Van Oord’s sustainable hybrid water injection dredger (WID) Rhône arrived at Balaena Birkenhead last month for a major program of survey, maintenance and repair work. The vessel’s schedule of works included an intermediate class survey, as well as the replacement of pins and bushes on her jet pipe,
Dredging works have officially started at Anaklia Deep Sea Port in Georgia, marked by the arrival of the first dredging vessel Tristao Da Cunha into the maritime aquatory of the future port. Under the development plan, the seabed in the Anaklia marine area will be deepened to 17.5m, followed by the
IHC Equipment recently supported Filia Dredging in bringing the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Biesbosch back into reliable operation by helping assess the existing dredging installation, inspect critical components and provide the historical technical insight needed to make informed decisio
DEME has selected Vuyk Engineering to collaborate on the design of its newly announced, shallow-draught 22,000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The new vessel combines industry-leading efficiency with a lower cost per dredged cubic meter and a reduced greenhouse gas footprint compared with
An Italdraghe SGT 200 cutter suction dredger (CSD) is currently operating in Guyana, South America. In this gold mining application, the Italdraghe SGT 200 dredges gold-bearing material from the bottom and conveys the resulting slurry through a floating pipeline and a long discharge line to the onsh
Maldon District Council said that the Maldon Harbor dredging program is moving ahead. “Dredging work will be taking place in Maldon Harbor during high tides at different locations between July 1, 2026 and April 1, 2027,” the Council said. The major dredging projects in Maldon are currently structure
The Port System Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas has launched a tender for the dredging works on the Gioia Tauro Port channel, in the northern section of the port. The contract, worth over EUR 2.6 million, is part of the broader EUR 5 million port deepening project, aimed to ensu
Rohde Nielsen has completed coastal protection works at La Pineda Beach, Tarragona, Spain, supporting shoreline protection. For this project, approximately 100,000 m³ of sand was supplied, dredged offshore and transported to the beach via a sinker-line system. The material was then distributed and l
Ukrainian drones struck a Russian dredger, 21 tankers, four tugboats and two dry cargo ships in the Sea of Azov overnight on July 11, Robert Brovdi, the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, said. “The shadow tanker fleet is noticeably shrinking,” Brovdi wrote on Telegram. “It appears traf
Halong Shipbuilding, Vietnam, said that the steel cutting ceremony for a new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 1000 was held on July 1 at its shipyard, marking the official start of a new construction. The ceremony was attended by representatives from the shipowner UK Dredging (UKD), Damen and
Dutch shipbuilder Damen and Turkmenistan discussed expanding cooperation in shipbuilding and maritime infrastructure during a recent meeting in the Netherlands. During the visit, Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to Belgium, Sapar Palvanov, held a meeting with the company’s management and toured the product
The electric mining cutter suction dredger (eCSD) TOMASZÓW for 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐳𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞 has successfully arrived at its destination in Poland and is now in the final stages of assembly, readying for launch, Royal IHC said today. “Built on our proven Beaver® 65 platform, this fully electric dredger was e
Boskalis’ new vessel Windpiper is ready to take its place on the world stage. After a year and a half of conversion work, transforming the vessel into the world’s largest subsea rock installation vessel, the Windpiper was officially christened last Friday by Ms. Jones-Bos, member of the Boskalis Sup
Two major milestones have been reached this spring for the Arctic Corsair, the historic trawler that will be a centerpiece of Hull’s maritime heritage trail. In April, a successful trial run of the vessel’s planned relocation was completed. Using Deans Marine tugboats and a barge of similar size and
