The cutter suction dredge King Fisher has been busy lately providing maintenance dredging for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Texas. According to Orion, this contract involves multiple dredges and will remove over 3 million cubic yards of material to keep the channel safe and navigable for commer
Royal IHC and Inner City Diesel Ltd have worked successfully to deliver two mighty Beaver 50 cutter suction dredgers. These EPA TIER IV vessels are a testament of IHC and ICD commitment to provide solutions for the customers all over the world. The construction of two monster dredges began last Fall
MOTAS Dredging Solutions recently teamed up with the US-based company DREDGE CONSTRUCTORS to strengthen pumping capabilities of the Army Corps’ dredge Goetz. The project included engineering, fabrication, and delivery of a booster station. This booster station, designed for both land and floating op
The cutterhead suction dredge Cod Fish II has made its transit from the Sandwich Boat Basin to Falmouth, en route to the upcoming Popponesset Approach Channel dredging project in Mashpee. According to the Barnstable County (MA), the journey began back on March 4th, departing from Sesuit Harbor in De
Dragflow has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with BEML Limited, a leading multi-technology company in India. Together, the two companies will collaborate on the design, development, testing, commissioning, supply, and after-sales service of Amphibious Cutter Suction Dredgers. By com
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with state and federal partners, has completed emergency dredging of Lake Montauk Harbor, NY. Approximately 10,000 cubic yards of sand was removed, dredging critically shoaled areas that had created a navigational hazard for marine
The Western Australia Department of Transport (DoT) has announced a new round of maintenance dredging at the Port of Bunbury. According to DoT, the dredging campaign to keep the main shipping channel and outer and inner harbors at the Port of Bunbury clear and safe for trade commenced on Saturday, M
Boskalis Westminster Ltd will next week begin surveying operations and maintenance dredging works at the Portsmouth Harbour. According to the KHM Portsmouth, the areas primarily to be focused on during this campaign include the harbour itself and its approach channels. The contractor for the works w
Over the last couple of weeks, Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger Tristão da Cunha worked tirelessly to deepen the access channel to the Town of Höfn in southeastern Iceland. Höfn, located on a peninsula between the Hornafjörður and Skarðsfjörður fjords, is one of Iceland’s key fish proces
Technology group Wärtsilä and NMDC Group, one of the largest dredging and marine contractors in the Middle East, have signed a five-year Lifecycle Agreement for seven NMDC dredgers. The agreement, with the potential to expand the scope to additional vessels in the future, includes a tailor-made main
SOHAR Port and Freezone has announced the start of dredging operations for the Marsa LNG project, a critical step in positioning SOHAR as the Middle East’s first LNG bunkering hub. Led by Boskalis’ advanced Coastway and Willem van Oranje Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers, the operation will remove ap
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has successfully launched China’s first all-electric cutter suction dredger named Junlan. The Junlan, a non-self-propelled electric cutter suction dredger, has an overall length of 67 meters, a width of 11.95 meters and a maximum dredging depth of 25 meters.
The Port Authority of Bahia (CODEBA) last Friday (Feb. 14) celebrated an important milestone — the start of maintenance dredging at the Port of Ilhéus. According to CODEBA, this dredging project aims to maintain the port’s full navigability and increase its capacity to handle larger ships from 30 to
Dragflow DRSP Amphibious Dredge is a multi-purpose machines of the latest generation, offering high performance even in the most complex and demanding dredging operations. The modular design simplifies transport operations, making it easy to move to hard-to-reach dredging locations such as swampy pr
