Three companies that have earned their stripes in the maritime sector are developing a dredging simulator. Arnold den Boon, spokesperson for the three companies (Amsterdam Shipyards, MSA-Service and Controllab), said: “Dredging is a critical process. A lot of mistakes can be made and the risks are h
Innovation has always been the growth engine for DEME Group. The world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, land reclamation, marine infrastructure, offshore energy and environmental remediation, last week released this amazing video named ‘The story of DEME’. According to Luc Vanden
Portugal’s Navalrocha Shipyard has completed a multimillion-dollar project for the Luxembourg-based company Jan De Nul Group as it targets growth across the Benelux dredging sector. The cluster-contract involving repair work to two split hopper barges and one trailing suction hopper dredger (Tiger,
Kiasma, an Italian manufacturer of TP-E (anti-abrasive) pipes, floats and systems specialized for the dredging sector, has joined the ZEDHub (Zero Emission Dredging Hub) Community as the only Italian company – supplier of Technology and Systems. This collaboration is the result of years of research
Femern A/S, a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, has just released this beautiful photo of Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Amalia. The TSHD is currently busy working on the the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Project – aimed to remove a bottleneck and reduce tr
A major dredging program on the Bude Canal is due to start in the coming weeks, Cornwall Council said. The work, which will be delivered by Cormac, will reinstate a safe navigable depth for watercraft along the canal and restore the role of the canal in carrying flood waters as part of the flood def
The Netherlands’ Damen Marine Components (DMC) has won its first multi-vessel order in the USA. Four packages, each comprised of steering gear and rudders, five winches and two towing pin systems, will be supplied to US shipbuilder C&C Marine & Repair for four new-build Multi Cats 3013 workboats. Th
The River Parrett dredging work is about to begin this week, now between Burrowbridge and Northmoor. The project is organised by the Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium for the Somerset Rivers Authority – using contractors Van Oord. Today, the water injection dredger (WID) Borr was offloaded for ass
Royal IHC delivered recently a submersible dredge pump with high efficiency to its client Rohde Nielsen. “To ensure optimal production, deep dredging capability, fast hopper loading times and low levels of wear and maintenance our submersible dredge pump is installed as an integral unit in the sucti
DEME is finalizing the largest dredging and land reclamation project in the company’s history – the Abu Qir Port Project in Egypt. This vast program includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land, the deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m and the dredging of a turning basin to 22m.
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Lelystad arrived at the Port of Rio Grande earlier this week to boost the latest maintenance dredging program. The other Van Oord’s giant – TSHD HAM 318 – has been working on sediment removal in the port since November 24 and recently started the dre
Royal IHC released this very interesting video recently, showing some of the most important highlights from 2022. “There is a lot to be proud of in 2022 and of course more than we could include in this short recap,” said Royal IHC.
Mud Cat has just commissioned a new MC 100E with 680m3/hr. (3,000gpm) pump performance to a dredge contractor in the Mediterranean region. The client already owns multiple Mud Cat and IMS Versi-Dredge units. According to Mud Cat, the MC 100E has a ladder mounted pump that reaches 6m (20ft.) with its
IHC Dredging has sold a Beagle® 4, a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) with a hopper volume of 4,000 m3, to contractor Gebr. van der Lee. The Dutch family business was looking for a sustainable trailing suction hopper dredger with this hopper volume available on short term. The Beagle® 4 is a t
