The naming ceremony of DEME’s 3.500m³ LNG-powered trailing suction dredger Minerva took place today in Zeebrugge, Belgium. The dredger was named by Mrs Marijke Verboven, the wife of Mr Ben Weyts, the Flemish Minister of mobility, public works, Flemish periphery, tourism and animal welfare. During th
In just four months, MAN Diesel & Turbo has won contracts for four Chinese dredger newbuildings. Chinese outfits CHECD, Jiangsu Haixin and Huanghua Port Bureau recently chose MAN medium-speed engines for the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). CHECD CHECD (CHEC Dredging Company Ltd.) – a sub
Heinen & Hopman announced recently that it will supply the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) for a new, custom-built Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD), to be built by Royal IHC for the Administración Nacional de Puertos in Montevideo, Uruguay. The basic design and detailed engine
Jan De Nul said in its latest announcement that their new multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant has successfully completed sea trials on the Yellow Sea. AVIC Shipyard from Weihai, China, launched this new multipurpose vessel for Jan De Nul Group in February. “To perform a variety of functions,
The trailing suction hopper dredger Mahury has arrived at Dawlish Warren to begin works on the Beach Management Scheme. According to Teignbridge District Council, the Mahury arrived on the site and started with the recharge of the beach on Thursday, June 1. “Works have started between groyne 6 and 7
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 29 – June 4, 2017). Steady Performance in 2016 for Jan De Nul, Stable Order Book Jan De Nul Group has just released its 2016 Annual Report, saying that the company achieved steady performance in a highly vola
Engine supplier MAN Rollo has just announced that they will provide the crane vessel Werkendam with three LNG generator sets. International marine and offshore contractor Van Oord is currently building the ship at Neptune Shipyards in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. It is the first LNG powered vessel for bo
Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract with Keppel Singmarine for the construction of a 6.000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), bringing the current newbuilding order at the shipyard to four hoppers. An option for a fifth hopper dredger has been provided in the contract, Jan De Nul said. The
Belgium’s DEME Group recently released an interesting photo of its two trailing suction hopper dredgers working in Germany. On the image, TSHD ‘Marieke’ meets TSHD ‘Breughel’ on the Elbe River, Germany. According to DEME, the ‘Marieke’ is nearing completion of the land reclamation works in Cuxhaven,
Caterpillar Marine has just announced that one of the world’s largest split hopper dredger is being built with a complete Cat® engine and propulsion package. The 4200m³ capacity vessel, designed by MARIC Design House in conjunction with the Jiangsu Haixin shipyard, receives its shaft propulsion powe
WASA Dredging has just announced that their two 1010m³ self-propelled split barges Boann and Sinann are now both in the water and the construction is progressing each day. The vessels are designed in-house WASA and are standard WASA SHB 1010 split-barges. The complete construction of these barges is
Royal IHC and Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging have signed a contract for the construction of a custom-built 2,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The decision to invest in a new addition to the Baggerbedrijf de Boer fleet was based on the success of IHC-built TSHDs ALBATROS and MAHU
Reimerswaal Dredging has just announced that the construction of new multi-purpose 5.450m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ‘DC Orisant’ is moving forward. The first sections of this diesel electric aggregate TSHD are taking their shape, the company said in its announcement. The new vessel, being bui
A Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD) 350 has been delivered from Damen Dredging Equipment in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, to start work on a canal dredging assignment in the province of Groningen, in the north of the country. In order to execute the project, which involves the extraction of approximate
