ST Maine Support and Damen Shipyards have signed a contract for the delivery of a new Damen Multi Cat 3313 SD workboat. Based on the proven Multi Cat 3013, the 3313 is a new addition to Damen’s Multi Cat range and, while it has been developed specifically to meet the needs of ST Marine Support, [&he
The Barnstable County dredge Sand Shifter recently completed a dredging project in Chatham’s Pleasant Bay. Mobilizing for this project began early in November, and continued over the few days as several sections of pipe had to be repositioned from Hardings Beach to Pleasant Bay. According to Barnsta
Kooiman Marine crews have been busy lately working on the extension of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. According to Kooiman, the work on the Swalinge is in full swing at the company’s Hoebee Shipyard in Dordrecht. “This is how it will be extended. In the meantime, we’re a few weeks ahe
Jenkins Marine grab dredger ‘C H Horn’ has taken a trip to Ipswich to complete maintenance dredging for MDL at the picturesque Woolverstone Marina. Woolverstone is a large marina with 235 pontoon berths and 45 swinging moorings situated near the sea on the River Orwell. According to Jenkins, there i
More interesting topics are being opened on the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” that launched yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Following the announcement that Hydrographic Company is planning to invest o
Jan De Nul has started second round of dredging and beach replenishment works in Ostend, Belgium. Similar to last year, JDN’s trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt will deliver approximately 600,000 cubic metres of dredged sand to the Ostend beach, sailing on sustainable drop-in bio
Hegemann Dredging’s new trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Hegemann V’ is ready for the finishing touches, reports Kooiman Marine Group. As disclosed by Kooiman yesterday, the arrival of ‘Hegemann V’ at the shipbuilders yard in Zwijndrecht is planned for next week. Various parts are already ready and
The Queen’s Harbour Master Portsmouth announced today that Surveying Operations and Maintenance Dredging will begin next week in the maintained areas within Portsmouth Harbour and its approach channels. According to the Notice LNTM No 26/22, the contractor responsible for the project is Boskalis Wes
Vedam Design, a company offering engineering and technical consulting services to the marine and offshore industry, recently completed a stunning conversion of a FiFi Tug into a Water Injection Dredger. Overall the project involved conversion plan dealing with technical solutions and coordinating wi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District has just released this beautiful photo of the 24″ cutterhead dredge Essex working in Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina. According to the Corps, Norfolk Dredging Company-owned Essex and her crew are conducting maintenance dredging operations und
Rohde Nielsen has just announced the successful completion of the company’s first dredging project in Mexico. The dredging works for the refinery terminal in the port of Topolobampo were completed on time, for one of the Sempra Group subsidiaries, the company reported. One of the most versatile vess
Asia’s largest cutter suction dredger, the CSD ‘Tiankun’ is back in action after drydocking and repairs at Rizhao Port Shipbuilding & Machinery Industry Co., Ltd (RPIC). CSD ‘Tiankun’ is the most advanced self-designed and independently built cutter suction dredger in China with a length of 140 mete
National Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited, has just announced that maintenance dredging is underway at the Port of Brighton. Over the next few weeks, Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger Bartolomeu Dias will stay at Brighton, dredgi
After travelling 700 nautical miles from her home base in Brisbane, the largest Australian-owned backhoe dredge Woomera has arrived in Townsville for her next assignment. The Woomera will call Townsville home for the next two years as the Port of Townsville moves to the next phase of their $232 mill
