Van Oord unveiled the latest addition to its dredging fleet today. The Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s first trailing suction hopper dredger equipped with an LNG fuel system, was christened by its CFO and member of the Executive Committee Ms. Jolanda Poots-Bijl. The TSHD has a hopper capacity of approximatel
Dredge Yard and Lagersmit have signed a deal for the supply of the Liquidyne pump shaft seals for the dredge pumps. Also, they inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for further integration of Lagersmit’s sealing solutions into the cutter suction dredgers series of Dredge Yard. “Dredge Yard deliv
Bakker Sliedrecht has upgraded Boskalis’ cutter suction dredger (CSD) Taurus II by increasing the vessel’s booster capacity. According to Bakker, by increasing capacity of the dredge pumps from 6000 to 7400 kilowatts, the Taurus II now can pump dredge material over greater distances from the station
Land & Water has started works at The Hurlingham Club in Fulham after having undertaken investigations into water loss from the club’s ornamental lake. This prestigious, private member club, which dates back to 1869 and is known to have been the birthplace of polo, is situated within 42 acres of lan
Italdraghe has just launched a new concept of Dredging Head: Italdraghe Rock Dredging Head. This new piece of dredging equipment will be sent to Vietnam this week. “Our customer from Vietnam was involved in a dredging work on a seabed with corals and rocks.Italdraghe team worked hard to meet their c
DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Nile River and cutter suction dredger D’artagnan are being serviced in GEMAK facilities in Tuzla, Turkey, at the same time. “We wish to improve our business partnership and see more DEME projects at GEMAK soon,” the Turkish shipyard said. GEMAK is one of
Rhosonics has just presented the newest pipe integration system for the Slurry Density Meter (SDM) – the Clamp-In. With this robust integration system, it is easy to remove the sensor without interrupting the process. The Clamp-In allows the installation of existing pipes in the process – these can
Boskalis is committed to the target of being climate neutral across its global operations by 2050, said the company CEO, Peter Berdowski. “As such, we aim to further reduce emissions and drive our competitive advantage through our ability to offer accessible, low-carbon solutions to our clients. The
FueLNG Private Limited has just completed the bunkering of the Van Oord’s new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Ariane. This marks the first dredger bunkered by the FueLNG Bellina and extends their track record in providing safe and reliable ship-to-ship bunkering for a wide range of vessel
Royal IHC hosted a Central Dredging Association – CEDA /KNVTS meeting on the Suez Canal and the Ever Given last week. During the meeting, three lectures were given highlighting the importance of the canal including how to best maintain it, the size of the vessels that pass through it, and how contai
An impressive 25 ton bow discharge assembly left Straatman BV factory in Zwijndrecht earlier this week and is now on the way to the United States. According to the company, the bow discharge installation has an inside diameter of ø762 mm and a maximum working pressure of 20 bar. The bow coupling ins
Land & Water CEO James Maclean held a presentation yesterday at the Working in the Wet conference for the Institution of Civil Engineers on the topic of marine innovation and sustainability. “We have an internal target of becoming carbon net zero by 2030, in line with the objectives of the Environme
Jan De Nul Group is joining forces with Seiche Ltd to start trials for the development of an automated marine mammal detection system on board of its vessels. A collaboration agreement to start this innovative pilot project with Seiche’s new second-generation HD thermal cameras was signed in May 202
Rotech Subsea has completed the excavation of two deepwater births at a key port on the River Clyde, Glasgow. They completed the excavation of the 600m2 area to client specification ahead of schedule. “Rotech’s powerful TRS2 tool was selected to excavate the pits due to its very high flow rate capab
