The Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C) for a customised cutter suction dredger (CSD) 500. T&C, a civil contractor in Paraguay, will use the dredger to transform the southern river bank of the capital Asunción, in the Costanera Sur project.
The shipping industry is struggling with high seas: shipping companies are faced with the challenge of efficiently combining environmental protection and economic efficiency. To bring the two together, marine contractor Van Oord has now chosen to install Orcan Energy’s efficiency PACKs, an organic R
Aberdeen has been a busy international port for nearly 900 years. Its harbour is the oldest existing business in the UK. To accommodate the significantly larger vessels and large-scale operations, Aberdeen Harbour needed to extend their current port facilities and Van Oord was commissioned to do all
A ceremony was held at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld recently to mark the naming of the first of a new model in the Damen Shoalbuster range. The ultra-shallow, Shoalbuster 3514 SD was christened Brutus by Mrs Mandy Heere-van Eijk, on behalf of the tug and workboat company Herman Sr. To mark the occasi
In close cooperation with Kooiman Marine Group and Van Oord, Dromec has developed, built and supplied 2x Active Heave Compensated 30 mT winches for Van Oords new hybrid water-injection dredger Maas. Besides winches, Dromec also supplied the AHC controls, software and integration to the Van Oord HMI
The naming ceremonies have been held for two hybrid water injection vessels – Maas and Mersey. The event took place yesterday at the Van Oord head office jetty in Rotterdam. Ms Karin Schinagl, wife of Managing Director Netherlands Ronald Schinagl, named the vessel Maas. Ms Karien van Oord performed
ROHR-IDRECO ended last year with the successful launch of the cutter wheel suction dredger, built for Colombian gold mining specialist Mineros Aluvial – the largest they have built to date. Many were involved in the final assembly and launching of this 53-meter long, 255-ton dredger. Equipped with t
The combination of Bergmanns BV, ECTMarine BV & Bosch Rexroth BV have provided a custom made Hydraulic motor part solution for bucket wheel dredger Barakat (BWD 650) of the Suez Canal Authority. The two HYDREX hydraulic motors driving the dredging wheel needed replacement after many years of service
The Port of São Francisco do Sul is one of the largest ports in Brazil and Latin America. Late 2020, Van Oord was contracted to perform maintenance dredging works in order to keep this maritime hotspot accessible. Trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Lelystad removed 2 million cubic metres of sedi
As ships grow larger with increased draft and harbors continue to silt, the demand for modern dredges continues to grow. The acknowledged masters of the design and operation of these are the lowland countries, the Netherlands and Belgium. It came as no surprise when, a few years ago, the Dutch firm
Vosta LMG successfully delivered a T6 cutter head and a T8 cutter head to its customer earlier this year. “Vosta LMG’s expertise – acquired over more than a century – and the workmanship of Vosta LMG Zhuhai’s production facility makes it possible to provide high quality products to many customers wo
In mid-April, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Willem van Oranje arrived to Remontowa Shiprepair Yard S.A. for class renewal. Vessel is owned by Boskalis, the company’s partner from the Netherlands. The TSHD Willem Van Oranje is one of the first dredging vessels in the world, which is powe
The naming ceremony of the Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD500) Yantra took place in Ruse, Bulgaria, a few days ago. The CSD is part of an important modernisation programme of the Danube dredging fleet, and will have the prominent task of keeping the Danube at the required depth. The naming ceremon
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Willem van Oranje arrived recently at Damen yard in Rotterdam to pull both rudders, and to repair the starboard propeller shaft. According to Damen, all propeller blades have been replaced by new ones. The rudders are currently being assembled and a new doc
