ST Marine today announced that it has bagged several newbuild, repair and conversion contracts including variation order for an existing repair project. Its US shipyard, VT Halter Marine, secured a new contract to build an Articulated Tug Barge Offshore Tug for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. (Bou
Italdraghe has just delivered a new-build SGT 250 cutter suction dredger to the local Town Council of Pollica, in the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park in Southern Italy. The economy of this beautiful resort is heavily reliant on its seasonal tourist industry, which in turn depends to a large
VMI is proud to announce the introduction of its new self-propelled horizontal dredge; the MD-822-SP. The MD-822-SP uses a unique patent-pending auger drive system to maneuver and position the dredge during operation. The auger drive system is mounted directly behind the horizontal cutter head to pr
Watermaster is a Finnish-made serially produced versatile dredger, that can do suction- and backhoe dredging and even pile driving work. Watermaster can “walk” in and out of water without crane assistance and it moves independently in water as well, minimizing the need of extra machinery and labour
IHC Merwede has been awarded the contract to design and construct a backhoe dredger for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). In its bid, IHC Merwede was successful against a strong field of international competitors. The contract is worth US$43 million, and thanks to such projects, the development of t
On 19th April 2011. Uljanik shipyard delivered the third of four Self-Propelled Cutter Section Dredgers, named „Fernao de Magalhaes“, to the Luxembourg company Jan De Nul Luxembourg S.A. Capellan G.D. Luxembourg forming part of the Jan De Nul Group. As a reminder, the first dredger «Ibn Battuta» was
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Cochin Port Trust to release dredgers Kamal XXV and Kamal XXVI… (expressbuzz) [mappress] Source: expressbuzz, May 4, 2011;
IMS introduces the deep digging Depth Master 55 (DM-55TM) as the latest addition to is versatile dredge product line. The DM-55TM is IMS’s solution to making deep maintenance dredging and environmental dredging affordable. No longer will ports need to hire large commercial dredging outfits to do exp
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has awarded a $43 million contract to Dutch company IHC Engineering Business Ltd., a part of IHC Merwede Group, for the design and construction of a new backhoe dredge. The addition of this new dredge to the ACP’s existing fleet in December 2012 will increase the ACP
IMS 7012 Versi-Dredge on the market for sale and ready for the next job. This 45’ workhorse Dredge has been reduced in price and is ready for a new owner to put her to work on the next job. The 7012 Versi-Dredge is an easy to operate ‘self propelled’ shallow draft Dredge that is easily […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is bringing in a new dredging vessel to help clear Oregon Inlet. (thetimesnews) [mappress] Source: thetimesnews, April 17, 2011
Rotator Oy, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV’s official dealer in Finland, has supplied Wasa Dredging Ltd with an EX2500-6 excavator as the base machine for a backhoe dredger. Wasa Dredging Ltd – a Finnish marine and inland water construction company – secured the contract to deepen the Mä
Italdraghe launches new line of dredgers, Rainbow, specifically made for quarry aggregate extraction. This dredger is conceptually simple and inexpensive, ready to ensure high production. The dredger was entirely built in Italy, according to ecological criteria. Rainbow is a free inlet, electric and
The large dredger “Hu Men” entered the CIC BLM Shipyard in late February, the main works included regular docking jobs, the repair of… (csgcic) [mappress] Source: csgcic, April 1, 2011;
