The Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce said that a new cutter suction dredger, built by DSC Dredge for Leland Township Board, was put into the water for the first time on April 8. Fully functional with just one operator, the 68-foot-long Wolverine can reach dredging depths down to 25 feet below the
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
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredge MURDEN arrived in Ocean City Friday and began carrying out Assateague Bypass dredging operations Saturday. According to the Corps, the MURDEN is scheduled to work in the area for about a month, and will be removing material from in and around the channel, wit
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
The Oak Island Coast Guard Station dredging program, undertaken by Southwind Construction Corporation, started last month and it is in full swing now. Under this scheme, dredging operations are being conducted in Coast Guard Station Oak Island Entrance Channel and Basin, Range 1 and Range 2, with fi
Few weeks ago, a non-propelled spoon dredger Waka Nami Go was transferred to the North-Western Basin Branch dredging fleet. According to FSUE “Rosmorport”, the vessel – purchased by the company in March 2017 – has become the fourth dredger of the basin branch and 58th vessel within the fleet. The ve
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 24-30, 2017). Port Arthur’s Expansion Project on Display The Port Arthur is ready to hold mandatory pre-bid conference for the port’s Berth 5 Expansion Project. Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Tommy Norto
Jan De Nul Group has acquired EUR60 million contract for the deepening of the Port of Veracruz in Mexico. Under the agreement, Jan De Nul will conduct dredging operations on the access channel and the turning basin. In total, more than 13 million cubic meters of material will be removed and reclaime
Jan De Nul’s new multipurpose vessel Daniel Bernoulli, the sister vessel of the Adhémar de Saint-Venant, was launched in the AVIC Shipyard in China today. The company said in its announcement that these vessels will be able to perform a variety of functions: different mission equipment is available
The 14,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Pedro Álvares Cabral has arrived at the Barranquilla Port and is ready to begin dredging of the port’s access channel. According to Luis Fernando Andrade, director of Cormagdalena, the dredger arrived yesterday from Jamaica and is ready to start the work
The cutter suction dredger (CSD) Artemy Volynsky arrived at the Volga-Caspian Maritime Shipping Channel dredging site earlier this week, FSUE Rosmorport said in its latest announcement. The vessel will be involved in the dredging operations on the 143-144km section of the waterway. Since the beginni
NIBULON shipbuilding and repair yard has been busy lately working on several newbuild projects including a self-propelled dredger of the SDS-15 project. In order to perform dredging on the Dnipro River, NIBULON is building the self-propelled dredger able to dredge up to 15m, including the limiting a
Van Wijngaarden Marine Services B.V. is expanding its fleet with new Damen Shoalbuster 3512 – the Lingestroom. “The 3512 combines a bollard pull of 55 tonnes with a deck area totaling 145 m²; enough space for seven 20 ft and two 10 ft containers, and an 11.3 tonnes @ 16.5 m deck crane, making it a [
