Bakker Sliedrecht has upgraded Boskalis’ cutter suction dredger (CSD) Taurus II by increasing the vessel’s booster capacity. According to Bakker, by increasing capacity of the dredge pumps from 6000 to 7400 kilowatts, the Taurus II now can pump dredge material over greater distances from the station
Rosmorport’s Astrakhan branch fleet has now been expanded with the dredging vessel Kronshlot. According to the company, the dredger was earlier operated by Rosmorport’s North-West Basin Branch. The Kronshlot, built by Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard (Nizhny Novgorod) in 2016, is the 10th ship of the branc
Italdraghe has just launched a new concept of Dredging Head: Italdraghe Rock Dredging Head. This new piece of dredging equipment will be sent to Vietnam this week. “Our customer from Vietnam was involved in a dredging work on a seabed with corals and rocks.Italdraghe team worked hard to meet their c
DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Nile River and cutter suction dredger D’artagnan are being serviced in GEMAK facilities in Tuzla, Turkey, at the same time. “We wish to improve our business partnership and see more DEME projects at GEMAK soon,” the Turkish shipyard said. GEMAK is one of
Damen has just introduced a brand-new vessel concept for inland and coastal operations: the Damen RIVERBUSTER 1909. According to Damen, this is a versatile, strong and future-proof pusher vessel, available in several configurations to accommodate a variety of jobs, from towing, pushing and marine co
Herbosch-Kiere has just announced the addition of two state-of-the-art excavators to their fleet. As disclosed, both of these impressive machines are suitable for use on land and on the water. The excavators are equipped to work with a variety of tools: buckets, dredge pumps, hammers and scissors, h
Rhosonics has just presented the newest pipe integration system for the Slurry Density Meter (SDM) – the Clamp-In. With this robust integration system, it is easy to remove the sensor without interrupting the process. The Clamp-In allows the installation of existing pipes in the process – these can
Royal IHC yesterday hosted a delegation of the Port Authority of Douala, Cameroon, at their Krimpen aan den IJssel yard in the Netherlands. Cyrus Ngo’o, Managing Director of PAD, and other company officials were received by IHC CEO Jan-Pieter Klaver who gave them the tour of the yard. He commented o
Boskalis is committed to the target of being climate neutral across its global operations by 2050, said the company CEO, Peter Berdowski. “As such, we aim to further reduce emissions and drive our competitive advantage through our ability to offer accessible, low-carbon solutions to our clients. The
Launching of the Project 4395 – the second non-self-propelled suction hopper dredger – took place yesterday at Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod Region based Shipbuilding, Ship Repair Corporation PJSC. According to the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot), the dredger’s design was deve
Get a glimpse on board one of the two Damen Shipyard’s Marine Aggregate Dredgers (MAD) 3500, where Alewijnse successfully delivered the complete electrical installation package for the new dredger. The Alewijnse scope of the project comprised the engineering, delivery and commissioning of the vessel
FueLNG Private Limited has just completed the bunkering of the Van Oord’s new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Ariane. This marks the first dredger bunkered by the FueLNG Bellina and extends their track record in providing safe and reliable ship-to-ship bunkering for a wide range of vessel
An impressive 25 ton bow discharge assembly left Straatman BV factory in Zwijndrecht earlier this week and is now on the way to the United States. According to the company, the bow discharge installation has an inside diameter of ø762 mm and a maximum working pressure of 20 bar. The bow coupling ins
Electrical systems integrator Alewijnse and 3D simulation specialist Tree C Technology have joined forces to develop innovative digital twins for the maritime manufacturing industry. Together, they now offer new 3D simulation applications for the future that simulate the operating environment of shi
