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  • In focus: Stimulating industry-transforming changes through new hydrogen technologies

    27 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy

    New programs for the transformation of the offshore energy sector are here. Through these actions, the industry is dealing with the following questions: to provide energy that is secure, affordable and lower in carbon. Example number one: Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), energy institutions, and companies have signed two agreements and five […]

  • Boskalis designs low-carbon dredger

    19 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Boskalis is currently in process of designing a low-carbon dredging vessel – the Cablehopper, in partnership with Rijkswaterstaat. According to the Papendrecht based dredging giant, the vessel’s tasks will include maintenance and beach replenishment operations along the Dutch coastline. “Innovative propulsion, a slow sailing speed and optimized suction production mean that the Cablehopper uses substantially less […]

  • Manor Marine to build dredge support vessel

    18 April 2022
    Technology

    Manor Marine has just introduced a plan for building a 20 metre Multi Purpose Vessel, suitable for a range of applications. Construction will be undertaken at the fabrication and engineering facility in Portland, Dorset. Focused on the offshore renewables industry, the vessel is designed for multi-purpose uses. According to Manor, the vessel will be suitable […]

  • Creating sand causeway in Bahrain by Boskalis

    4 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    Boskalis completed the second phase of the Busaiteen project in Bahrain recently. The work involved the construction of a large sand causeway for a five-kilometer-long, six-lane motorway. In the first phase (2018 and 2019), the Papendrecht based giant had already constructed a three-kilometer-long embankment. As well as dredging, phase two included revetment work. In addition to […]

  • Kooiman: Work in progress on the extension of TSHD Swalinge

    23 February 2022
    Technology

    Kooiman Marine crews have been busy lately working on the extension of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. According to Kooiman, the work on the Swalinge is in full swing at the company’s Hoebee Shipyard in Dordrecht. “This is how it will be extended. In the meantime, we’re a few weeks ahead and working on the release of […]

  • In focus: Great determination for creating net-zero future

    6 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Green Marine, Research & Development, Technology

    A lot of companies involved in the offshore energy sector have already introduced their plans on how to reach the net-zero emissions status by a certain point in the future. In this week’s In Focus, we are spotlighting the most recent projects aiming to achieve these goals.

  • Two ABC 6DL36 generator sets for Mike Hooks’ new dredger

    6 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    Two powerful, robust 6DL36 generator sets left for the Southwest Shipyard in Galveston, Texas, to be installed in Mike Hooks’ new 27” cutter suction dredger (CSD), Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) said. This new, non-self-propelled CSD will be equipped with an SCR system and meet the highest emission requirements of EPA. The CSD, to be commissioned in […]

  • Jan De Nul works on beaches of Brazilian Dubai

    8 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Jan De Nul crews are currently working in Balneário Camboriú, aka BC, Rio’s little brother or the Brazilian Dubai. This attractive and touristic city in the south of Brazil is dominated by its characteristic skyscrapers, but the 5.5 km beach was up to a complete makeover. “This touristic place has grown enormously: skyscrapers were built […]

  • Klaipeda Port to use EU funds for dredging project

    29 November 2020
    Infrastructure

    Klaipeda State Seaport Authority and the Central Project Management Agency have inked a contract for assignment of the EU funds to dredge the navigation channel up to -15 meters in Klaipeda Port. The European Union granted 17.3 million euros for the project. With the completion of the dredging works on the navigation channel, the permitted […]

  • Researching the use of biodegradable oil in submersible motors

    24 February 2021
    Research & Development

    Bakker Sliedrecht has just announced their plan to begin a research in order to determine whether biodegradable oil can be used in the submersible motors that the company has supplied for equipment of Van Oord. If this is applicable, the international marine contractor wants to use this type of oil on more of its vessels. […]

  • Conrad cuts steel for new GLDD dredger

    19 February 2021
    Equipment

    Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, La., hosted a steel cutting ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) at its Deepwater South shipyard in Amelia on February 5, 2021. The ceremony signals the start of construction of a 6,500 cubic yard trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). Delivery of the vessel is scheduled before the end of […]

  • Developing new sustainability framework for Port of Melbourne

    24 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Port of Melbourne published its 2021 Sustainability Report a couple of days ago, outlining their sustainability progress over the 2021 financial year.  “This year, we have continued to progress the Port Development Strategy, completing rehabilitation works at Swanson Dock East and undertaking planning for similar works at Swanson Dock West,” said Saul Cannon, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) […]

  • Vox Amalia busy on northern Europe’s largest infrastructure project

    14 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD) Vox Amalia is currently busy working on northern Europe’s largest infrastructure project – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel. When completed, the project will remove a bottleneck, reduce travel time and strengthen links between Scandinavia and Central Europe. Upon completion, the journey between Rødbyhavn, Denmark, and Puttgarden, Germany, will take 7 minutes […]

  • The first locally built dredger in Argentinian history almost complete

    26 October 2021
    Technology

    The first locally made dredger in Argentina is shaping up nicely, Damen said. The SPI Servicios Portuarios yard in Mar del Plata is busy manufacturing all pontoons. The DOP Dredger component package has been delivered by Damen. The dredger, type DD250, is a standard dismountable dredger. This piece of equipment has been designed to remove silt or […]

  • The Middle East’s largest dredger joins Suez Canal expansion work

    10 November 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy – the newest and largest dredger of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) – has joined the project to expand and deepen the southern area of the Suez Canal. Both the Hussein Tantawy, and the earlier delivered CSD Mohab Mameesh, are 29,190kW heavy-duty rock cutters suction dredgers built by Royal […]

  • Water injection dredger L’Ostrea baptized

    6 October 2021
    Technology

    Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux’ water injection dredger (WID) L’Ostrea was baptized in a naming ceremony last week. MOTAS Dredging Solutions was responsible for the engineering and delivery of the complete dredging installation including the dredging control and monitoring system. For this project, MOTAS Dredging Solutions made an interchangeable design which can be outfitted on other […]

  • The first Thames call for CEMEX Go Innovation

    20 September 2021
    Technology

    Port of London Authority (PLA) has just announced the first Thames call for the marine aggregate dredger CEMEX Go Innovation. “The vessel called at CEMEX Northfleet and benefited from the £3.5 million new dry discharge system installed under our PLA Investment Plan to secure Thames river traffic and improve building materials throughputs at the site,” PLA said. Damen and […]

  • Portsmouth’s Southsea Coastal Scheme in full swing

    25 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Southsea Coastal Scheme is the UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defences project – worth more than £100 million. This capital coastal protection program will stretch for 4.5km, from Old Portsmouth to Eastney, and help to reduce the risk of flooding to more than 10,000 homes and 700 businesses. The current defences are coming to […]

  • Callan releases tender package for U.S. largest TSHD

    22 June 2021
    Technology

    Callan Marine has released a tender package for construction of its latest fleet addition, a trailer suction hopper dredge to be named The Admiral Nimitz. The Admiral Nimitz will be the U.S. largest capacity trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD). The Admiral Nimitz will have an overall length of 422 ft and a breadth of 92’ […]

  • TSHD Hegemann V gets SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers

    28 April 2021
    Technology

    The new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Hegemann V will be equipped with SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers. “Due to its relatively short length of about 75.9 metres in combination with the SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers, the vessel will be optimally manoeuvrable even in narrow rivers,” said the Spay/Rhine headquartered manufacturer of steerable propulsion systems. Currently under construction at Kooiman Marine Group, […]

  • Governor Edwards: Long-term approach to creating a sustainable coast

    20 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards yesterday announced three large-scale coastal restoration projects are now under construction to restore more than 2,900 acres of beach, dune, marsh and ridge in four parishes in Southeast Louisiana. The Spanish Pass marsh restoration near the town of Venice, the West Grand Terre barrier island restoration near Grand Isle, and […]

  • Egypt introduces plan to expand Suez Canal

    12 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egyptian President, yesterday approved the widening and deepening of the southern part of the Suez Canal, after the 20,000TEU container vessel Ever Given crippled the critical maritime artery recently. With a length of 400 meters and a width of nearly 60 meters, this giant ship had been wedged in this vital shipping route for […]

  • Suez Canal Authority VIDEO: Refloating the Ever Given

    28 May 2021
    Technology

    Suez Canal Authority (SCA) today released this amazing video about the salvage operations of the Panamanian flagged container ship Ever Given. For the refloating of the 224,000-ton container vessel, approximately 30,000 cubic meters of sand was dredged to help free the vessel and a total of eleven harbor tugs and two powerful seagoing tugs (Alp Guard and […]

  • Port of Weipa dredging wraps up

    26 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has successfully wrapped up maintenance dredging at the Port of Weipa for another year. According to NQBP CEO, Nicolas Fertin, the dredge vessel TSHD Brisbane has left the Port of Weipa after completing the 22-day program. “I would like to commend all our staff and contractors for their work in […]

  • Construction of TSHD R.B. WEEKS moves ahead

    22 April 2021
    Equipment

    Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is making good progress with the construction of Weeks Marine’s trailing suction hopper dredge R.B. WEEKS. The new dredge is being built at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard Panama City, Florida. Construction of the newbuild began with the steel cutting ceremony that was held on August 19, 2020, four months after the contract […]