Damen Shipyards has delivered a complete equipment package for the multipurpose vessel ENDAM. Owned by the Korean Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), the newbuild combines emergency oil spill recovery activities with maintenance dredging tasks. With a 4,100 m3 hopper hold, the vessel w
Finding the balance between protecting coastline structures and conserving the environment is an important task. Nowadays, extreme climate events, such as droughts and flooding, are occurring at an increasingly alarming rate worldwide. Also, sediments and floating debris collect on structures during
Royal Smals dredging crews are currently busy in Portugal. In cooperation with professional partners and authorities, Smals Dredging is executing challenging maintenance dredging works at ‘North of Porto’. “The entrance of a shallow tidal harbour with heavy currents is being desilted and with the se
Improving the maritime infrastructure – that is exactly what Van Oord crews do at the river Elbe in Germany. Maritime transport is the backbone of international trade and the global economy. To keep the German waterway at the right depth, Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vax Ariane
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled a comprehensive new design for its Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) range. First introduced in 2004, more than 250 of the current range have been sold to customers around the world and over that time the designs have been continuously improved. However, last year the d
Alewijnse successfully completed the first of four quality inspections on board of a Beagle dredging vessel. The 87-meter-long Beagle can execute an extensive range of dredging operations. The quality inspection was part of Alewijnse work on the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). “With the supp
Mohamed Abaseery, Surveyor at DEME Group, has just released these beautiful photos from the largest ever dredging and land reclamation project in DEME’s history – the Abu Qir Port in Egypt. According to DEME, this project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It also involves deepe
Rohde Nielsen’s split hopper dredger Trud R has recently completed a project in Erquy, France. This work was part of the construction of the new St. Brieuc for the client RTE. The project was particularly difficult because of its restricted working area and shallow depths. The works involved various
Nonius Engineering has succeeded in phasing out of imported equipment in the segment of dredging, the company representative Vladimir Khamidulin said. He revealed this info at the conference “Ensuring safe navigation and up-to-date methods of RF IWW operation” held in Khanty-Mansyisk recently. Accor
A milestone worth celebrating has been reached in the Afsluitdijk project in the Netherlands, Van Oord announced today. “?????? ???, ??? ???? ?? ??? ??,??? ??????-????? ???? ????????? ?? ??? ????’? ????? ??????? ?????,” said the company. Levvel-blocs, another name for the innovative XblocPlus blocks
Neptune Marine has just released these beautiful photos of its recently delivered EuroHopper 400 dredger Sandborn. The EuroHopper range is designed and built to work the toughest environments, undertaking maintenance dredging projects in ports and coastal areas, as well as sand and aggregates extrac
HELION Hydrogen Power high-power fuel cell manufacturer has received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for its FC-RACKTM Marine version, a zero-emission hydrogen powered electric generator dedicated to maritime applications. The AiP is the result of a close collaboration between HELION and B
With a busy year under their belt during 2021, The Marine Group’s Harbour Management department is continuing to expand their dredging fleet with a third vessel. The latest addition – Doonhamer – is the largest in their fleet and can operate as either a water injection dredger or a plough dredger. A
MAN PrimeServ has signed a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with GIE Dragages-Ports, which includes inspection kits and preventative maintenance services as well as remote assistance (PrimeServ Assist) and engine-fluid analysis (PrimeServ LAB). The Samuel de Champlain dredger (117 m, 8,500 m³) bel
