Royal IHC has just released these amazing photos of TAM’s Beaver 45, taken during the dredging works at DSW Israel’s carnelian pools. The IHC-build cutter suction dredger performs completion work for DSW’s carnalite harvesting work and transports them to a place where DSW harvesters can easily take
In mid-April, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Willem van Oranje arrived to Remontowa Shiprepair Yard S.A. for class renewal. Vessel is owned by Boskalis, the company’s partner from the Netherlands. The TSHD Willem Van Oranje is one of the first dredging vessels in the world, which is powe
The naming ceremony of the Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD500) Yantra took place in Ruse, Bulgaria, a few days ago. The CSD is part of an important modernisation programme of the Danube dredging fleet, and will have the prominent task of keeping the Danube at the required depth. The naming ceremon
Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Gerardus Mercator is currently busy working at the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base. Puerto Belgrano is the largest naval base of the Argentine Navy, situated next to Punta Alta, near Bahía Blanca, about 560 km south of Buenos Aires. The TSHD Gerardus Me
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Willem van Oranje arrived recently at Damen yard in Rotterdam to pull both rudders, and to repair the starboard propeller shaft. According to Damen, all propeller blades have been replaced by new ones. The rudders are currently being assembled and a new doc
Six cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) for Secretaria de Marina were quickly fully assembled, Damen said in their latest update. At the moment, they are undergoing final preparations, right before leaving the Veracruz harbour. In the following days, the CSDs will be towed to Tabasco for their first job
Waterking BV announced today that their amphibious excavator models WK 95, WK 55 and the WK 20 are officially ES-TRIN certified. “Together with Register Holland we have worked long and hard on preparing the machines to get them ready to be certified. The smallest models that we offer the WK 20 and W
Rohr-Idreco Dredge Systems BV has just introduced their 100% electric driven, high-end workboat, named the “iBoat”. “Whether it concerns anchor handling, mooring or support operations: the iBoat is the ideal piece of equipment for the job,” said the company. “Zero emission, maximum energy efficiency
In a ruling dated June 4, Chief Magistrate Judge, Ronald E. Bush, in Boise federal court determined that a suction dredge miner polluted the South Fork of the Clearwater River and needed a permit as required under the Clean Water Act. The Idaho Conservation League, represented by Advocates for the W
Earlier in 2021, a client from Egypt ordered a high powered HID-CSD-5522 model dredger from HID Dredging Equipment Company. At the moment, the production is nearly completed in HID factories, and the delivery will take place in the following days. “As a start project to our Egypt market, HID company
During a dredging project along National Road 2 in Chak Angre Leu commune, Meanchey District of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, a young man has fallen into a dredging pipe and died. According to Khmer Times, the accident occurred last week, and 22-year-old Chhorn Sambath, born in Takeo Province, was involved.
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy visited the Port of Morgan City yesterday. While there, he toured the Bayou Chene Floodgate Project and viewed the port’s new dredger. “The Bayou Chene Floodgate Project is a local solution to protect against flooding,” said Dr. Cassidy. “Good for us all that the St. M
Van der Vlist has successfully transported several large machines for a dredging project in Nigg Bay, Aberdeen. The shipment included two Hitachi EX 1900 SCP units, a Hitachi EX 1200 SCP, a CAT 988K and a CAT 390F. In this photo, the transport of the EX 1900 SCP base machine – loaded in Hoorn at [&h
Royal IHC is currently finishing off the last day of the sea trials of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy. “After intensive testing of all the equipment on board the vessel, we are convinced to deliver Suez Canal Authority a vessel that is competitive and will successfully complete all
