Weeks Marine Inc. (WMI), a marine construction and dredging contractor based in Cranford, NJ, yesterday announced the construction of a new $60 million ocean-going, 30-inch hydraulic cutter suction dredger, the J.S. Chatry. The dredger is named for Senior Vice President and Manager of Weeks Marine’s
ECTMarine, a Dutch supplier of dredging components, services and design, has won a tender in combination with Goa based Timblo Shipyards, India, for the delivery of a cutter suction dredger (CSD) for an Indian government agency. Under the agreement, ECTMarine will supply the D&E Package (Design and
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 10-16, 2017). Going Against the Flow with Royal IHC’s Plumigator Overflow systems are designed to optimize the efficiency of the dredging process by draining excess water and leaving more weight available fo
The launching ceremony of Adani’s 8,000m³ IHC Beagle trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Shanti Sagar 18 took place last week at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. Today, we are bringing you more details about this impressive vessel. The TSHD will be mainly utilized
Faasse Groep, a Goes based dredging contractor, has just introduced their new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Scald. The new vessel, converted into TSHD by Kooiman B.V. in Zwijndrecht, was delivered to her new owners earlier this month. During this conversion, various preparations were undert
In the Town of Kitty Hawk, crews with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company have completed the nourishment activities in the area between the town’s southern boundary and Tateway Rd. According to Dare County latest video update, crews from the Liberty Island dredge are working south from the pipe land
Bakker Sliedrecht has been awarded a contract for the engineering, delivery and commissioning of the electrical power plant and auxiliary electrical installations for the world’s most powerful cutter suction dredger (CSD) Spartacus. This giant dredging vessel, to be fueled by liquefied natural gas (
Overflow systems are designed to optimize the efficiency of the dredging process by draining excess water and leaving more weight available for the payload, thus limiting the amount of turbulence in the hopper. During the overflow process, the aim is to remove excess water from the hopper, making ro
Naismith Marine Services (NMS) has acquired a new vessel at an optimum time in the hydrographic surveying field. The vessel is a 22-foot C-Dory with a large cabin. It is rigged with a generator, A/C, and permanent over-the-side boom mount, Naismith said. Compared to Naismith’s other vessels, it is r
The launch ceremony of Shanti Sagar 18 – an 8,000m³ standardized trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place today at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. This is the second of two Beagle 8 TSHDs for Adani – the first (Shanti Sagar 17) was launched in March 2017.
DC Dredging recently completed a two-months trial with the Rhosonics Slurry Density Meter (SDM) at their hopper dredging vessel RIO, Rhosonics said in its latest case study. The SDM was used during a beach filling project in front of the Belgium coast in early 2017. “Originally, the ship RIO was equ
Royal Boskalis Westminster’s new self-propelled mega cutter dredger Helios was named and christened during a ceremony in Rotterdam two days ago. During the official handover on 16 June, Boskalis and IHC reflected on the excellent cooperation between the companies – with Boskalis praising the project
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has completed the Town of Duck Beach Nourishment project. The town reported yesterday that the hopper dredgers Dodge and Padre Islands wrapped up the project two nights ago and have demobilized to Kill Devil Hills. GLDD plans to have all equipment demobilized and of
Jan De Nul has just announced that, starting next week, their new multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant will be heading for its very first project – the EPCI Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm Project in Denmark. According to their recent announcement, the Luxembourg based giant will be in charg
