Jenkins Marine Ltd. recently completed an extensive upgrade of the 26m long self-propelled hopper ‘CH Horn’ which was formerly equipped with a fixed grab crane. The fixed crane has now been removed to allow room on its deck for a specially modified tracked Hyundai Excavator. According to Jenkins Mar
As of the middle of December 2022, Boskalis Nederland has been operating a new completely electric cutter/profile suction dredger. The “BOKA E-Dredge 1” can do the job with a permanent shore connection and is therefore completely emission free. Currently, the dredger is making her first meters in th
In 2020, the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat announced a tender, as a part of their ‘Innovaties in de Kustlijnzorg’ (IKZ) that focused on sustainable and cost-effective solutions for coastal care. Together with MARIN, C-Job Naval Architects submitted the concept design of the Autonomous Underwater Maintenance
Kooiman Hoebee shipyard in Dordrecht and Alewijnse recently completed an extensive refit of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge for Den Herder Seaworks. The refit of the Swalinge involved practically cutting the vessel in half to put in the new 37.1-meter section in the middle of the ship.
Jan De Nul Group has just released a short video about design and construction of a new seaport in Nador, Morocco. Located on the western side of the ‘Cap des Trois Fourches’ peninsula, about 30 km as the crow flies from Nador city centre, it is close to the main East-West shipping routes for contai
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) has successfully held a steel cutting ceremony for the China’s first LNG-powered Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. According to the shipbuilder, the ceremony was held at ZPMC Qidong Offshore Engineering yard on December 26. Ordered by CCCC Shanghai Dre
SENER recently won a contract from the Mexican Navy (Secretaría de Marina, SEMAR) for the conceptual, basic and detailed engineering of five twin hopper dredging vessels. The new dredgers, to be operated by the Mexican Navy, will be mainly used for maintenance dredging activities along Mexican coast
Systems integrator Alewijnse has successfully completed the electrical refit of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge at Kooiman Hoebee shipyard in Dordrecht. To expand the vessel’s cargo space from 1800m³ to 3000m³, the vessel was cut in half and a new, 37.1-meter section inserted. In additi
This week, Kooiman Marine Group performed successful sea trials on board the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Hegemann V. According to the shipbuilder, the newbuild BNR219 has been put to the test off the Dutch coast in beautiful conditions. The newbuild, developed by Kooiman in a collaboratio
The Port of Rotterdam recently presented a video update on the largest construction project currently taking place in the port—the development of the new quay walls in the Prinses Amaliahaven. The video shows the new part of the Netherlands which is gradually taking shape in the Amaliahaven on Maasv
Over the years Weeks Marine, Inc. has gained the reputation of being an expert in rebuilding marshland along the coastline of Louisiana. Much of this marshland is no longer being replenished by the Mississippi River due to structural improvements along the river, primarily its channelization with ro
Jan De Nul Group recently deployed two Ultra Low Emission vessels, Tristão da Cunha and Sanderus, to dredge in Flemish ports. This way, Jan De Nul complies and even dives below the strict exhaust regulations the Flemish Government implemented for dredging activities. The company is the first to intr
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), has delivered the second of three dual-fuel hopper dredgers to Dutch maritime company, Van Oord. Named Vox Apolonia, the energy efficient TSHD is equipped with green features and has the
Royal IHC announced today the successful delivery of two cutter suction dredgers to a customer in Vietnam. According to IHC, last month the company handed over two CSDs, an IHC Beaver 70 and an IHC Beaver 45, to Xuan Thien Group at Nam Dinh province. General Manager of Xuan Thien Group, Mr. Nguyen H
