Twenty port authorities from different parts of the world have signed a declaration calling for collaboration and sharing of best practices in ensuring port operations remain open to trade as part of the global efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Ports across the globe have been declared essenti
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 20-26, 2020). Julong CSD Kicks Off Dredging Work in Su Ya Lake, China Julong’s two unit 20-inch dredger CSD500, equipped with France Baudouin brand diesel engine with total power of 2000hp, is starting the
Japanese utility, Tokyo Gas revised its results forecast as it is set to book a total of ¥28.4 billion ($262.7 million) impairment losses for the year ended March 2020.
SeaQuest Marine Project Management has been entrusted with the construction supervision job for three zero-emission RoRo newbuilds owed by Finnlines.
Saga LNG Shipping’s Saga Dawn, the world’s first LNG carrier featuring the A LNG containment system, has loaded its first cargo at Singapore LNG.
Over ordering of bulk carriers over the past ten years has set the tone for the upcoming decade as overcapacity hinders shipowners’ battle with low demand further constrained by the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 413 million DWT has flooded the market since the turn of the decade, bringing the world
South Korean shipping major HMM has held a naming ceremony for the first of its twelve 24,000 TEU containerships. The HMM Algeciras, described as the world’s largest boxship, was named at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s (DSME) Okpo shipyard in Geoje, Korea. The ceremony was presided by th
South Korea is to provide financial assistance of ₩1.25 trillion (around $1 billion) to struggling shipping companies negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Julong’s two unit 20-inch dredger CSD500, equipped with France Baudouin brand diesel engine with total power of 2000hp, is starting the dredging operations in Su Ya Lake, China. According to the Qingzhou City based manufacturer and supplier of dredging equipment, these dredgers have a 15 meters dred
Royal IHC has successfully handed over the 2,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) River Thames to DEME. The vessel, designed and build by IHC, is based on the 2,300m³ TSHD Lesse, delivered to Baggerbedrijf de Boer by IHC in 2019. The dredger is designed to maintain sea and inland waterways,
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, and the consequent containment measures taken by national governments, the dredging industry has adapted quickly to the changing circumstances in order to guarantee the safety of their employees, and the direct project environment, and ensure that important
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the world functions as governments and leaders across the globe have implemented unprecedented measures to curb the spreading of the virus. The life as we know it changed completely with factory lockdowns, closures of unessential services and stay at home or
