DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Nile River and cutter suction dredger D’artagnan are being serviced in GEMAK facilities in Tuzla, Turkey, at the same time. “We wish to improve our business partnership and see more DEME projects at GEMAK soon,” the Turkish shipyard said. GEMAK is one of
Damen has just introduced a brand-new vessel concept for inland and coastal operations: the Damen RIVERBUSTER 1909. According to Damen, this is a versatile, strong and future-proof pusher vessel, available in several configurations to accommodate a variety of jobs, from towing, pushing and marine co
Herbosch-Kiere has just announced the addition of two state-of-the-art excavators to their fleet. As disclosed, both of these impressive machines are suitable for use on land and on the water. The excavators are equipped to work with a variety of tools: buckets, dredge pumps, hammers and scissors, h
Rhosonics has just presented the newest pipe integration system for the Slurry Density Meter (SDM) – the Clamp-In. With this robust integration system, it is easy to remove the sensor without interrupting the process. The Clamp-In allows the installation of existing pipes in the process – these can
The Bangladesh Government’s Ministry of Shipping has signed two deals for dredging of the river routes on the Chattogram-Dhaka-Ashuganj corridor. The signing ceremony for the dredging program on the connected river routes and for establishing new terminals in the area took place two days ago in Dhak
Royal IHC yesterday hosted a delegation of the Port Authority of Douala, Cameroon, at their Krimpen aan den IJssel yard in the Netherlands. Cyrus Ngo’o, Managing Director of PAD, and other company officials were received by IHC CEO Jan-Pieter Klaver who gave them the tour of the yard. He commented o
GBS Group recently won a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to modify and upgrade hopper dredge Currituck’s Electrical Systems. According to GBS, the contract is for the procurement and installation of all electrical components associated with the modification of the electrical system on
On April 26, the Dredge Hurley and crew (currently 37 people total) departed its home port, Ensley Engineer Yard, for the 2022 dredging season. Their mission: To maintain navigable shipping lanes along the western rivers and inland waterways. Dredging the river is crucial in many ways as river closu
Boskalis is committed to the target of being climate neutral across its global operations by 2050, said the company CEO, Peter Berdowski. “As such, we aim to further reduce emissions and drive our competitive advantage through our ability to offer accessible, low-carbon solutions to our clients. The
The official launch of the Miss Katie – the shallow-draft hopper dredger – took place at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, LA, on April 4, Dare County said. Once the vessel is delivered to Dare County and successfully completes a series of required sea trials this summer, Miss Katie’s dredging operati
Launching of the Project 4395 – the second non-self-propelled suction hopper dredger – took place yesterday at Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod Region based Shipbuilding, Ship Repair Corporation PJSC. According to the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot), the dredger’s design was deve
Get a glimpse on board one of the two Damen Shipyard’s Marine Aggregate Dredgers (MAD) 3500, where Alewijnse successfully delivered the complete electrical installation package for the new dredger. The Alewijnse scope of the project comprised the engineering, delivery and commissioning of the vessel
Callan Marine has announced the launch of its newest fleet asset – the 28” cutter suction dredger (CSD) named The General Bradley. At 341 feet in length and 52 feet wide, General Bradley will have a maximum digging depth of 60 feet and a dredge pipe diameter of 28 inches. Constructed at Halimar Ship
FueLNG Private Limited has just completed the bunkering of the Van Oord’s new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Ariane. This marks the first dredger bunkered by the FueLNG Bellina and extends their track record in providing safe and reliable ship-to-ship bunkering for a wide range of vessel
