Jan De Nul Group and Royal IHC have signed a contract for the upgrade of cutter suction dredger (CSD) J.F.J. De Nul. Built in 2013 by Royal IHC and with a total power of 27,240 kW installed, this CSD belongs to the top-end in the world cutter dredging fleet. The J.F.J. De Nul is the […]
Mavi Deniz, an Istanbul based company involved in oil spill response, weed and silt removal, dredging and ship building, has sign an agreement to build two Unmanned Remote Control Split Hopper Barges for Slovakia in order to support the Danube River dredging operations. In the Danube Basin, sediment
The sea trials of the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Teunis Huibertus are currently underway. IHC Dredging recently sold this Beagle® 4 with a hopper volume of 4,000 m3, to contractor Gebr. van der Lee. The Dutch family business was looking for a sustainable trailing suction hopper dredg
Land & Water Plant Hire has made the commitment, alongside the rest of the Land & Water Group, to become Carbon Net Zero by 2030. In order to do this, the firm is expanding its fleet to offer more specialist hybrid and fuel-efficient solutions that fulfil its client’s needs. The firm has recently ta
The Dare County Waterways Commission is hopeful that maintenance issues in Hatteras Inlet finally can be addressed in a timely manner, the Island Free Press reports. “We don’t want to wait until the last minute,” Commission Chair, Steve Coulter, said at Monday’s meeting in Manteo. “We want it fixed
With the lion share of Weeks Marine’s revenue stemming from dredging efforts, the company has made significant investments in new equipment to help sustain growth. But this new equipment is not just the trailing suction hopper dredges like Magdalen and R.B. Weeks; it also includes new tugboats built
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to an oil spill of more than 3,360 gallons after a dredging vessel capsized in the Mississippi River near Meraux. The New Orleans Sector was notified of this incident at around 12:50 a.m. yesterday. The capsizing vessel in question, the W.B. Wood, had two people ab
Finding the balance between protecting coastline structures and conserving the environment is an important task. Nowadays, extreme climate events such as coastal erosion, droughts and flooding are occurring at an increasingly alarming rate worldwide. Also, sediments and floating debris collect on st
Jenkins Marine Ltd. recently completed an extensive upgrade of the 26m long self-propelled hopper ‘CH Horn’ which was formerly equipped with a fixed grab crane. The fixed crane has now been removed to allow room on its deck for a specially modified tracked Hyundai Excavator. According to Jenkins Mar
The development plan for the Port of Arish will be completed during the first quarter of 2024, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) announced last week. The plan includes the implementation of sea docks, breakwaters, container handling yards, and internal roads, and raising the efficiency of buildi
Rohde Nielsen has successfully completed a maintenance project in Riga Port in Latvia, for the client Riga Freeport Authority. The work was divided into four sections with dredging depths varying between -9.5 and -16.5 meters. Approximately 135.500 m3 of silty sand was dredged and placed at an appro
Damen Engineering has announced the completion of its first vessel design to be entirely created, reviewed and class-approved using 3D models in collaboration with Bureau Veritas (BV) and global maritime software provider NAPA. The 2500 m3 dredger concept is the first Damen vessel concept to receive
The Narrabeen Lagoon in Pittwater, Australia, is the largest coastal lagoon in the Sydney region. It is a very popular destination for enthusiasts of leisure activities such as swimming, kayaking, snorkeling, sailing and fishing. For locals, it offers a unique lifestyle of outdoor recreation. The en
Portugal’s Navalrocha Shipyard has completed a multimillion-dollar project for the Luxembourg-based company Jan De Nul Group as it targets growth across the Benelux dredging sector. The cluster-contract involving repair work to two split hopper barges and one trailing suction hopper dredger (Tiger,
