Dutra Group has just released this photo of their hopper dredge Stuyvesant transiting to Sabine Texas and leaving Mobile, Alabama, after a lengthy drydock. After several weeks, and a lot of hard work and focus from the Dutra Team, she is happily heading back to work. During drydock, the Stuyvesant w
Weeks Marine Inc. continues to make good progress on the beach nourishment project in the Town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Following a brief pause, the hopper dredge B.E. Lindholm has returned to the Kitty Hawk and is now pumping sand on to the town’s shoreline. As reported in the update, the act
The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth has just announced that next week Boskalis Westminster Ltd will be conducting surveying operations and maintenance dredging in the harbour. According to the notice, the dredging works within Portsmouth Harbour and its approach channels will take place from 11 to
Electrical systems integrator Alewijnse has made a breakthrough in the US market with the delivery of the newest dredge control solutions on board TSHD Liberty Island from the fleet of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. The company, with more than 130 years of experience in electrical engineering and aut
Infrastructure Malta recently began implementation of a €7 million harbour development project in the Port of Valletta. According to the release, the agency is carrying out major dredging works in various areas to increase the port’s depth for mooring facilities as well as to remove contaminated mat
TBH recently completed an impressive project for DEME Group – Project Control Services for the docking of the hopper dredgers Brabo and Bonny River. As reported, the company – one of the leading specialist in high-risk, large-scale projects – was contracted to provide Planning and Scheduling support
Over the last couple of years, Rohde Nielsen has been managing the maintenance dredging of the Terminal Ponta Da Madeira in Brazil. The terminal, owned by mining company Vale S.A., is one of the rare in the country that can handle ultra large Valemax ships. Because of the high sediment accumulation
Dunes and beaches are the Netherlands’ main protection against the sea. However, erosion occurs under the influence of waves, wind and currents. By depositing sand the coastline is kept intact and space is preserved for nature and recreation. Boskalis has been successfully carrying out these repleni
Last month, Barnstable County (Mass) dredge Sand Shifter was hauled out of the water at the Fairhaven Shipyard for extensive renovations and repair. As soon as the vessel was out of the water the crews separated the hulls so they can be power washed in preparation for priming and painting. Next, the
ASB Systems has successfully completed a vessel upgrade project for Adani Ports by installing the DredgePack monitoring package onboard one of the Adani’s hopper dredgers. Designed to save operators money – DredgePack keeps the vessel crew working in the dredge cut and prevents them from wasting tim
With a proven track record, the Beaver cutter suction dredger is well known for its construction, reliability and performance, resulting in the best value for money. Beaver CSDs are reliable, fuel efficient, have low maintenance costs and are extremely productive at all dredging depths. Royal IHC ha
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just welcomed the latest addition to its fleet, the cutter suction dredger Bodu Jarraafa. The ceremony to commission the CSD Bodu Jarraafa and to begin physical works on the Ga. Dhaandhoo Land Reclamation Project was held last night at Ga. Dhaand
After a brief pause, Weeks Marine, Inc. has resumed dredging and pumping operations in the Town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. According to the town’s latest update, the hopper dredge Magdalen arrived on the site on Monday and is now fully engaged in the works. The second hopper dredge Lindholm is e
Alewijnse successfully completed the first of four quality inspections on board of a Beagle dredging vessel. The 87-meter-long Beagle can execute an extensive range of dredging operations. The quality inspection was part of Alewijnse work on the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). “With the supp
