The naming ceremony for the mega cutter suction dredger Spartacus – the most powerful CSD in the world – was held last Friday. With a total installed power of 44,180 kW, its production rates and ability to cut hard soil are unrivalled, said DEME. Although it was not possible to have DEME’s tradition
The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, one of the largest and most important infrastructure projects in Europe, is advancing according to schedule. The project, aimed to eliminate one of the bottlenecks in the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor that stretches between Northern Scandinavia and Malta, was approved i
DEME Group has won a contract for the maintenance dredging of the River Elbe in Germany, together with their joint venture partner Van Oord. The maintenance work covers the stretch of the fairway from Hamburg to Cuxhaven. Several trailing suction hopper dredgers will be deployed on this project from
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 P
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The LNG-powered Megamax container ship sailing under the flagship of CMA CGM Group, Jacques Saadé, has officially got his feet wet on Elbe improved draft, starting a new, two-stage release.
New hybrid, water-injection dredger Maas has launched a programme of work on the Thames with a visit to the Port of Tilbury (POTL) on 27 April. Built for Van Oord by Kooiman Marine Group, Maas uses an innovative hybrid energy management system to reduce harmful CO2 emissions, by capturing residual h
To realise the company’s vision of zero emissions and a more sustainable future, Royal IHC is actively cooperating with all stakeholders – including national governments, customers and suppliers. IHC is already an active member in joint industry projects such as ZERO JIP, Green Maritime Methanol, an
Boskalis’ hopper dredger Freeway is currently engaged in a very important work near the Dutch island of Texel. The project involves replenishing the foreshore near the northern and middle part of the island to dampen the waves as well as nourishing the beach on the southern part. The Freeway has bee
In this week’s edition of our In Focus article, we take a deep dive into the most relevant developments from the energy world targeting emission cuts. In the Fossil Fuels market, oil and gas company Lundin Energy sold what has been described as the world’s first-ever certified carbon neutrally produ
Barkmeijer Shipyards, Dutch shipbuilder based in Stroobos, has just released the latest update on the construction of new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for De Hoop Terneuzen. According to the announcement, the wheelhouse was successfully placed on the TSHD BN348 yesterday. This dredger is t
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
Transition to zero emission carbon-neutral vessels is a challenge for the maritime sector – this is especially the case for dredging vessels, which need to be capable of operating under heavy conditions and have projects around the world. For these vessels, autonomy and fuel logistics are particular
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 en
