Six cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) for Secretaria de Marina were quickly fully assembled, Damen said in their latest update. At the moment, they are undergoing final preparations, right before leaving the Veracruz harbour. In the following days, the CSDs will be towed to Tabasco for their first job
Waterking BV announced today that their amphibious excavator models WK 95, WK 55 and the WK 20 are officially ES-TRIN certified. “Together with Register Holland we have worked long and hard on preparing the machines to get them ready to be certified. The smallest models that we offer the WK 20 and W
Rohr-Idreco Dredge Systems BV has just introduced their 100% electric driven, high-end workboat, named the “iBoat”. “Whether it concerns anchor handling, mooring or support operations: the iBoat is the ideal piece of equipment for the job,” said the company. “Zero emission, maximum energy efficiency
Van der Vlist has successfully transported several large machines for a dredging project in Nigg Bay, Aberdeen. The shipment included two Hitachi EX 1900 SCP units, a Hitachi EX 1200 SCP, a CAT 988K and a CAT 390F. In this photo, the transport of the EX 1900 SCP base machine – loaded in Hoorn at [&h
Royal IHC is currently finishing off the last day of the sea trials of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy. “After intensive testing of all the equipment on board the vessel, we are convinced to deliver Suez Canal Authority a vessel that is competitive and will successfully complete all
Damen submersible dredge pump DOP250 has once again proved itself as a reliable and flexible dredging tool, this time in the City of Warrenton, Oregon. The city is located on the North Pacific US-coast and has a marina on the Columbia River in Hammond, OR. The Hammond Marina is one of the most used
Dredging Today is bringing you the announcement of the public auction by Notary NautaDutilh (16th June 2021) of the seagoing vessel Caranx (also know as Joint Runner 1) – currently under construction. The public auction includes a geared multipurpose pipe supply vessel with one hold and full tween d
Along the North Pacific US-coast there are plenty of small harbours and marinas. The Port of Astoria, located on the Columbia River, is one of them. This marina not only receives large cruise vessels, but is also quite active in accommodating fishing boats, commercial and recreational vessels. The m
Once again, the Damen DOP dredging pump has been put to the test, this time on the North Pacific coast in the town of Waldport. There, the contractor Bergerson Construction Inc. pumped out years of sedimentation at the Pacific Port of Alsea. The marina is mainly used by locals and tourists for leisu
Royal IHC has just released these amazing photos of the Suez Canal Authority’s new cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy. “With the sea trials in sight, we are now in the final stage of commisioning the vessel,” said Royal IHC in their latest announcement. The CSD is one of two vessels that S
Barkmeijer Shipyards, Dutch shipbuilder based in Stroobos, has just released the latest update on the construction of new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for De Hoop Terneuzen. According to the announcement, the wheelhouse was successfully placed on the TSHD BN348 yesterday. This dredger is t
A launching ceremony of the Coastal Crown, the most sustainable workboat in the market, took place two days ago at the Bijlsma Wartena shipyard in the Netherlands. The 36-meter-long vessel, the newest addition to Acta Marine’s fleet, is an ultra-shallow draft Multicat-type, equipped with Tier III en
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 2712 to Orkney-based Leask Marine. The vessel has been delivered just six weeks following the contract, Damen said. “The Multi Cat, named C-Force, is Leask Marine’s second Damen vessel. They have operated their first, the C-Salvor, a Multi Cat 2409, fo
The Association of Professional Boatman of Serbia has released this shocking video of an overloaded dredge barge snapping in half. The video also shows the moment when a worker makes an impressive jump to safety after the overloaded barge snapped in half and began sinking. The incident took place du
