The Dutra Group is expanding its fleet with a new 10,464 cubic yard Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge, named “Adele”. The “Adele” will be constructed at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton and Port St. Joe Florida facilities. The newbuild will join Dutra’s 9,870 cubic yard Trailing Suction Hopper Dre
The construction of Estonia’s first biofuel-powered multi-purpose workboat is well underway. The shipbuilding project hit a key milestone 3 months ago, on December 18, with the keel-laying ceremony at Damen Shipyards Gdansk in Poland. Since then, major hull construction has been ongoing, while super
Over a decade ago, Jan De Nul was the first dredging company to equip all its new vessels with advanced filter technology that reduces their emissions by up to 98%. The company calls them Ultra-Low Emission vessels (ULEv). In recent years, JDN’s Ultra-Low Emission vessels have been participating in
Royal IHC and Inner City Diesel Ltd have worked successfully to deliver two mighty Beaver 50 cutter suction dredgers. These EPA TIER IV vessels are a testament of IHC and ICD commitment to provide solutions for the customers all over the world. The construction of two monster dredges began last Fall
MOTAS Dredging Solutions recently teamed up with the US-based company DREDGE CONSTRUCTORS to strengthen pumping capabilities of the Army Corps’ dredge Goetz. The project included engineering, fabrication, and delivery of a booster station. This booster station, designed for both land and floating op
Dragflow has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with BEML Limited, a leading multi-technology company in India. Together, the two companies will collaborate on the design, development, testing, commissioning, supply, and after-sales service of Amphibious Cutter Suction Dredgers. By com
Boskalis Westminster Ltd will next week begin surveying operations and maintenance dredging works at the Portsmouth Harbour. According to the KHM Portsmouth, the areas primarily to be focused on during this campaign include the harbour itself and its approach channels. The contractor for the works w
Over the last couple of weeks, Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger Tristão da Cunha worked tirelessly to deepen the access channel to the Town of Höfn in southeastern Iceland. Höfn, located on a peninsula between the Hornafjörður and Skarðsfjörður fjords, is one of Iceland’s key fish proces
Technology group Wärtsilä and NMDC Group, one of the largest dredging and marine contractors in the Middle East, have signed a five-year Lifecycle Agreement for seven NMDC dredgers. The agreement, with the potential to expand the scope to additional vessels in the future, includes a tailor-made main
SOHAR Port and Freezone has announced the start of dredging operations for the Marsa LNG project, a critical step in positioning SOHAR as the Middle East’s first LNG bunkering hub. Led by Boskalis’ advanced Coastway and Willem van Oranje Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers, the operation will remove ap
Dragflow DRSP Amphibious Dredge is a multi-purpose machines of the latest generation, offering high performance even in the most complex and demanding dredging operations. The modular design simplifies transport operations, making it easy to move to hard-to-reach dredging locations such as swampy pr
UK Dredging has welcomed the new addition to their fleet, the water injection dredger UKD Seadragon. Launched at Damen Shipyards, the state-of-the-art vessel is based on a proven Shoalbuster 2711 design and introduces an innovative approach to water injection dredging, offering exceptional efficienc
The self-propelled hopper dredger Kronshlot, which was previously operated by the Astrakhan Branch of FSUE “Rosmorport”, has been transferred to the management of the Makhachkala Branch of the enterprise. The dredger Kronshlot became the third vessel in the dredging fleet of the Makhachkala Branch a
Royal IHC has launched the first of two fully electric, custom-built Cutter Suction Dredgers at the Yard in Kinderdijk, Netherlands. The new dredger, being built for Kenmare Resources in Africa, was launched without any public announcement on Saturday, January 25th. Together with its sistership, sch
