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
Wärtsilä Marine recently released a case study about how they have helped Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC deliver sister ship for world-class UAE-based dredger. In dredging operations, the ability to accurately maintain course and speed is essential. That’s why National Marine Dredging Company specified
Hall Contracting has just announced that their 65-metre-long backhoe dredge Woomera is ready for her next dredging job, the Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade project. The Woomera has set sail from Brisbane and is journeying 700 nautical miles to the Port of Townsville to work on the Channel Upgrade
Kooiman Marine Group has just announced that they are embarking on another exciting project, lengthening of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. The Swalinge was built as a coaster in 1977 and rebuilt into a hopper dredger after being purchased by Den Herder Seaworks in 1996. This single pr
Pacific Shipyards International (PSI) recently dry docked the Army Corps hopper dredger Essayons for annual repairs and maintenance. According to USACE, many components of a ship can only be inspected while in drydock. Crews visually check everything below the waterline for damage that may have occu
DSC Dredge LLC and Deep Diggers Ltd recently celebrated an impressive milestone, the successful launch of two 18” Shark Class dredges in Bangladesh. The two dredges, which were built by Deep Diggers at their facility in Chattogram, Bangladesh, are powered by a Caterpillar C32 diesel engine with a ra
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) is wrapping up 2021 in style with delivery of a 3500m³ self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredger, the Hangjun 3011. Earlier this month, the Hangjun 3011 successfully completed four-day sea trial in the Yellow Sea and is now ready for delivery t
National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (National Energy) has just released this beautiful photo of Jan De Nul’s hopper dredger “Pinta” getting ready for the Port at Galeota dredging scheme. According to the National Energy, the 90 metres long “Pinta” will be undertaking maintenan
Earlier in December, trailing hopper suction dredger Vox Amalia arrived in Harwich to begin works on the €140 million Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project. Since then, TSHD Vox Amalia has been busy dredging the deep water channel. She will stay in the area for a little while, working in various s
The complexity of equipment engineering varies greatly across vessel classes, depending on their design and function. According to C-Job, the company that works on a wide range of vessel types, among the most complex and challenging vessels that their equipment engineering team have worked on recent
DEME Group and Alewijnse have successfully completed their seventh project in just two years – supply and installation of AlViVi platform on board a trailing suction hopper dredger which is currently working in Abu Qir, Egypt. The Abu Qir scheme is one the largest dredging and land reclamation proje
Jan De Nul’s largest cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck has completed its first mission in Mauritania with success. In the port of the capital Nouakchott, the vessel was working for developer ARISE Mauritania, on the deepening of the access channel, the port basin and the new berth alongside
