For the first time, hopper dredgers Vox Apolonia and Vox Alexia are working together in the Amaliahaven Rotterdam located on Maasvlakte II. A consortium of Van Oord, HOCHTIEF and Ballast Nedam has constructed 2.4 kilometres of new quay wall. These new quays are now being dredged to a depth of more t
Earlier this year, Rohde Nielsen partnered with SEAM for the hybridization of two dredging vessels. These projects, which represent a new segment for SEAM, aim to reduce emissions and increase efficiency in Rohde-Nielsen’s dredging operations. Rohde-Nielsen has a long history of implementing measure
UK Dredging, part of Associated British Ports (ABP), has just announced that the hull of a 27 meter Shoalbuster — UKD Seadragon has been successfully launched in Poland. According to the company, the UKD Seadragon’s construction is on target. The ships hull has now been completed in Gdańsk and will
Jan De Nul Group has just announced that their cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck has reached a historic peak – dredging to a record depth of 41.94 meters for Eoliennes en Mer Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier wind farm. Built in 2020, the cutter dredger Willem van Rubroeck is the largest in Jan
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has just announced the successful completion of another maintenance dredging season at the Port of Weipa. According to NQBP, dredge vessel TSHD Brisbane and its supporting vessels have left the Port of Weipa after completing a 45 day program. During the
Vox Apolonia is the sister vessel of the LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredgers Vox Ariane and Vox Alexia. Vox Ariane was christened in June 2022 and has already been successfully deployed on several projects. Triplet sister vessel Vox Alexia is in the final stages of construction in Singapore
Philippine dredging company QR5 and Royal IHC have signed a contract for the supply/delivery of a cutter suction dredger Beaver 45. After a thorough evaluation of potential suppliers of CSDs, the Beaver 45 from IHC Dredging proved to be the most suitable for its first project: the improvement of the
In recent years, bigger and bigger vessels have been navigating through the seas and oceans. But the bigger the vessels, the fewer can moor at a quay. That is why in 2021, the government of Uruguay, together with Katoen Natie, decided to further expand the container terminal Cuenca del Plata. To acc
Split hopper barges MAGELLANO 1800, VERRAZZANO 1800, BOUSSOLE and L’AIGLE are currently undergoing service by the BLRT REPAIR YARDS in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The four barges, owned by Jan De Nul Group, a family-owned company specializing in the construction and maintenance of marine infrastructure, ar
Portos RS has commenced urgent dredging to recover the most critical stretch of the access channel to the Port of Rio Grande, in an area outside the Barra Breakwaters. According to the Port Authority, the work is being carried out by Jan de Nul’s hopper dredger Galileo Galilei. “R$ 21.5 million will
Damen has presented a video about the hopper dredger Barito Equator working in the Java Sea, Indonesia. For ten years, this trailing suction hopper dredger has been making her rounds day and night to keep this busy waterway accessible. The vessel — ordered by the Indonesian dredging company Pelayara
Recently, the Dredge Goetz was in the Rock Island District performing dredging operations in Pool 16 of the Mississippi River near Buffalo, Iowa. The Goetz is a hydraulic dredge based out of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District that helps maintain the 9-foot navigation channel on the U
Kenmare Resources Plc has revealed the names of two new dredgers which are being built at Royal IHC’s yard in Kinderdijk (Netherlands). The company will name the newbuilds after female members of the management team. The first of the new dredges will be named Calen, after the eldest daughter of Higi
Another Royal IHC has Beaver 65 cutter suction dredger has been successfully lifted onto a transport vessel and is now ready to set sail for Indonesia. The Beaver 65 CSD, with its impressive 650 mm pipe diameter, is renowned for its reliability, fuel efficiency, and low maintenance costs. It’s the l
