After almost 6 months of hard work at the Port of Brisbane, the hopper dredge Brisbane is sailing north to support Queensland’s northern ports during the winter months. The next port of call is the Port of Bundaberg where she’ll undertake maintenance dredging to ensure the port’s navigational channe
The Army Corps dredge McFarland has returned from another successful dredging mission. To combat shoaling and maintain a safe and navigable waterway, the dredge McFarland was busy recently dredging near the entrance of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. During her deployment, she dredged more th
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Shoalway has once again proved its unique dredging capabilities with brilliant backfill operation at Borssele. Once installed, cables and pipelines on the seabed need to be protected from the forces of the sea with rocks or sand. This also applied to the exp
Royal IHC is expanding its presence in the US dredging market by embarking on a new project and partnership with Eastern Shipbuilding Group. The company will support The Dutra Group with the design, engineering and supply of key components, including all mission equipment and automation, for their l
GearTec AG recently won a large-scale order for the supply of various gearboxes for a new self-propelled CSD for a client in middle-east. The scope of delivery is very similar to the equipment the company has already delivered in 2018 to a client in China, including the 250-ton gearbox one of the la
Last Friday, Royal IHC held a naming ceremony for Kenmare’s two new high-capacity dredges at its shipyard in Kinderdijk, in the Netherlands. The event was attended by members of the Kenmare and Royal IHC management teams, as well as by the two women who the dredges are being named after: Sandra Clif
Oiltech Dredging Equipment, in collaboration with Impianti Draganti, has successfully delivered an overhauled IHC Cutter Suction Dredger (550) to a client in Africa. Together with Impianti Draganti, the company carried out a comprehensive overhauling of the dredger. The new Caterpillar 3512 engine w
Trailing suction hopper dredge Albatros has almost completed the biennial maintenance dredging campaign in Port Taranaki, New Zealand. According to the port, the Albatros is near the end of her campaign to keep the shipping channel and berth pockets clear and safe for trade. The dredging campaign, w
MOTAS has been awarded a contract to design and deliver dredge equipment and components, including a dredge automation package, for a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). YÜTEK Makina Gemi İnşa Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti will build the TSHD, which will be equipped with a dredge pump, bow coupling, g
Gold Coast beaches are undergoing mass replenishment after 4 million cubic meters of sand was lost during Cyclone Alfred. Heavy machinery is being used on the beach with sand being brought in from stockpiles and sand bypassing to restore high-risk areas. According to the City Mayor, Tom Tate, offsho
Dragflow is getting ready to test another dredger from their portfolio, the DRH Cable Dredger. The cable dredgers of the DRH series are powerful, effective, and versatile machines, available in different versions and compatible with different types of Dragflow hydraulic pumps. These are small-sized
The vessel Pieter Coecke is active in the river Scheldt and the Port of Antwerp, sweep dredging and clearing debris and oil. It does so on behalf of the Department of Mobility and Public Works of the Flemish government. Thanks to its new engines, equipped with ULEv technology, emissions are now redu
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge vessels, Yaquina and Essayons, will next month begin Grays Harbor maintenance dredging project. Under the plan, the Yaquina will be dredging the outer harbor for approximately 13 days, while the Essayons will work in the outer harbor for approximately 2
Van Oord and joint venture partner Boskalis recently wrapped up work on a capital dredging project in Walvis Bay, Namibia. By using trailing suction hopper dredgers, Van Oord and Boskalis deepened the 10-kilometre-long access channel to the port of Walvis Bay from -14.4 to -16.8 meters and widened i
