Jan De Nul’s hopper and cutter dredgers have radioactive sources on board – they measure the density to determine the productivity of the vessel. The maintenance of these sources requires a safe and controlled approach. Quality, Health, Safety, Security and Environment (QHSSE) Advisor, Benjamín Tenc
Dredging Africa‘s cutter suction dredger CSD250 Indlovu, built by Damen, is working on a harbour construction project. With its extended ladder it dredges to -9m depth. According to Damen, the sediment is pumped though a 300m floating pipe line into low areas in the harbour floor. A diffuser minimis
The largest ever dredging and land reclamation project in DEME’s history – the Abu Qir Port in Egypt – is moving forward. DEME said that this capital project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It also involves deepening of the port’s approach channel to 23m and dredging of a tur
The massive development of a new container handling port at Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, is nearing its completion. “This year, we look forward to the opening of our new state of the art Cork Container Terminal,” Port of Cork Company said in their latest announcement. Work on the €86m project – the bigges
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has produced two dragheads for their customer DC Dredging BV. These pieces of equipment will be used to dredge sand and gravel offshore at concessions in the North Sea. The draghead visors are fitted with knife plates, which are able to cut effectively into the soil. Further
Remu Oy, a Finnish manufacturer of screening buckets, combi screening plants and Big Float amphibious excavators, has just reported a fantastic start of the new year. Recently, they had a chance to assist RDS France with homologation testing of their new Big Float E15 with Hitachi ZX135 12m long rea
Two powerful, robust 6DL36 generator sets left for the Southwest Shipyard in Galveston, Texas, to be installed in Mike Hooks’ new 27” cutter suction dredger (CSD), Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) said. This new, non-self-propelled CSD will be equipped with an SCR system and meet the highest emission
Dredging is due to start again this week on the River Parrett, organised by Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium for Somerset Rivers Authority. Van Oord’s water injection dredger Borr will remove silt between Saltmoor Pumping Station – just down from the Thatchers Arms where the overhead power lines
Crew members of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Yuri Maslyukov rescued a man in distress off the Baltiysk Port last week. The dredger completed the rescue mission with the assistance of the Vessel Traffic System (VTS) Kaliningrad, said FSUE Rosmorport. “On December 22, 2021, at about 21:0
The dredger Hanson Thames, built at Damen Shipyards in Galati, Romania, has arrived safely in the UK and is set to enter active service in the new year. “Our new marine aggregates dredger provides increased payload and efficiency and will supply sand and gravel for the UK construction market,” said
System integrator Alewijnse recently won a contract for the complete electrical and automation installation on board the sister vessel of trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Anchorage, which was successfully launched last week at Barkmeijer Shipyards. This innovative hopper dredger (yard No. BN34
Royal Boskalis Westminster has just published a book about the salvage of the Ever Given. In March this year, Boskalis was at the center of worldwide media attention on the salvage of the stranded mega container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal. In collaboration with the Suez Canal Authority, a lar
The times are changing, and so is the dredging industry. Dredging is evolving to ensure it remains sustainable whilst adding value to society, the environment and the economy. With that in mind, the focus for the next World Dredging Congress (WODCON XXIII) will be on exactly how ‘Dredging is Changin
Liebherr has just released this amazing video about their R 954 dredging excavator, working on a dredging project in the Black Sea. By the Black Sea, the engineering unit of Samsun, Turkish port town, uses the Liebherr pontoon excavator to dredge the seabed. Using a boat equipped with a hold that op
