Damen Services has opened its twelfth service hub, located in South-East Asia at Damen Song Cam shipyard in Haiphong, Vietnam. This latest addition to its Service Hub network will enable Damen to provide a dedicated resource from which it can deliver faster and more comprehensive maintenance and oth
Van Oord’s new water injection dredger Rhône was recently launched at VAHALI Shipyards in Serbia. By now Rhône has taken her first dive into the water and is on her way to the Kooiman Marine Group in Zwijndrecht, where the vessel will meet its sister vessel WID Rijn for outfitting. Both newbuilds wi
New electric suction dredger Henk Piet was christened yesterday, Koninklijke Oosterhof Holman said. The new dredger is 22m long with maximum dredging depth of 37 meters. The dredger has two electric pumps of 600 kWh each. The use of electric dredges is part of Koninklijke Oosterhof Holman and Nautil
Keppel Shipyard has completed the lengthening of Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Oranje from 156 to 201 metres. The length extension project follows the similar extension of Boskalis‘ hopper dredging vessel Prins der Nederlanden, which was conducted in the first half of 2022. The co
Van Oord, Caterpillar and Pon are joining forces to explore the development of zero exhaust-emission heavy duty equipment. Electrification of heavy-duty earthmoving equipment brings challenges, the companies said. Facing these challenges calls for front running companies to work together. To gather
Last week, Royal IHC started the dredging simulator training on site for its client Richards Bay Minerals (RBM). “In the coming five weeks, we will train their operators, shift supervisors and dredge masters at the RBM operation in South Africa,” said IHC. The training is specifically tailored to th
O’Malley Marine Plant Ltd has just announced the arrival of their new tug Taktow. The Damen built multi purpose vessel has international Bureau Veritas Class which allows her to take on projects anywhere in the world, said the company. She has been issued with an Irish Loadline and Irish P5 passenge
In cooperation with Miles Water Engineering and Raynham Private Estate, Royal Smals has started the cleaning of the Raynham Lake. Using the 8-inch cutter suction dredger (CSD) Pollux, all the mud will be transported to the nearby constructed lagoons on the property. After dewatering, this nutrient-r
Jenkins Marine team recently handled a delicate and unique project for the Blue Marine Foundation – construction of the Hamble reef. The Hamble reef project is part of a wider multi-million Solent Seascape Scheme which is funded by the Endangered Landscapes Project and aims to restore a wealth of di
Damen Marine Services (DMS), the division of Damen Shipyards that offers Damen vessels for charter both fully crewed and bareboat, has taken delivery of the first of a new class of Damen Multi Cat, a Multi Cat 3313 SD named DMS Snipe. While Damen’s Multi Cat range is known for its shallow draught ca
Pioneering dredging company, Haven Dredging, has just announced that so far it has been granted patent protection in more than 85 counties for its new technology, Tiamat. The innovative agitation dredging solution, Tiamat, offers lower maintenance dredging costs and is a cleaner process compared to
Van Oord recently christened two new dual fuel trailing suction hopper dredgers, which are built to run on the more sustainable LNG. Now, Van Oord takes another big step towards implementing the fuels of the future. Five methanol engines are ready to power Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Bor
Over the past five weeks, Jan De Nul dredged as much as 500,000 m³ of sand to elevate the beach of Knokke-Heist on behalf of Agentschap Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kust (MDK). JDN’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Pedro Álvares Cabral – sailing on 100% second-generation biofuel – carried out
Denis Manturov, Russian Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Industry and Trade, met with the heads of several Indian government agencies during his recent working trip to the Republic of India. Shipbuilding is among the most promising avenues for cooperation between Russia and India, particularly as
