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Italdraghe delivers two dredgers to India
The commissioning of the first of two Italdraghe 10” dredgers supplied to the Indian Government has just been completed. In the next few days, the assembly and commissioning of the remaining one will take place as well. Currently, Italdraghe technicians are on site, in order to instruct and collabor
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Great cooperation between Alewijnse and Thecla Bodewes
Systems integrator Alewijnse recently completed the comprehensive electrical and automation installation on board the new build trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Krakesandt. The Krakesandt is the second advanced dredging project that Alewijnse has undertaken for Thecla Bodewes Shipyards for its
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Hall Contracting backhoe dredge arrives in Port Hedland
A Hall Contracting backhoe dredge arrived in Port Hedland last week, Spoilbank Marina said. Due to its low clearance hull design, the dredge was transported from the Middle East on board a semi-submersible heavy load carrier. After arriving at anchorage, the heavy load carrier was submersed, allowin
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Weeks Marine’s new hopper dredger R.B. Weeks hits the water
Eastern Shipbuilding Group yesterday held a christening and launching of the Weeks Marine latest hopper dredger – the R.B. Weeks. The dredger, measuring 356 feet long by 79.5 feet wide and with a draft of 27 feet 3 inches, is an identical vessel to the Magdalen that was delivered to Weeks in 2017. L
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PHOTO: Hopper dredger Idun R in Argentina
Rohde Nielsen has just released this amazing photo of the hopper dredger Idun R, during her recent night work in Argentina. The Idun R is a very efficient and versatile dredger that, considering the size, pushes all boundaries of performance. The vessel is capable of dredging at impressive depths, w
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PHOTO: TSHD Andre L at Damen repair yard in Brest
The 2.500m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Andre L visited Damen’s repair yard in Brest recently. The dredger, owned by Dragages Transports & Travaux Maritimes (DTM), was there for scheduled maintenance. According to Damen, the replacement of the slide flange guiding rails was amongst the jo
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Damen repairs TSHD Marinus G
The Damen Dredging service team was very busy recently, working on the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Marinus G. The TSHD is owned by Gebroeders Van der Lee. “My colleagues, Roland van de Weerdt and Matthew Van Heerden, replaced the dredge pumps seals during a general pump overhaul,” said Da
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GLDD orders new TSHD at Conrad
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has announced the exercise of the contract option to build a second 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) with Conrad Shipyard in Amelia, Louisiana. With expected delivery in the first quarter of 2025, the new vessel will be a si
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New pinch ball joint by Straatman PHOTO
Another important piece of dredging equipment is leaving the Straatman BV factory. This female part of a pinch ball joint, engineered and manufactured at their own factory in Zwijndrecht, has an inner diameter of Ø1000 mm and a maximum working pressure of 28 bar. Pinch ball joints are used on cutter
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TSHDs Rio and DC Ostend busy in Port of Gdańsk
DC Dredging B.V. has just released these beautiful photos of the trailing suction hopper dredgers Rio and DC Ostend working in the Port of Gdańsk. This dredging project is called ‘Improving access to the Port of Gdańsk – modernisation of fairway 2’. Within the framework of this undertaking, it is pl
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Jan De Nul’s WID Pancho ready for its maiden dredging project
Jan De Nul’s new water injection dredger (WID) Pancho is currently in Latin America, getting ready for its first dredging task. “Thanks to an excellent cooperation between Jan De Nul Group and Neptune Marine, the water injection dredger Pancho has arrived in Argentina almost one year after the contr
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Van Oord: Christening of LNG TSHD Vox Ariane
Van Oord unveiled the latest addition to its dredging fleet today. The Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s first trailing suction hopper dredger equipped with an LNG fuel system, was christened by its CFO and member of the Executive Committee Ms. Jolanda Poots-Bijl. The TSHD has a hopper capacity of approximatel
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New Ellicott 1270 dredge hits the water
Ellicott Dredges LLC has just announced another successful dredge launch. The new 1270 dredge will operate near Salem, New Jersey, replacing a 16” Series 970 – operational since 1983. “The Ellicott 970 had provided the mine owner with many years of reliable service,” Ellicott said. While the owner c
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Alewijnse upgrades unique sand processing vessel Kaliwaal 41
Systems integrator Alewijnse has successfully completed another upgrade project, this time on board the unique floating sand processing installation Kaliwaal 41. During the annual winter break, owner Van Nieuwpoort Groep installed new conveyor belts, electric motors and a submersible dredge pump to