Royal IHC yesterday hosted a delegation of the Port Authority of Douala, Cameroon, at their Krimpen aan den IJssel yard in the Netherlands. Cyrus Ngo’o, Managing Director of PAD, and other company officials were received by IHC CEO Jan-Pieter Klaver who gave them the tour of the yard. He commented o
Damen has just announced that Foyle Marine Dredging Ltd is now the proud owner of the Damen Shoalbuster 2208 Afon Lligwy ex Herman. Currently, Foyle Marine is performing an important dredging project in Castletownbere, Ireland, for Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd. Before take-over they have chartered
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards Group has begun sea trials for a new trailing suction hopper dredger being built for De Hoop Terneuzen BV. Following Eastern, the Krakesandt departed Thecla yard in Kampen to the company’s yard in Harlingen, where she will undergo the sea and dredging trials. This modern TSH
Get a glimpse on board one of the two Damen Shipyard’s Marine Aggregate Dredgers (MAD) 3500, where Alewijnse successfully delivered the complete electrical installation package for the new dredger. The Alewijnse scope of the project comprised the engineering, delivery and commissioning of the vessel
Last Friday, Kooiman-Hoebee Shipyard in Dordrecht shipyard successfully refloated trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. According to Kooiman, the work on TSHD Swalinge started in January 2022, and by now the ship has been extended by 37 meters with many other adjustments also completed. The Swal
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has just announced the successful delivery of the first dual-fuel Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) to Van Oord. Named Vox Ariane, the high-specification dredger has a hopper capacity of 10,500 cubic meters and can run on LNG. It is the sixth dredger bu
Electrical systems integrator Alewijnse and 3D simulation specialist Tree C Technology have joined forces to develop innovative digital twins for the maritime manufacturing industry. Together, they now offer new 3D simulation applications for the future that simulate the operating environment of shi
Alewijnse recently signed a contract with Den Herder Seaworks to deliver the electrical refit of their trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Swalinge. As we reported earlier this year, the 82.2 metre hopper dredger is currently at Kooiman-Hoebee Shipyard in Dordrecht for an extension of 37 meters,
The Finnish subsidiary of Harju Elekter Group, Telesilta Oy is joining the list of companies that will take part in a major shipbuilding project – the construction of a new trailing suction hopper dredger for the Polish Maritime Office. According to Harju Elekter, Telesilta signed the contract on Ap
This afternoon the new Water Injection Dredger ‘Aquadelta’ hit the water at Scheepswerf Bijlsma in Wartena, The Netherlands. The ‘Aquadelta’ is a diesel-electric twin propelled WID which was developed by Conoship International in close cooperation with Bagger- en Aannemingsmaatschappij Van der Kamp
In its fifth edition of FOCUS magazine, Jan De Nul Group has covered an interesting topic “Exploring new dredging limits with Willem van Rubroeck“. The story shows how Jan De Nul is once again pushing the limits by taking big steps forward in terms of size of scale, weather resistance and power. Unt
Rohde Nielsen’s fleet of hopper dredgers recently completed another coastal protection project, this time for the Dutch government agency Rijkswaterstaat. According to the dredging contractor, the project included foreshore nourishment in front of the island of Vlieland, where 1,840,000 m3 of sand w
Late last year, the Finland based dredging contractor – Wasa Dredging entered into a deal to dredge Harbour of Senjahopen in Norway. According to Anko Bos, Head of Marketing and Tenders at Wasa Dredging, work on this project kicked off in mid-March. “The works have started on the 16th of March and a
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards today celebrated an important milestone with the naming of trailing suction hopper dredger KRAKESANDT. According to the shipbuilder, the second newbuild for De Hoop Terneuzen has been christened and named at the yard in Stroobos, the Netherlands. The first dredger, TSHD Anch
