Boskalis’ waterbox is the winner of the IADC (International Association of Dredging Companies) Safety Award 2023. This new and improved waterbox, which is used for sandfill areas, greatly improves safety for its employees. It is designed and constructed to eliminate the risk of implosion due to soil
DEME Group has just announced that its well-known cutter suction dredger (CSD) Amazone is ready for its next challenge. After the 10-year special survey and some essential repairs, including a period in dry dock in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, the Amazone is back in top form. “As the Amazone sets sa
Royal IHC has just announced the official opening of its brand-new production facility in Taloja, Navi Mumbai. “After months of hard work and dedication, we are now fully operational. This facility marks a significant milestone in our journey from a local service support office in 2008 to this state
Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced the successful renewal of a lease agreement with Breedon Group PLC, the vertically integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, at the Port of Newport. This significant milestone marks their commitment to providing essential produ
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia of the Netherlands performed the christening ceremony for Van Oord’s new hopper dredger Vox Alexia today. The christening ceremony took place at the Wilhelminakade quay in Rotterdam’s city centre, where the vessel is being docked for two days. Guests and Van Oord e
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has introduced the largest Zaxis-7 model in its extensive super long front excavator range. The ZX490LCH-7 HE16LD with 16m reach has a longer boom and arm and heavier counterweight than the standard ZX490-7 model. It is ideal for excavation work, as
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has delivered the complete component package for the 800 mm pipe diameter sand backfill installation for these works by the Femern Link Contractors joint venture (FLC). The order was awarded by Dutch shipyard Group Neptune Marine – the builders of the large spreader pontoon
Dragflow SRL, an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment, has delivered a state-of-the-art cable dredge to a client in West Africa. Equipped with a hydraulic pump model HY400 with a capacity of up to 3000 m3/h, the dredge features a user-friendly design that enables operators to navigate its func
Royal IHC has just released a very interesting article named ‘Technology word of the month – Critical velocity’. A pipeline operators main concern is to prevent blockages. So how fast do we need to pump a slurry through a pipeline? At high velocities slurry particles are in motion, typically by slid
Just one month after the contract was signed, Damen has delivered a new Multi Cat 1908 SD (shallow draught) to the German energy infrastructure construction company Bohlen & Doyen Bau GmbH, a subsidiary of Friedrich Vorwerk. The vessel, named Scholle, is the first marine asset to be bought by the co
Thérèse Coffey, Secretary of State for the Environment, visited the shores of Chichester Harbour earlier this week to learn about an innovative saltmarsh restoration trial. The Secretary of State was accompanied by staff from Chichester Harbour Conservancy, the Environment Agency and the Solent Seas
Standard Fuel Oils UK achieved a major milestone earlier this week by providing the first-ever renewable blend bunkers to the hybrid water injection dredger (WID) Maas in Liverpool. The bunkers were supplied on behalf of their long-standing customer Van Oord. This renewable bunker supply complements
Royal IHC is currently working on an advanced autonomous dredging system to increase the autonomy of the dredging and unloading process of TSHDs – called Mission Master. Implementing automation is complex. “We believe it is important that experienced industry professionals are involved in this proce
HID Dredger, a Chinese manufacturer of dredgers and dredging equipment, joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) recently, and also signed partnership with Mr. Altai Borubaev, the National Science Academician from Kyrgyzstan, for the purpose of improving water quality by creating water pur
