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
In recent decades, Liebherr has demonstrated the quality and reliability of its electric technology with the success of its dedicated product ranges for mining, dredging and materials handling applications. Today, the company is presenting two new local zero emission machines, the Liebherr R 976-E a
The brand new dredger Willem van Rubroeck of Jan De Nul Group is being prepared for its first job. Bakker Sliedrecht delivered and installed the electrical machinery package, including the propulsion drives and Alarm Monitoring System BIMAC. Watch the project video they created together with Jan de
The cutter suction dredger (CSD) MOHAB MAMEESH is on its way to Egypt. “We waved the vessel goodbye when it was loaded on a semi-submersible cargo vessel and after which it started it journey towards Egypt. The vessel is expected to arrive within the couple of days,” Royal IHC announced today. With
Rohde Nielsen A/S has just released this amazing photo of the hopper dredger Thor R, taken during their recently completed project in Germany. During October and November 2020, Rohde Nielsen A/S performed a maintenance dredging project in the 7-kilometre-long entrance channel to Ladebow. The works w
Yesterday was an exciting day for Foyle and Marine Dredging as they took delivery of the Hitachi EX1200 Excavator. The ‘Grizzly 2.0’ is a monster of a machine with a 30-metre reach and a 20-metre dig depth with a 4m3 bucket capacity. The EX1200 is a unique excavator within the Hitachi range, adaptin
Williams Shipping is expanding their fleet with another multicat Eurocarrier 2209. Williams crew joined the vessel at Neptune Marine’s yard in Aalst, the Netherlands, and sailed to Southampton in February. The Willchallenge is the latest version of a Eurocarrier 2209, built by Neptune. Her specifica
Straatman BV – specialized in fabrication of hydraulic presses, heavy winches and custom build projects for dredging industry – has received another order from a returning customer. “The biggest compliment you can get is a returning customer. Last year we supplied two pinch ball joints to Weeks Mari
