Keller, a German manufacturer of special gearboxes, recently delivered their gearing systems for 2 inboard pumps and an underwater pump to Tianjin Dredging Corporation (TDC). In addition to these gearing systems, the contract also involved a cutter-head gearbox with a nominal engine power of 5,000 k
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard together with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Rosmorport” today held a launching ceremony for the third 1000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Kadosh, reports IAA PortNews. The ship was named after the cape in the Black Sea, near Tuapse. The Kadosh is the last ship in
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard is about to launch the third 1000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Kadosh, being built for the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Rosmorport”. According to the shipbuilder, the TSHD Kadosh launching ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, October 5th 2016. First two ships of t
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 19-25, 2016). DEME’s Multi Purpose Vessel ‘Living Stone’ Hits the Water DEME Group has celebrated the launch of their new multi purpose vessel ‘Living Stone’, the most advanced vessel in its class. Bo
In 2005, the Adani Group (Adani) approached Royal IHC to establish its own dredging fleet. New to the industry, Adani was looking for a strong partner to supply reliable dredging equipment and offer support. To date, IHC has supplied ten IHC Beaver dredgers and a number of booster pumps. Two Beagle
DEME launched the world’s most advanced subsea cable installation and trenching vessel ‘Living Stone’ at the LaNaval shipyard close to Bilbao, Spain on September 18, 2016. The launching ceremony was initiated by Mrs. Sarah Tommelein, spouse of Mr. Bart Tommelein, Vice-Minister-President of the Gover
DEME Group yesterday celebrated the launch of their new multi purpose vessel ‘Living Stone’, the most advanced vessel in its class. The vessel, being built by the Spanish shipyard LaNaval near Bilbao, has been designed as an environmentally friendly vessel with ‘dual fuel’ main engines with LNG bein
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 12-18, 2016). Van Oord Working on One of the Largest Reclamation Projects in Taiwan Van Oord is currently working on the construction of Kaohsiung Intercontinental Container Center Phase II in Taiwan.
Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands, has completed installation of the cutter ladder for Boskalis’ self-propelled cutter suction dredger HELIOS. The cutter ladder – which has a length of 47m and a weight of 1,717,000kg (excluding the side winches) – was built at IHC shipyard in Sliedrecht.
Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard has delivered second of three trailing suction hopper dredgers, the Kronshlot, to the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Rosmorport”. Following the launching and delivery to the seaport of Saint Petersburg, the 1000 m³ TSHD is now ready to take on maintenance dredging projec
Alewijnse Marine Systems is undertaking the complete electrical outfitting of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Spauwer, developed in-house by Den Herder Seaworks. The works are taking place at Shipyard Trico B.V. in Rotterdam. The TSHD Spauwer is a large and highly sophisticated hopper dre
The Easydredge range of standardized trailing suction hopper dredgers are cost-efficient, adaptable, and built to lower the entry barrier for dredging. They have a straightforward design, standardized components and a short delivery time, making them a great start or addition to any dredging fleet.
Aquamec Ltd, a Finland-based company that manufactures the Watermaster – a multipurpose solution for work in shallow water – has just released a new video which shows the capabilities and applications of the versatile Watermaster dredger. The multipurpose Watermaster is used worldwide for deepening
A company based in Adria, Italy, Vittoria Shipyard recently launched a dredger (Yard No. C862) named ‘Maria Vittoria Z’ for the Chioggia based customer Zeta S.r.l. The newbuild, featuring Liebherr HS 8300 HD heavy duty cycle crawler crane, will be used for excavation and dredging of the seabed and c
