The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has just released this very interesting video named ‘Timeline of the Ever Given crisis management’. With a length of 400 meters and a width of nearly 60 meters, this giant ship had been wedged in the Suez Canal since March 23, 2021, blocking all shipping traffic. For t
DEME Group’s green duo was spotted earlier this week handing over their duties on the River Elbe fairway in Germany. One of their newest hoppers, the 8,300 m³ ‘Meuse River’, took over the maintenance campaign after a successful intervention by the renowned trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Scheldt Ri
Port of London Authority (PLA) has just released these beautiful photos of the new dredger Hanson Thames alongside the Dagenham terminal. The marine aggregate dredger, built at Damen Shipyards in Romania, arrived safely in the UK last month and already entered in active service. The dredger complete
Bunnal Tech has just released this unbelievable video showing a man constructing a dredge pipeline with his bare hands. Hydraulic dredgers work by sucking a mixture of dredged material and water from the channel bottom. The amount of water sucked up with the material is controlled to make the best m
Timmerman Industrial Repairs BV performed the technical installation of a Heila crane on board the 106m trailing hopper suction dredger (TSHD) Anchorage recently. This job included the modification of the already existing pedestal to fit the base of the crane. According to Timmerman, “in addition we
The 8,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Ghasha – owned by National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) from Abu Dhabi – is currently working on the latest maintenance dredging program at Damietta Port, Egypt. The Ghasha, delivered to NMDC by Royal IHC in September 2020, is based on the design
The McFarland, a deep-draft hopper dredger owned and operated by USACE Philadelphia District, is currently undergoing extensive repairs at Colonna’s Shipyard in Norfolk, VA. “Work includes hull painting, steel replacement, and other repairs. The Mighty McFarland is one of four ocean-going hopper dre
Wärtsilä Marine recently released a case study about how they have helped Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC deliver sister ship for world-class UAE-based dredger. In dredging operations, the ability to accurately maintain course and speed is essential. That’s why National Marine Dredging Company specified
Chevron Marine Lubricant’s low sulphated ash trunk piston engine oil Chevron HDAX 9700 has achieved an important recognition, by becoming the first lubricant to gain time-unrestricted approval for use with MAN Energy Solutions’ four-stroke engines running on either LNG or distillate fuels (with a su
Foyle Marine Dredging has just reported a busy start to 2022 – the company is active on three sites in the UK and Ireland. “Today was a good day as we take delivery of a new Hitachi EX1200-7 from Belgium,” the company said. “This EX1200 has a 30metre outreach and an impressive load curve and [&helli
Jan De Nul’s hopper and cutter dredgers have radioactive sources on board – they measure the density to determine the productivity of the vessel. The maintenance of these sources requires a safe and controlled approach. Quality, Health, Safety, Security and Environment (QHSSE) Advisor, Benjamín Tenc
Dredging Africa‘s cutter suction dredger CSD250 Indlovu, built by Damen, is working on a harbour construction project. With its extended ladder it dredges to -9m depth. According to Damen, the sediment is pumped though a 300m floating pipe line into low areas in the harbour floor. A diffuser minimis
The largest ever dredging and land reclamation project in DEME’s history – the Abu Qir Port in Egypt – is moving forward. DEME said that this capital project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It also involves deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m and dredging of a tur
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has produced two dragheads for their customer DC Dredging BV. These pieces of equipment will be used to dredge sand and gravel offshore at concessions in the North Sea. The draghead visors are fitted with knife plates, which are able to cut effectively into the soil. Further
