Dutch technology company Seatools announced today the introduction of a new subsea hydraulic compensator range: the Advanced series. The new compensator range is based on the preceding Hyco range and delivers serious improvements in robustness, durability, and standardization, reported Seatools in t
Wasa Dredging, a Finnish marine offshore and inland water construction company, has just released this amazing photo of their backhoe dredger ‘Optimus’, working on the Klintehamn Harbor dredging project in Sweden. “We are dredging about 250.000 m³ of material from the harbor and fairway of Klinteham
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 12-18, 2016). IADC Dredging in Figures 2015 Available The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released its Dredging in Figures 2015, an annual review of the global dredging ma
Italdraghe SpA has successfully completed delivery of a SGT 400 Cutter Suction Dredger to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources. The CSD comes as the first in a series of three dredgers that Italdraghe will supply to this client. According to the company, the dredger that is fully operational now in
Intertek Energy & Water experts have been appointed by the UK’s Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) to undertake a study of potential impacts associated with rock dumping during the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure on mobile sandbanks. The study will focus on the North Sea’s Nort
UniSite Group, a Chinese company involved in dredging, land reclamation, offshore projects, marine, mechanical engineering and green remediation projects, took an active part in a lot of projects all over the world in 2016. During the first quarter of 2016, UniSite supplied a significant amount of s
Holland Dredge Design (HDD), member of the BIG Group of companies, has just finished the first production of the HDD Dredge Pump DP400. The DP400 dredge pump unit is already sold by HDD and will be assembled in a dredging vessel. The dredger is currently working in Egypt and is being used for the ri
In cooperation with Dutch dredging contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., HollandMT has successfully completed the field testing program of the Solar Powerpack at the IJmuiden ship lock expansion project. In this dredging project, the Solar Powerpack was engaged 24/7 and provided hydraulic powe
The launching ceremony of DEME’s 3,500m³ LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger Minerva took place on December 3 at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk. The 83.5 meter long LNG-powered dredger is equipped with Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines meaning it can run on both LNG and conventional marine fuel
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 28 – December 4, 2016). Boskalis Wins EUR 120 Million Dredging Contract in Brazil Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract by Açu Petróleo S.A. (joint venture company of Prumo Logístic
The launch ceremony of DEME’s 3,500m³ LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Minerva took place this morning (December 3) at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The official name giving and christening ceremony will take place in the spring of 2017 in Zeebrugge, Belgium.
Damen Shipyards Group has announced a new line of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers (TSHD). The new product range, comprising of the Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD) 4000 and 5600 vessels, was introduced in response to extensive market research and customer consultation. The MAD vessels are expected to
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract by Açu Petróleo S.A. (joint venture company of Prumo Logística S.A. and Oiltanking Gmbh) for the expansion of the Porto do Açu Oil Transhipment Terminal in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The contract has a total value of approximately EUR 12
Van Oord, a Dutch company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, recently awarded a contract to RollDock Shipping B.V. for the transportation of a backhoe dredger, a water injection dredger and auxiliary equipment. “Both dredgers were loaded and discharged by our “Float in-Float out” met
