
Bakker Sliedrecht has upgraded Boskalis’ cutter suction dredger (CSD) Taurus II by increasing the vessel’s booster capacity. According to Bakker, by increasing capacity of the dredge pumps from 6000 to 7400 kilowatts, the Taurus II now can pump dredge material over greater distances from the station

Rosmorport’s Astrakhan branch fleet has now been expanded with the dredging vessel Kronshlot. According to the company, the dredger was earlier operated by Rosmorport’s North-West Basin Branch. The Kronshlot, built by Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard (Nizhny Novgorod) in 2016, is the 10th ship of the branc

Italdraghe has just launched a new concept of Dredging Head: Italdraghe Rock Dredging Head. This new piece of dredging equipment will be sent to Vietnam this week. “Our customer from Vietnam was involved in a dredging work on a seabed with corals and rocks.Italdraghe team worked hard to meet their c

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District has just released this beautiful photo, taken yesterday at Gray’s Harbor, Washington, where the Essayons is busy dredging the navigation channel. You can see a storm is brewing off the port (left) side. Meanwhile, USACE’s other dredge, the Yaquina

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