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  • Siport21, Jan De Nul: Improving Buenaventura access channel

    31 August 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Siport21 engineers, in collaboration with the dredging company Jan de Nul, have presented the studies for improving the access channel of Port of Buenaventura, Colombia. On Jan de Nul request, Siport21 has carried out ship manoeuvring simulation studies to assess and optimize the basic design of the port’s access channel. Nowadays, the access of the […]

  • The largest dredging project in Thyboron Port history wraps up

    12 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    The dredging of the fairway to the Danish Port of Thyboron – Thyboron Canal – is now complete. A water depth of 10m in the fairway from the North Sea and between the pier heads into the outer harbour and all the way down to the Limfjordskaj quays in Sydhavnen is now a reality. For […]

  • Zeesluis IJmuiden ready for official opening

    11 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    In exactly two weeks, the world’s largest sea lock in IJmuiden will be officially put into use by Rijkswaterstaat. The new sea lock – being 70 metres wide, 500m long and 18m deep – was completed earlier in 2021 by the OpenIJ consortium. Over the last couple of months, the new IJmuiden lock has been […]

  • New dredger Hanson Thames arrives in UK

    27 December 2021
    Technology

    The dredger Hanson Thames, built at Damen Shipyards in Galati, Romania, has arrived safely in the UK and is set to enter active service in the new year. “Our new marine aggregates dredger provides increased payload and efficiency and will supply sand and gravel for the UK construction market,” said Hanson. Aided by a number of […]

  • Restoring seagrass in Romania by Van Oord

    21 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Van Oord was contracted by Administratia Bazinala de Apa Dobrogea-Litoral (ABA-DL) in 2019 to design and build new groynes and beaches to protect the popular seaside resort of Eforie on the Black Sea from erosion. Part of the project is the construction of three hectares of sea grass. Van Oord is currently conducting research to […]

  • Example of sustainable asset valuation by Van Oord’s Sven Kramer

    18 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released this very interesting video named ‘An example of sustainable asset valuation, Sven Kramer – Director Sustainability (Van Oord)’. This presentation shows the practical implications of taking all externalities into consideration as early as possible in a project procedure. It is complex but asset valuation is gradually […]

  • Van Oord introduces new unmanned survey vessel

    11 October 2021
    Research & Development

    Van Oord’s VO:X Snellius, their second unmanned survey vessel, was officially launched in September. “This vessel will help us work more efficiently and sustainably,” said Van Oord. “Previous learning experiences have allowed us to further improve the design of VO:X Snellius.” The vessel is slightly longer emission-free and has low-noise engines. According to Van Oord, […]

  • Minimising downtime: The importance of reliable dredging partner

    7 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Filip Stefanović, the head of engineering at Ecocoast, recently highlighted the importance of choosing reliable partners for dredging operations, and what the most important considerations should be when choosing a dredging contractor. According to Mr. Stefanović, as a dredging provider, managing and meeting the expectations of clients is essential. It is crucial that timelines are adhered […]

  • OSD-IMT unveils new dredging support vessel design

    7 February 2022
    Research & Development

    OSD-IMT, a specialist consultancy in ship design for newbuild, refit and conversion projects, has just unveiled their new dredging support vessel design. “The experienced naval architects at OSD-IMT have a practical mindset. Their priorities are safety, crew comfort and delivering a custom designed platform that is fit for purpose,” AqualisBraemar LOC Group, OSD-IMT owners, said.  […]

  • VIDEO: Timeline of Ever Given crisis management

    1 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has just released this very interesting video named ‘Timeline of the Ever Given crisis management’. With a length of 400 meters and a width of nearly 60 meters, this giant ship had been wedged in the Suez Canal since March 23, 2021, blocking all shipping traffic. For the refloating of […]

  • TSHD Shoalway to make space for Everton’s new stadium VIDEO

    28 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Royal Boskalis Westminster has begun work on another interesting land reclamation project, pumping sand into the Bramley-Moore Dock to make space for Everton’s new stadium. Over the next three months, the company’s hopper dredger Shoalway will deliver over 450,000 cubic metres of dredged sand from Liverpool Bay and the Irish Sea to the Bramley-Moore Dock. […]

  • Lekki to become the deepest port in Sub-Saharan African region

    3 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Construction work at the Lekki Deep Seaport project site in Nigeria has reached 74.15 percent as of November 28, 2021. According to the latest Lekki Port Construction Completion Status report, dredging and land reclamation works have reached 85.38 percent, while the building of quay walls has reached 77.96 percent. Also, the construction completion status report […]

  • Massive land reclamation project completed in Singapore

    1 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Maritime and Port Authority Singapore (MPA) yesterday celebrated a major achievement with the completion of reclamation works for Phase 1 of the Tuas Port Project. MPA celebrated this milestone at a hybrid event that coincided with its 25th anniversary celebrations. The Tuas Terminal Project, of which Phase 1 is a crucial milestone, will ensure […]

  • Bakker Sliedrecht releases paper on maritime energy transition

    24 November 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The biggest challenge in the maritime environment for this generation is the energy transition. For centuries the focus of mankind was to sail and operate at sea in the most efficient way possible. All these years Bakker Sliedrecht has improved the vessel design with state-of-the-art-solutions to maximize safety and optimize operational performance. This entrepreneurial mindset […]

  • Damen CSD450 Zephir proves success in Russian Arctic region

    16 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Despite a very tight schedule and the extremely remote location, a customised Damen cutter suction dredger 450 has been delivered to the Russian Arctic region on time. The contract for the CSD450, named Zephir, was signed in December 2020. According to Damen, the standard stock dredger had to be adapted to the particular Russian circumstances in […]

  • Preparing CSD Willem van Rubroeck for its first job

    9 April 2021
    Equipment

    The brand new dredger Willem van Rubroeck of Jan De Nul Group is being prepared for its first job. Bakker Sliedrecht delivered and installed the electrical machinery package, including the propulsion drives and Alarm Monitoring System BIMAC. Watch the project video they created together with Jan de Nul. In the video, Boris Hoks of Bakker […]

  • Ashtabula dredged material deal for GLDD

    29 March 2021
    Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has awarded a $6.5 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) for the construction of a beneficial use of dredged material placement area designed to handle approximately 400,000 cubic yards of dredged material. The contractor has been given the approval to immediately start construction […]

  • Rohde Nielsen introduces environmentally friendly TSHDs

    19 April 2021
    Technology

    Rohde Nielsen A/S is introducing new dredgers Ask R and Embla R into the dredging market. According to the Copenhagen based company, these are probably the most innovative and environmentally friendly split trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) ever built. The 2700 m3 hybrid dredgers are diesel electric and equipped with powerful battery packages of 600 kW […]

  • Port of Felixstowe raises the bar

    13 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Following the successful completion of strengthening and dredging works to Berth 7 on Trinity Terminal, Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has further enhanced its deep-water berth capacity. Under the latest development project, Berth 7 has been dredged from 15m to 16.5m below Chart Datum and the berth box widened from 55m to 70m. Boskalis – […]

  • Interview: The Marine Group is on the rise

    10 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Marine & Property Group Ltd provides water injection dredging, marina berthing, drystack, boatyard services and commercial property for the benefit of both marine leisure and marine commercial customers. The company headquarters are based in Cardiff with additional facilities in Swansea, Burry Port, Aberystwyth and Port Dinorwic. In order to better introduce their areas of […]

  • Keppel AmFELS cuts steel for largest U.S. hopper dredger

    29 April 2021
    Technology

    A steel cutting ceremony for the largest U.S. flagged, self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Frederick Paup took place on April 23. The dredger will be owned and operated by Manson Construction Co. and built at the Keppel AmFELS Shipyard in Brownsville, Texas. While Project Manager, Jordan Brown, used a torch to cut the steel tab on […]

  • The Coastal Crown hits the water

    26 April 2021
    Equipment

    A launching ceremony of the Coastal Crown, the most sustainable workboat in the market, took place two days ago at the Bijlsma Wartena shipyard in the Netherlands. The 36-meter-long vessel, the newest addition to Acta Marine’s fleet, is an ultra-shallow draft Multicat-type, equipped with Tier III engines to lower NOx emissions. According to Acta Marine, […]

  • Jan De Nul restores Ostend beaches

    23 February 2021
    Infrastructure

    First part of Jan De Nul’s 100% sustainable beach replenishment work along the Belgian coast has been completed ahead of schedule. “Our Pedro Álvares Cabral, sailing on biofuel, successfully restored the beaches of Ostend. We’ve moved up north today, to Knokke where we started the reclamation of 900,000 m³ to restore the eroded beaches,” Jan […]

  • Expanding Princess Amalia Harbor’s quay facilities

    22 February 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded the construction of around 2.4 kilometers of quays and earth-retaining walls in the Princess Amalia Harbor to the HOCHTIEF, Ballast Nedam and Van Oord consortium. The construction of the quays marks the start of the further development of the harbor located on Maasvlakte II. The development will increase […]

  • Jan De Nul chooses Alewijnse

    10 March 2021
    Equipment

    Jan De Nul Group has awarded Alewijnse a contract for the renewal of all dredging process automation systems on board four of JDN’s trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). “The main reason for choosing Alewijnse was the confidence in its automation specialism and its 24/7 service support,” said Jan De Nul. Under the contract, on board […]