A dredging program at the WD Close Carville Port facility was completed recently by UK Dredging and the Orca. The process of dredging involves clearing the bed of a quay, or any other body of water in order to prepare the area for underwater construction projects. “The Orca cleared the quay of debri
The dredging operations at Deganwy Marina are set to begin on November 1, North Wales Cruising Club said. This dredging program will be underway for two months. Deganwy is situated on the North Wales coast, at the mouth of the River Conwy where siltation is a major problem. The marina is inundated e
The DEME Group’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Nile River is currently working on the greenfield FSRU-based LNG terminal project in the Port of Ravenna. The dredging program aims to develop the necessary port infrastructure to handle larger vessels of 75,000 dwt and containerships of up to
The 2022 edition of Dredging in Figures, an annual review of the global open dredging market by the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is now available. After two challenging years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the working environment returned more or less to business as usual. W
Off the coast of Dubai in the United Arabic Emirates Royal HaskoningDHV has helped create 300 artificial islands varying in size from 2.3 to 8.4 hectares. The key challenge is reshaping the Dubai Coastline and creating new islands from first sketch up to build, construct and realization – all while
MT Højgaard Danmark, a business unit of MT Højgaard Holding, has won a turnkey contract for the continued expansion of the Port of Rønne. The contract includes the two next phases of the work to future-proof the harbor, allowing the Port of Rønne to increasingly fulfil its obligations as Bornholm’s
Another multifunctional dredger from the Italdraghe fleet was commissioned and launched in Italy recently. “The self-propelled multipurpose dredger was specifically designed by our highly-qualified technical team for Montecorice City Council for the protection of the marine environment and for the m
The last decade witnessed an increasing level of attention to sustainability and sustainable development across all sectors all over the world, including the dredging industry. Also, the dredging industry has vital roles in the global sustainability transition and the dredging community has to work
The Baku Shipyard LLC and the Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B.V. have signed a contract for the construction of a cutter suction dredger CSD650. This is a self-propelled or stationary vessel that uses a rotating cutter head to loosen the material in the hard ground. The CSD can work in water depths up t
The Astrakhan Oblast based Stroyliderplus shipyard hosted an official launching ceremony for a non-self-propelled cutter suction dredger (CSD) Nikolai Rusanov yesterday. The vessel is being built for state-owned Rosmorport and will be deployed for dredging operations on the Volga-Caspian Sea Shippin
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has just announced the delivery of the Cape Hatteras and the Cape Canaveral, the two Damen 3013 Multi Cats built by Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, LA. Chris Gunsten, Great Lakes’ Senior Vice President of Project Services and Fleet Engineering, commented
Jan De Nul Group’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Kaishuu and BMT Bunker and Mineralöltransport GmbH have executed a groundbreaking bunkering operation with 100% sustainable biofuel. This delivery, the first of its kind in Germany, comprised 1,200 tons of UCOME (Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester
Dredging work to create Scotland’s largest Renewable Energy Hub at the Port of Leith is well underway. According to the contractor, GRAHAM Civil Engineering, the crews are making great progress in Leith. So far, they have installed over 133 tubular piles and 92 pairs of AZ40-700N sheet piles that wi
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has completed the design and construction of another Water Injection Dredging (WID) installation. The scope of delivery includes the fabrication of jet arms, a hoisting gantry with swell compensator, hydraulic system and the jetwater pump sets. According to MOTAS, all compon
