New electric suction dredger Henk Piet was christened yesterday, Koninklijke Oosterhof Holman said. The new dredger is 22m long with maximum dredging depth of 37 meters. The dredger has two electric pumps of 600 kWh each. The use of electric dredges is part of Koninklijke Oosterhof Holman and Nautil
Hydrogen has been a rocket fuel for decades. But might this rocket science also be applicable for ships? It is only in the past few years that the first hydrogen-powered ships have been built, for example a water taxi, inland container vessel, crew transfer vessel, tug, inland ferry, seagoing ferry,
Keppel Shipyard has completed the lengthening of Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Oranje from 156 to 201 metres. The length extension project follows the similar extension of Boskalis‘ hopper dredging vessel Prins der Nederlanden, which was conducted in the first half of 2022. The co
Van Oord, Caterpillar and Pon are joining forces to explore the development of zero exhaust-emission heavy duty equipment. Electrification of heavy-duty earthmoving equipment brings challenges, the companies said. Facing these challenges calls for front running companies to work together. To gather
The OSIL Vibrocorer has been in use on the early works for the The River Thames Scheme, a £500 million project to develop a new flood channel in two sections for the River Thames. The scheme aims to reduce the risk of flooding for approximately 11,000 homes and 1,600 businesses along the River Thame
Last week, Royal IHC started the dredging simulator training on site for its client Richards Bay Minerals (RBM). “In the coming five weeks, we will train their operators, shift supervisors and dredge masters at the RBM operation in South Africa,” said IHC. The training is specifically tailored to th
The United States Ambassador to Argentina, Marc Stanley, toured Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Alfonso de Albuquerque recently. Karl Dhaene, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Argentina, also attended the visit. This massive dredger is currently operating on the Parana Rive
In cooperation with Miles Water Engineering and Raynham Private Estate, Royal Smals has started the cleaning of the Raynham Lake. Using the 8-inch cutter suction dredger (CSD) Pollux, all the mud will be transported to the nearby constructed lagoons on the property. After dewatering, this nutrient-r
Damen Marine Services (DMS), the division of Damen Shipyards that offers Damen vessels for charter both fully crewed and bareboat, has taken delivery of the first of a new class of Damen Multi Cat, a Multi Cat 3313 SD named DMS Snipe. While Damen’s Multi Cat range is known for its shallow draught ca
Pioneering dredging company, Haven Dredging, has just announced that so far it has been granted patent protection in more than 85 counties for its new technology, Tiamat. The innovative agitation dredging solution, Tiamat, offers lower maintenance dredging costs and is a cleaner process compared to
The energy transition brings many uncertainties in the development of sustainable dredging vessels and equipment. At the CEDA/KNVTS meeting in Rotterdam last week, Bernardete Castro, Director Sustainability at Royal IHC, showed how Royal IHC is helping its customers to better manage this uncertainty
Van Oord recently christened two new dual fuel trailing suction hopper dredgers, which are built to run on the more sustainable LNG. Now, Van Oord takes another big step towards implementing the fuels of the future. Five methanol engines are ready to power Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Bor
Over the past five weeks, Jan De Nul dredged as much as 500,000 m³ of sand to elevate the beach of Knokke-Heist on behalf of Agentschap Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kust (MDK). JDN’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Pedro Álvares Cabral – sailing on 100% second-generation biofuel – carried out
Denis Manturov, Russian Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Industry and Trade, met with the heads of several Indian government agencies during his recent working trip to the Republic of India. Shipbuilding is among the most promising avenues for cooperation between Russia and India, particularly as
