Kiasma, an Italian manufacturer of TP-E (anti-abrasive) pipes, floats and systems specialized for the dredging sector, has joined the ZEDHub (Zero Emission Dredging Hub) Community as the only Italian company – supplier of Technology and Systems. This collaboration is the result of years of research
ORCA Crew Services has signed a service agreement including an exclusivity clause to provide local payroll services for Croatian employees on behalf of Van Oord. The agreement has a validity of four years with the option to be extended after this period. ORCA Crew Services is an international person
Addu City Council, Maldives, has just announced that the fieldwork for the land reclamation activities in Addu City is now underway. Under the program – undertaken by Van Oord – a total of 194.3 hectares of land will be reclaimed. The works are part of the Addu Development Project, meant to address
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Albatros will return to Port Taranaki next week to carry out biennial maintenance dredging of the shipping channel. The removal of sand and sediment build-up, which is driven into the port by the predominant current and wave action that hits the Main Breakw
Femern A/S, a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, has just released this beautiful photo of Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Amalia. The TSHD is currently busy working on the the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Project – aimed to remove a bottleneck and reduce tr
A major dredging program on the Bude Canal is due to start in the coming weeks, Cornwall Council said. The work, which will be delivered by Cormac, will reinstate a safe navigable depth for watercraft along the canal and restore the role of the canal in carrying flood waters as part of the flood def
The Netherlands’ Damen Marine Components (DMC) has won its first multi-vessel order in the USA. Four packages, each comprised of steering gear and rudders, five winches and two towing pin systems, will be supplied to US shipbuilder C&C Marine & Repair for four new-build Multi Cats 3013 workboats. Th
The River Parrett dredging work is about to begin this week, now between Burrowbridge and Northmoor. The project is organised by the Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium for the Somerset Rivers Authority – using contractors Van Oord. Today, the water injection dredger (WID) Borr was offloaded for ass
Royal IHC delivered recently a submersible dredge pump with high efficiency to its client Rohde Nielsen. “To ensure optimal production, deep dredging capability, fast hopper loading times and low levels of wear and maintenance our submersible dredge pump is installed as an integral unit in the sucti
Following a request from Georgia Representative Earl L. Carter that the federal government provide funding for the Brunswick Harbor Modifications Project, Congress allocated $1.5 million to modify the existing federal navigation channel at the Port of Brunswick. While Rep. Carter disagreed with elem
Dredging work on the seabed around the new quays and approaches to Stornoway’s new deep water harbour is about to begin. The dredging will be carried out by the Boskalis dredger Causeway, assisted by two workboats, the MC Fenna and the MC Aramis. The Causeway is fitted with a trailer suction pipe, t
In May 2022, Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works (KMEW) received one-year dredging contract worth Rs 67.85 crore ($8,2 million) from Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) for its Mangrol Fishing Harbour facility for capital dredging in hard rock. The ongoing work is 50% complete. On December 30, KMEW
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Lelystad arrived at the Port of Rio Grande earlier this week to boost the latest maintenance dredging program. The other Van Oord’s giant – TSHD HAM 318 – has been working on sediment removal in the port since November 24 and recently started the dre
Dane County removed tens of thousands of tons of sludge from area waterways this year, as part of a two-prolonged effort to improve water quality and reduce the risk for flooding, County Executive Joe Parisi said. The onset of winter weather in December marked the end of the county’s 2022 “Suck the
