Sea and is adjacent to the nearby Suez Canal, thro
With preliminary studies, risk analyses, simulations, environmental permits and other types of preparatory work already completed, the final obstacle has now been overcome to kick-start the Skandia Gateway project. This is via approval from the EU Commission, which confirms that state funding for a
