BAE Systems has begun construction on the MV Magdalen, an 8,500 cubic yard capacity trailing suction hopper dredge for Weeks Marine, Inc. Executives from the two companies gathered this week at the BAE Systems Mobile shipyard to oversee the initial cutting of steel for the vessel’s first module, whi
On May 18, “Junhai V”, a 10,000m3 suction dredger fabricated by CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd., went into operation. With a length of 131.3 meters, a width of 25.4 meters, a dredging depth of 8.45 meters and a maximum capacity of 10,288 cubic meters, it is a self-propelled suction dredger with tw
Abeko Marine received new requests for dredging and land reclamation projects, for which the company had to expand the fleet on the short term with a new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. Suitable second hand dredgers were not available which made the company decide for the conversion of the MV ‘Siro
Two cutter suction dredgers, type CSD500, are almost ready at Damen Shipyards Cape Town. The standard dredgers are prefabricated shipbuilding kits, which have been constructed in South Africa. They have been built as per the Damen philosophy to build for stock to meet customer demand for a proven de
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, invites the public and media to join the Mayor of Clinton and the Corps for a christening ceremony of its newest vessel, the Motor Vessel Clinton, on June 1 at 2 p.m., at the Clinton Marina, 511 Riverview Drive, Clinton, Iowa. The new vessel is
“The boat is great,” said Terry Frickey, the Conrad Industries project manager, during an introduction of the new Murden dredging vessel. Conrad’s Murden is a 156-foot-long shallow water dredger with a maximum hopper load capacity of 512 cubic yards, according to tri-parishtimes.com. The vessel is p
Last week Idreco delivered the first dredger for the company Wolfgang Rohr GmbH & Co. KG. This ISD 300 has an undewater pump and engine with a suction depth of 32 meters. The dredger is equipped with the PK 300 pump driven by the electric direct drive system with a 315KW motor. Production capacity u
The Coopération technique Belge has invited bidders for the repair and maintenance work to the dredger “Kasai”. This dredging vessel is currently based in the RD Congo. Works will include all mechanical, electrical and structural improvements and replacement of parts where necessary. Divided into lo
Scana Propulsion has concluded a contract with Rong Tai Trading of Taiwan for delivery of propulsion equipment, according to motorship.com. The contract with Rong Tai Trading is for the delivery of an ACG 105/980H propulsion system consisting of a twin screw gear, propeller, tunnel thruster and cont
HR Wallingford has developed a remote controlled boat that can be used to accurately measure river and estuarine data including flow, depth and suspended sediment concentrations. It uses a technology called Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling which sends acoustic pulses in to the water to generate da
A new, larger and more powerful CSD650 joins the Damen Standard series of Cutter Suction Dredgers. The addition to the range results from a buoyant demand in the market and the continuous innovation of Damen Dredging Equipment, based on years of experience. The CSD650 is past its drawing table stage
Today, IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the stationary cutter suction dredger, MIONDO, at its shipyard in Sliedrecht, The Netherlands. The company is building the innovative vessel for Marina & Ports Services Ltd, which is based in England. The ceremony was performed by Mrs E. Currie,
GEO.xyz continues to invest in bespoke survey & support vessels and survey equipment. During All Energy 2012, “Geosurveyor VIII” will be presented as the fifth multipurpose catamaran in the GEO.xyz-fleet of vessels. With an MCA cat. 2 certificate, for operations up to 60 nm from safe haven, this new
The launch date for the first ever cutter suction dredger to be built in Turkey is drawing near as assembly is being completed on the Italian designed SGT 500C cutter suction dredger. The vessel in question, to be classed by Turkish Lloyd, was designed by the Italian dredger manufacturer ITALDRAGHE
