After successful dredging trials in the Netherlands, state-of-the-art cutter suction dredger (CSD) ‘Hussein Tantawy’ is ready to go to Egypt. Following intensive testing during May and June, Royal IHC will now load out the new dredger onto a semi-submersible transport vessel that will finally bring
A major Potash producer recently awarded Ellicott a contract to supply a completely custom, electric, stainless steel bucketwheel dredge which encompasses advanced technology for the control, operating and electrical systems. The dredge hull, deckhouse, ladder and other structural items will be fabr
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has just released a photo of the Dredge Essayons dredging the Columbia River at Longview, Washington. During the dredge season of 2020, the vessel successfully removed over 2,000,000 CY of sediment from the Columbia River. This year, the Essayons w
Damen Shipyards Group has concluded a license agreement with US-based Conrad Industries under which the Conrad Shipyard LLC will construct two Damen Multi Cats 3013 for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. The two vessels covered by this agreement will be the first Damen Multi Cats to be built in
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District’s Dredge Goetz crew recently kicked off the 2021 dredging season to help ensure the Mississippi River navigation channel remains open for safe, reliable commerce. The channel provides a safe, reliable, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable
Okskaya Shipyard (Navashino, Nizhny Novgorod Region) yesterday held a ceremonial keel-laying of a large hydrographic ship of Project 19920 for the Hydrographic Service of RF Navy. Large hydrographic ships of Project 19920 are multifunctional in their class and have a wide range of capabilities for h
The combination of Bergmanns BV, ECTMarine BV & Bosch Rexroth BV have provided a custom made Hydraulic motor part solution for bucket wheel dredger Barakat (BWD 650) of the Suez Canal Authority. The two HYDREX hydraulic motors driving the dredging wheel needed replacement after many years of service
Nizhny Novgorod Region based Shipbuilding, Ship Repair Corporation has delivered a non-self-propelled cutter suction dredger of Project 4395 built for Rechvodput. The ship built in the framework of “Service Fleet Modernization” is intended for the Kama Basin Administration of Inland Water Ways, anno
After months of hard work, Royal IHC has now officially handed over cutter suction dredger (CSD) HUSSEIN TANTAWY to the client Suez Canal Authority (SCA). The hand-over marks an important day in the cooperation between IHC and SCA rounding the build of two CSD vessels to specific design needs. With
In accordance with the order of FSUE “Rosmorport”, the dredger Dniester and the dredging barges Deltovaya 10 and Deltovaya 11 – previously operated by the Makhachkala Branch – were transferred to the company’s Azov Basin Branch. Taking into account the arrival of three vessels, the dredging fleet of
DSC Dredge of Reserve (LA) has just announced the availability of a brand new 10-inch Wolverine Class Dredge. The Wolverine is a compact cutter suction dredge, ideal for aggregate producers and construction contractors. It is easily transportable by a single truckload, and is fully functional with j
Largest cutter suction dredger in Jan De Nul fleet, the Willem van Rubroeck started its very first assignment in Mauritania recently. In the port of the capital Nouakchott, the vessel is working for developer ARISE Mauritania, on the deepening of the access channel, the port basin and the new berth
DSC Dredge of Reserve (LA) recently introduced its newly improved Marlin Class Dredge – the most requested dredge in 2020. Coming available this summer, DSC’s newly designed Tier 4 – 14″ (350 mm) features single engine Marlin Class underwater pump and a 1,125 HP (839 kW) diesel engine. The newly des
Last Thursday the official naming ceremony of the Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD500) Yantra took place in Ruse, Bulgaria. The CSD is part of an important modernisation programme of the Danube dredging fleet, and will have the prominent task of keeping the Danube at the required depth. The naming
