Vessels
Damen Electrically Driven ECSD650 Ready for Delivery
Damen Shipyards Group is ready to deliver another vessel – this time it is the electrically driven cutter suction dredger ECSD650. In its latest announcement, the company said that following extensive tests at the Damen Dredging yard, the zero emission dredger can be handed over to its new owner. Th
All Set for Port of Waterford Dredging Campaign
Port of Waterford, Ireland, is about to begin a maintenance dredging campaign, the company announced in a press release on Monday. As reported, on or about Saturday the 28th of March, the trailing suction hopper dredger Shoalway will conduct dredging activities in the vicinity of Duncannon Bar, Chee
Finland’s Gasum to supply Preem with LNG-LBG blend
Finnish state-owned gas company Gasum said on Tuesday it had entered into a deal with Sweden’s largest fuel company Preem for the supply of a new fuel blend consisting of liquefied natural gas and 10 percent of renewable liquefied biogas. This is the first deal that involves Gasum delivering a blend
Ithaca returns Eidesvik’s LNG-fueled PSV early
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore will see Viking Princess, its LNG-fueled offshore supply vessel, return early from its deployment for Ithaca Oil and Gas.
Dragflow to Deliver New Dredger to the States
Dragflow, an Italian producer of dredging equipment, announced today that their new massive dredge is about to be shipped to the USA. “Our massive dredge is almost ready to fly to USA,” the company said in the announcement. According to Dragflow, the new dredge is ready to take on a complex project
IHC Beaver 45 Performs the Salvage Work
Royal IHC Beaver cutter suction dredgers are genuinely multi-purpose vessels. During a recent storm, a general cargo vessel ZELEK STAR dragged anchor at Ashdod Anchorage, Israel, and after drifting around the vessel finally rested on a beach near port breakwater. According to Reuters, the vessel was
P&O Cruises’ LNG-powered cruise ship leaves Meyer Werft
German shipyard Meyer Werft said that the 100 percent LNG-powered Iona being built for Carnival Corporation’s P&O Cruises is leaving the yard.
TSHD Vox Amalia’s First Job at Den Helder
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Amalia successfully started its first project this week. At Den Helder, the Netherlands, the brand-new vessel is reinforcing the coastline by placing more than 3.5 million cubic meters of sand in a deep trench just off the coast. The contract was
Damen Steering and Rudder Systems for Van Oord’s TSHDs
Damen Marine Components has won an order for three sets of steering and rudder systems for three dual-fueled trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) currently being built at Keppel Offshore & Marine’s shipyard in Singapore for Van Oord. The vessels will be 138-meters in length and have a hopper cap
Jenkins Marine Acquires Dredger C.H. Horn
Jenkins Marine Ltd. has just announced the purchase of the grab hopper dredger C.H. Horn from the Poole Harbor Commissioners (PHC). This is a significant investment in the dredging fleet for Jenkins Marine who have now secured a new ten-year contract to perform dredging services and provide marine s
Ten IHC Beavers Offloaded in Egypt
Ten IHC Beaver cutter suction dredgers were offloaded in Egypt earlier this week, according to the company’s latest announcement. The company also added that the team of Royal IHC Middle East started the commissioning of the cutter suction dredgers for the Egyptian Ministry of Defense (MOD). “Our co
PHOTO: TSHD Charlock in Farmsum
Van den Herik’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Charlock is back at the Niestern Sander shipyard, in Farmsum, the Netherlands. This week only some priority works will be executed at the dock location, after which the dredger will leaver for a project in France. “Later on this year, we expect
Flex LNG launches newbuild at Hyundai Samho
LNG shipping company Flex LNG has launched another one in its series of newbuilds at the South Korean Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries shipyard.
DEME’s Split Barge Deugniet Hits the Water
Deugniet, a twin vessel of DEME’s other newbuild split barge Bengel, was successfully launched in Batam, Indonesia, today. The 3.500m³ split hopper vessels, designed and built by Royal IHC, are intended to be used in combination with DEME’s large cutter suction dredgers, such as the Spartacus, also