The largest U.S.-flagged, self propelled trailing suction hopper dredger (THSD) Frederick Paup will be propelled by three SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers – manufactured at the German Wismar production site. The three SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers type 510 L FP are powered by diesel-electric drives and feature
INZ WORLD has just released this beautiful video about the biggest and strongest dredgers in the world. Dredgers are of great importance as they serve the purpose of ensuring the necessary safe bottom clearance for safer voyages. The sediments might be gathered for purposes like:
Top10 Files has just released this beautiful video named ’10 Most Amazing Dredgers in the World’. In the video, you will see the following dredgers:
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Klaipėda State Seaport Authority have signed a €65 million loan agreement for the development of Klaipėda seaport in Lithuania. Klaipėda is the main port connection in Lithuania, part of the TEN-T North Sea-Baltic corridor, and one of the largest port complexes
Dredging operations are underway across the Ports of Genoa and Savona, with the dual objective to maintain and to deepen the depth alongside quaylines. It is essential to regularly remove the accumulations of sand and sediment – deposited by tide and river flows into the sea – from the navigation ch
In 2020, the Port Authority of Douala, Cameroon, expanded their fleet with the Royal IHC 3,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Mont Mandara to maintain the access canal to the Port of Douala. The current project, the expansion of the Port of Pointe-Noire in Congo, is a true reflection of t
A&P Tees has successfully completed a hattrick of consecutive dockings of Tarmac’s dredgers worth over £1.5m. The dredgers City of London, City of Westminster and City of Chichester have all benefitted from A&P’s expertise over the past three months. The programme of works included a renewal survey
A group of international students followed a course on “Sediments, sustainable building blocks” last week, DEME Group said. In the framework of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master of Applied Ecohydrology (MAEH) and the Advanced Master “Think Water” at the Antwerp University, DEME’s Environmental Manager
After successful sea trials, the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Zeeburg is already very busy on her first ever job. As Dredging Today reported earlier this year, the sand mining company based in Middelburg – Van Ouwerkerk BV – awarded Holland Shipyards Group a contract last year to conve
The casting of ECOncrete® Coastalock single layer armor units is underway at the Puerto de Vigo, Spain. The units will be installed in the coming weeks to build coastal resilience and promote marine biodiversity at the Port. Interlocking armor is used along many of coasts and waterfronts as a versat
In collaboration with her owner Van Oord, C-Job successfully co-created the design of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Amalia. The Vox Amalia features two suction drag arms and currently sails around the world to perform the most complex of dredging contracts. “Because of her large cap
At the moment, a mayor port expansion project is underway at the Swedish Port of Gothenburg. The expansion will result in an additional 220.000m2 of terminal surface and 460m more quay length. The project has been divided in various stages: the DOP200 has proven its worth in the later stages of phas
Van Oord has won the Maritime KNVR Shipping Award 2022 for its contribution to innovation in the Dutch maritime industry, specifically by commissioning trailing suction hopper dredgers Vox Ariane, Vox Alexia and Vox Apolonia. The award was presented at the Maritime Awards Gala in Rotterdam last mont
Last week, Royal IHC celebrated the official opening of the new hydraulic circuit by the company’s CEO Jan-Pieter. The new hydraulic circuit will be used for testing dredge slurries, and so helps improve the reliance of the dredge installation performance. According to IHC, a good hydraulic circuit
