After a period in Europe to undergo scheduled technical revisions and update international safety certifications required for a vessels of its size, Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galileo Galilei returned to Itapoá (SC) yesterday. According to local media, the giant TSHD today r
Damen Shipyards Group and Associated British Ports (ABP) have signed a contract for the construction of a new trailing suction grab hopper dredger (TSHD). “One year ago, Damen successfully delivered the UKD Seadragon, a Shoalbuster 2711 WID (water injection dredger), to ABP. This new order further s
Boskalis Nederland has won a contract for a major sand replenishment project at the Galgeplaat and the Slikken van den Dortsman in the Oosterschelde estuary in the Netherlands. Following the construction of the Oosterscheldekering – a series of dams and storm surge barriers that protect the Netherla
Damen has just released the first pictures of the CSD400 – the next New Generation cutter suction dredger (CSD). The first of series is being finished at the Damen Dredging Yard, undergoing testing shortly. This sand dredger has a production of 2700 m3/h and a max dredging depth of -9m.
Work on a coastal protection and beach nourishment project between Garrão and Praia do Forte Novo, Quarteira, Portugal, is in full swing. The project is being carried out by the Dravo S.A., in collaboration with the parent company Van Oord, using the LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD
Germany’s LNG import terminal operator DET said that a routine maintenance and repair work is underway at the LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven 2. For this purpose, the FSRU Excelsior will be relocated offshore for a few days in order to carry out the planned work. At the same time, the port company Nieder
Foyle and Marine Dredging said that the dredging works in Ballycastle are now complete, bringing this phase of the project successfully to a close. “Progress throughout the program was significantly challenged by adverse weather conditions, particularly in the early stages, which restricted safe acc
Essential maintenance dredging in Bridport Harbor, West Bay, is about to begin, Dorset Council said. This project is designed to support vessel access, safe navigation, and ensuring efficient long-term operation of the harbor. Dorset Council added that the work is expected to take around two weeks t
Seemanagement Burgenland GmbH has completed its third season of sediment removal on the lakeside communities around Lake Neusiedl, running from October 2025 to April 2026. Approximately 60,000m³ of soft material were dredged with two Watermaster Classic V eco-dredgers, and over 10 kilometers of reed
The Port of Gothenburg has signed a contract with Boskalis Sweden AB for blasting and dredging works as part of Skandia Gateway, a major infrastructure project aimed at increasing capacity for larger vessels. The contract is valued at approximately SEK 202 million (around EUR 18 million). The works
Van Oord is moving ahead with a coastal protection and beach nourishment project between Garrão and Praia do Forte Novo, Quarteira, Portugal. In January this year, Van Oord’s Spanish subsidiary, Dravo S.A. signed a contract with the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) for an important coastal protec
A Watermaster amphibious dredger is restoring lost capacity in a shallow and hard-to-reach reservoir where larger conventional equipment cannot operate. All reservoirs face the same problem: siltation. Reservoirs store water for drinking, irrigation and hydropower, but siltation keeps reducing their
The Port of Esbjerg, in collaboration with ECOncrete, is integrating port-dredged clay in the production of Coastalock armor units for coastal protection and biodiversity enhancement. By replacing a significant portion of the cement in the concrete mix, the Port is lowering the carbon footprint of t
After a period of maintenance, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Christophorus of Van den Herik is back at work. According to Royal IHC, the TSHD is “fully operational again, doing what she is designed for – reliable and efficient dredging.” Dredger’s specifications: Van den Herik has been
